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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: June 27, 2002 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. <br /> SUBJECT: Orange County Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Ordinance <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Ran Ivins, ext. 2586 <br /> Resolution Craig Benedict, ext. 2592 <br /> Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Ordinance TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Amendments <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968.4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane (336) 227-2031 <br /> PURPOSE: To provide consistency among the water quality protected watershed overlay districts <br /> that serve as drinking water supply for Orange County, and to match existing regulations within the <br /> University Lake Watershed. To protect public water supply and to provide greater water quality <br /> protection within Orange County. <br /> BACKGROUND: The amendments to the ordinance were held since last August to ensure <br /> consistency with recent state 'rules' under development in both the Neuse River and Cape Fear <br /> River basins. These changes further our goals of water quality in both basins. Additional rules <br /> from the state regarding stormwater, nitrogen control, sedimentation and erosion control will be <br /> forthcoming early next year. <br /> At the time the Ordinance was adopted, only the University Lake watershed contained a Protected <br /> Watershed Overlay District, which includes both protected watershed areas and critical areas. The <br /> Cane Creek and Upper Eno watersheds also serve as drinking water supply areas for Orange <br /> County. These amendments will update the Ordinance to incorporate the protected watershed <br /> overlay districts in the Cane Creek and Upper Eno Watersheds, respectively. <br /> The County's Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Ordinance (Ordinance)was originally <br /> adopted in 1975 and has been amended 12 times. Each previous amendment has been to <br /> conform with changes made to the Model Ordinance of the N.C. Sedimentation Control <br /> Commission. The attached Ordinance amendments conform to the Model Ordinance of the N.C. <br /> Sedimentation Control Commission. These changes will provide greater protections for Orange <br /> County's drinking water supplies, while maintaining all current allowable land uses. Changes are <br /> shown in StFikethmugh for deleted text and underline for new text. <br />