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 <br />Updated 05/01/19 FAQ Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />Erosion Control & Stormwater Requirements <br />For Land Disturbing Activities <br />FAQ’s <br /> <br />1. Is single-family residential exempt from Erosion Control & Stormwater <br />requirements? <br />• No. The Unified Development Ordinance considers both residential and <br />commercial projects as land disturbance. <br />2. Are there any exemptions from Erosion Control & Stormwater requirements? <br />• Current exemptions for land disturbance come from the Sedimentation Pollution <br />Control Act of 1973 and are outlined below. If you believe you qualify for such an <br />exemption, we ask that you complete an Orange County Sworn Declaration of <br />Exemption for Land Disturbing Activity Pursuant to NCGS 113A-52.01. This will <br />be saved to the Parcel Manager module of our Land Management Central <br />Permitting System and available to all with access to ascertain the nature of your <br />land disturbing activities. This will help minimize our efforts in responding to any <br />related inquiries, including observations by Orange County staff. <br />• Please note that, if there is a residential development component to the land <br />disturbing activity, land disturbance related to the residential development is not <br />exempt and will be subject to Land Disturbing Permit requirements. <br />• Exempt land disturbing activities include… <br />(1) Activities, including the production and activities relating or incidental to the <br />production of crops, grains, fruits, vegetables, ornamental and flowering <br />plants, dairy, livestock, poultry, and all other forms of agriculture undertaken <br />on agricultural land for the production of plants and animals useful to man, <br />including: <br />a) Forages and sod crops, grains and feed crops, tobacco, cotton, and <br />peanuts. <br />b) Dairy animals and dairy products. <br />c) Poultry and poultry products. <br />d) Livestock, including beef cattle, llamas, sheep, swine, horses, ponies, <br />mules, and goats. <br />e) Bees and apiary products. <br />f) Fur producing animals. <br />g) Mulch, ornamental plants, and other horticultural products. For purposes <br />of this section, "mulch" means substances composed primarily of plant <br />remains or mixtures of such substances. <br /> 15 <br />Attachment 2