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5 <br /> 1 • Ensure that County regulations are consistent with NCGS Chapter 160D-804.1, related <br /> 2 to the acceptance of Performance Guarantees; <br /> 3 • Update existing E&SC and Stormwater Management regulations to coincide with 15A <br /> 4 North Carolina Administrative Code (NCAC) Chapter 4: Sedimentation Control Rules, <br /> 5 15A NCAC 02H .1000 through .1062: Stormwater Management Rules, the most current <br /> 6 North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) Erosion and Sediment <br /> 7 Control Planning and Design Manual, and the most current version of the NCDEQ <br /> 8 Stormwater Design Manual; <br /> 9 • Ensure that County implementation of its delegated Local Programs for E&SC and <br /> 10 Stormwater Management conforms with the NCDEQ's most current Rules and Model <br /> 11 Ordinances related to E&SC and Stormwater Management; <br /> 12 • Clarify/refine County requirements for Stormwater Control Measure (SCM) Performance <br /> 13 Guarantees; <br /> 14 • Clarify/refine County requirements for annual SCM monitoring and 5-year inspections, <br /> 15 and eliminate unenforceable County requirements for SCM maintenance guarantees; <br /> 16 • Provide more equitable Land Disturbing Permit (aka "grading permit") timeframes; and <br /> 17 • Update E&SC and Stormwater Management terms, definitions, and standards to be <br /> 18 consistent with the most current North Carolina NCDEQ rules/guidance. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Joint Planning Area (JPA) Review: In accordance with the Joint Planning Agreement with the <br /> 21 Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, the LIDO amendment package was sent to Town staffs on <br /> 22 July 30, 2021, April 12, 2022, and April 25, 2022. The Town of Chapel Hill staff sent the <br /> 23 comments contained in Attachment 6 on April 18, 2022. The Town of Carrboro planning staff <br /> 24 sent the memorandum contained in Attachment 6 on May 16, 2022. Both Town staffs found no <br /> 25 inconsistency with the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Planning Board Recommendation: The Planning Board reviewed this item at its May 4, 2022 <br /> 28 regular meeting and its September 7, 2022 regular meeting. At the September 7, 2022 regular <br /> 29 meeting, the Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend approval of the amendments. <br /> 30 An excerpt of the approved minutes from the May 4, 2022 meeting are included in Attachment <br /> 31 4. An excerpt of draft minutes from the September 7, 2022 meeting and the signed Statement <br /> 32 of Approval and Consistency are included in Attachment 5. Materials for these Planning Board <br /> 33 meetings are available at: http://o rangecountync.gov/AgendaCenter/Planning-Board-26. Prior <br /> 34 to making its recommendation, the Planning Board reviewed the materials in an "Ordinance <br /> 35 Review Committee" (ORC) meeting on August 4, 2021. An excerpt of the approved meeting <br /> 36 notes from the August 4, 2021 meeting are included in Attachment 3, and materials for that <br /> 37 meeting are also available at: http://orangecountync.gov/AgendaCenter/Planning-Board-26 <br /> 38 <br /> 39 Planning Director's Recommendation: The Planning Director recommends approval of the <br /> 40 Statement of Approval and Consistency as contained in Attachment 1 and approval of the LIDO <br /> 41 Amendments as contained in Attachment 2. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Cy Stober, Planning and Inspections Director, reviewed the background information for <br /> 44 the item and made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 45 Slide #1 <br />