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22 <br />Table 2. <br />Approach Affected <br />Activities Advantages Disadvantages <br />Require Forest Activity Closes developer Unclear enforcement <br />Management #1,2, and loophole; responsibility; Any <br />Plans for 3 (from encourages FMPs; agricultural and horticultural <br />exemption from table activities to be exempted <br />prohibition above must be done so separately <br />Utilize Smoke All Addresses air Requires additional staff <br />Management quality on days it is time to determine, publicize <br />Plan strategy worst and enforce "burn days" <br />Implementation Considerations <br />In any scenario where specific burning activities are prohibited or regulated by Orange County, <br />enforcement of the ordinance will have to be a coordinated effort. The existing regulations originate from <br />a variety of agencies on the State and Local level. Additional regulations and the involvement of the Solid <br />Waste and Planning Departments may affect the. responsibilities of current regulatory agencies. It may <br />also be confusing to the public. A great deal of care needs to be exercised enacting this ordinance to <br />make sure that different agencies, do not conflict in their requirements and that their responsibilities are <br />clearly defined. <br />Recommendation <br />Staff requests that the BOCC give guidance to staff as to which burning activities they wish the <br />ordinance to regulate or prohibit so that the ordinance can be formulated to regulate or prohibit <br />these activities specifically. <br />Staff recommends that the ordinance be drafted to reasonably accommodate farmers and forest <br />managers who utilize burns as part of their resource management practices. <br />CC: Rod Visser <br />Geof Gledhill