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Article 6: Development Standards 139 Section 6.15: Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control266F (1) If the same person conducts the Land-Disturbing ActivitV and any related borrow or waste activitV, the related borrow or waste activitV shall constitute part of the Land-Disturbing Activity, unless the borrow or waste activitViqulated under the Mining Act of 1971, G.S. 74, Article 7, or is a landfill regulated by the Division of Waste Management. If the Land-Disturbing Activity and any related borrow or waste activity are not conducted by the same person, they shall be considered by the Erosion Control Officer as separate Land-Disturbing Activitie♦1s.324 /I When the person conducting Oho I��ana__rlarl urbinn act iv th ty is also e person rendUGtinn the hnrrew apd waste disposal activity, areas frem whinh herrew is ebtained apd whinh aFe not regulated by then of the Mining An+of 1979 and waste areas for surplus materials other than lapdf0"s regulated b the department's DiVisiop of Selid Waste Management shall he a port of the waste material o ated (2) When the person conducting the I��and_di sturbing th �rbinn activity is not the person obtaining the borrow and/or disposing of the waste these areas shell he considered a separate land_disturbing activity. (E) Add+fienaLStandards for Access and Haul Roads (1) Temporary access and haul roads, other than public roads, constructed or used in connection with any land-disturbing activt"Land-Disturbing Activity shall be considered a part of such Land-Disturbing Activity. (2) For development in the University Lake, Cane Creek, and Upper Eno Watersheds, these access and haul roads shall have gravel pads placed at the entrance of the site of a land disturbiRg aGtivityl-and-Disturbinq Activity. (F) Additional Standards for Operations in Lakes or Other Natural Watercourses (1) Landdisturbing activit"Land-Disturbinq Activity in connection with construction in, on, over or under a lake or natural watercourse shall be planned and conducted in such a manner as to minimize the extent and duration of disturbance of the stream channel. (2) The relocation of a stream, where relocation is an essential part of the proposed activityLand-Disturbing Activity, shall be planned and executed so as to minimize changes in the stream flow characteristics except when justification for significant alteration to flow characteristics is provided. (3) Every effort shall be made to maintain buffer zones consisting of existing vegetation between the land_disturbing aGt'Vit„Land-Disturbinq Activity and the watercourse. (G) Additional Standards for Economic Development Districts The following additional standards shall apply within the Economic Development Districts: (1) Lot grading must be done in such a way as to preserve the topographic features and maintain natural drainage patterns, and to provide positive drainage. In locating buildings, parking, and other features on the site, the following standards must be met: (a) Minimize disturbance and phase development wherever practical. (b) Preserve existing vegetation, especially significant stands of trees along drainageways, on steep slopes, and in buffer areas. (c) Use the natural shape of the land with minimal grading to locate features in a way that minimized impacts on and off the site. 314 Revised to match NCDEQ's current model ordinance, based on NCDEQ peer review comment. Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-132