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Article 6: Development Standards 131 <br /> Section 6.15: Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Contro1266F <br /> construction debris associated with the ae#+vityLand-Disturbinq Activitv; which <br /> shall be by some method other than open burning. <br /> (B) Mandatory Design and Performance Standards for Land-Disturbing Activity <br /> No land disturbing actiyityLand-Disturbing Activity subject to the provisions of this Section <br /> shall be undertaken except in accordance with the following mandatory standards: <br /> (1) Buffer Zone <br /> (a) No land diStUFbiRg aGtivityLqnd-_Qisturbinq Activity during period ^f <br /> 301shall be permitted in proximity to <br /> a lake or natural watercourse unless a buffer zone is provided along the <br /> margin of the watercourse of sufficient width to confine visible siltation <br /> within the 25% of the buffer zone nearest the 'and_disturbing <br /> aGtiVit&and-Disturbinq Activitv. <br /> (b) Unless otherwise provided, the width of a buffer zone is measured from <br /> the edge of the water to the nearest edge of the disturbed area, with the <br /> 25% of the strip nearer the land-disturbing-activity containing the natural <br /> or artificial means of confining visible siltation. <br /> (E) WiMeF.s Classified $-Tr +Waters by yimRm +aI�_Management <br /> �' �-v'c�a-rrucE4' �-n vrrrrreF� <br /> r'gmm*G64gR302 <br /> vrr <br /> (2) Waters that have been ^ass#Tedas trout aters by the Environmental <br /> Management f`ommission shall have a undisturbed buffer zone 25 feet <br /> wide or of SUfficient width to confine visible siltation within the 25% of the <br /> buffer zone nearest the land disturbing activity, whichever is greater. <br /> v , <br /> (3) The-25 foot minimum width for an undisturbed buffer zone adjacent to <br /> designated trout waters shall he measured horizontally from the top of the <br /> bank. <br /> (4) The flrang 383 <br /> ,Gounty may approve plans whiiGh inGlude land-disturbing <br /> activity along trout waters when the duration of said disturbance land_ <br /> h'n 't...wio��ld bet temporary d f said d'sturbance <br /> d�starb:ng aGt+vT etemp�_ and the extent of said ��c�.,�,r� <br /> nd_disturbing actiyi+v iw.ould be al This subset+ion shall not ply <br /> c-'i-rm-immvr—rrrtT.saAvc�scrorrvr�um�v�w�rr <br /> to a land disturbing activity i ec+ion with the c struGtion of facilities <br /> to he located on, over, o under k .w a lae o natural atercourse• <br /> (5) Where a temporary and minimal disturbance land disturbing activity <br /> permitted as an exception by Section R 15 7/ \/�1\/c\/iii\ of this Ordinance, <br /> , <br /> land disturbing activitvies in the buffer zone adjacent to designated trout <br /> waters shall he limited to a maximum of 10% of the total length of the b--ffer <br /> zone w 0thin the tract to he disturbed such that there is not more than 400 <br /> IFnear-feet of diic+�.ur.��.,hence On each 1,000 linear(feet of buffer eZ$►�. Largeareas r <br /> . he disturbed with the written approval of the director of the <br /> division of Land Resources of the department of Environment and Natural <br /> ResourGes. <br /> (6)� No-l.and-_disterb:'ng-set v;'tyshall be undertaken�t#in-a-h�rfe r zone <br /> adjacent to designated trout.waters that.willill cause adverse temperature <br /> fluctuations as set ferth in 15 N CAC 2B 0211 Fresh Surface\A/ater <br /> Classification and Standards in these waters <br /> e <br /> (7)(2) Graded Slopes and Fills <br /> 30i Deleted "during periods of construction or improvement to land"—this was extraneous text. <br /> 302 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 /> 403 r„r,ristent ref er.,nee to"A—r-,nge r,,unty" <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-123 <br />