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Article 6: Development Standards 115 <br /> Section 6.15:Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control268F <br /> on a tract comprising more than 20,000 square feet, if more than 20,000 <br /> square feet are uncovered, the person conducting the <br /> ast+vtyLand-Disturbing Activity shall install such sedimentation and <br /> erosion control devices and practices as are sufficient to retain the <br /> sediment generated by the ' ' Land-Disturbing <br /> Activity within the boundaries of the tract during construction upon and <br /> development of said tract, and shall plant or otherwise provide a <br /> permanent ground cover sufficient to restrain erosion after completion of <br /> construction or development. <br /> (b) ExG@pt as nrn,4dp-d in SQrtion R 9�. 7/Rl/C.1/o1 309nf fhic Qrdinonro <br /> Pprovisions for a ground cover sufficient to restrain erosion must be <br /> accomplished within 15 working days nr an Galepdar days %A1hirhAy@ <br /> period—isskisrterthe timelines as specified in the most current version310 <br /> of the North CarolinaG Administrative Code Title 15A Chapter 4: <br /> Sedimentation Control Fr^s;Opp r„nfr„l nnnn„nl following completion of <br /> construction or development. <br /> 49-)t5)—Design Storm <br /> (a) Except as provided in Sections 6.15.7(B)(6) and 6.15.7(B)(7>-31 of this <br /> Ordinance <br /> 31� of+ho nlr Grninn <br /> Coptrnl Map-iol erosion and sedimentation control measures, structures, <br /> and devices shall be so planned, designed, and constructed as to <br /> provide protection from accelerated erosion and sedimentation from the <br /> calculated maximum peak rates of stormwater runoff313 from the 10ton- <br /> year frequency storm. <br /> (b) R--POff Stormwater runoff rates shall be calculated according to WSiAg the <br /> procedures in the latest edition of the United States Department of <br /> AgricultureS-DA Natural Resources—Seif-Conservation Service's "National <br /> Engineering Field Handbook 630 forMapaJ for Conservation Practices," <br /> or according to other calculation procedures acceptable to the Erosion <br /> Control Officer. <br /> f144&LStandards for High Quality Waters <br /> In High Quality Water(HQW) zones the following design standards shall apply: <br /> (a) Uncovered Areas <br /> (i) Uncovered areas in HQW zones shall be limited at any time to a <br /> maximum total area of 20 acres within the boundaries of the <br /> tract. Only the portion of the Land-Disturbing Activity within a <br /> HQW zone shall be governed by this section. <br /> 3"Tcxt serTestie n—.,d d Qd a s <br /> 110 For ground cover requirements -c6onsistentreference to "most current version"of the NC Administrative Code <br /> Title 15AChapter 4: Sedimentation Control. <br /> "I Text correction—added a space. Reference to the sections specificto additional requirements for projects in <br /> HWQ and Falls Lake Watershed areas. <br /> 313Consistent use of"stormwater runoff"—NOTE.the use of"stormwater runoff"is implemented through <br /> remainder of Section 6.15,as applicable. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina— Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-125 <br />