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Article 6: Development Standards 106 <br /> Section 6.15: Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Contro1245F <br /> (G) ^ems Classified as Trout Waters by the €m"i ental nnananemeRt <br /> Com Rq oss non281 <br /> Waters that have been ^Glassi#Ted as trout aters by the Environmental <br /> Management Commission shall have a undisturbed buffer zone 25 feet <br /> wide o of suffjGjent width to G nfine viismble sjltatjen Gyjthjn the 25% of the <br /> buffer zone nearest the land_djsturhing actmymtL./ whichever is eater. <br /> �The 255 foot minimum width fora undisturbed bufferzonedjaEent to <br /> designated trout waters shall hem red horizontally from the top of the <br /> bank. <br /> The (lrann !!2 County may approve plans which include land_djsturhjnn <br /> activity along trout waters when the duration of said disturbance lend_ <br /> d1sturrbong activity wi_rroluldd_bbe temporary and the extent of said disturbancediisturbancee <br /> and disturbing activity would be al This subsection shall not apply <br /> c�Trrrrrl�-rcr1:-r-r-rr�.�c1A�c�.z,vr-r�rrLwrr-rrvL-LaAP'T <br /> to a land-disturbing activity in connection with the construction of facilities <br /> to he located on, over, watercourse.or Under a lake or natural <br /> Where a temporary and minimal disturbance land-disturbing aptiyity <br /> permitted a an exGeption by Se^tjon Q 1 G 7(B)(1)(c)/iii) of this Ordinance <br /> , <br /> land-disturbing actiyityies in the buffer zone adjacent to designated trout <br /> .waters shall he limited to a maxmmum of 10 of the total length of the hllffer <br /> zone ..jthjn the tract to he disturbed/ such that there is of more than 100 <br /> linear feet of disturbance in each 1=000 linear feet of buffer zanC. Large <br /> yeas may he disturbed with the written approval of the Directer of the <br /> Dmy0sion of Land Resources of the department of Environment and hiat-ral <br /> (vNo land_distur�_urhbin9 activity shall be undertaken within a buffer zone <br /> adjacent to designated trout.waters that will cause adverse temperature <br /> fluctuations, t forth IS NG^C 2B.9211 Fresh Surface Water <br /> P GGPPL�VII�, as set forth 111 I r-G <br /> Classjfjcation and Standards n these waters.. <br /> (2) Graded Slopes and Fills <br /> (a) The angle for graded slopes and fills shall be no greater than the angle <br /> which can be retained by vegetative cover or other adequate erosion <br /> control devices or structures. <br /> (b) Slopes left exposed shall, within 21 Galepdar days Of GOMPleti^n of <br /> phase of grading be planted or otherwise provided with ground cover, <br /> devices, or structures sufficient to restrain erosion, within the timelines as <br /> specified in the most current version283 of North Carolina#R_-N <br /> Administrative Code Title 15A Chapter 4: Sedimentation Control. <br /> (c) The angle for graded slopes and fills must be demonstrated to be stable. <br /> Stable is the condition where the soil remains in its original configuration, <br /> with or without mechanical constraints. <br /> 21i There are no EMC recognized Trout Waters located in Orange County. This section is irrelevant and has been <br /> deleted; revised per NCDEQ peer review comment. <br /> 28'For ground cover timelines-consistent reference to"most current version"of the NC Administrative Code Title <br /> 15A Chapter 4:Sedimentation Control and the NC Erosion Control Manual. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-123 <br />