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36 <br />re uired under the Minin Act of 1971 Article 7 of Cha ter 74 of the General statues. <br />Commentary: The changes above will be made in this Section to conform to amendments to the <br />Model Ordinance. <br />Section 1'~ Permits <br />6rada~g Land-Disturbing Permit . <br />Before starting gland- disturbing activity greater than 20,OD0 square feet, the owner or his agent shall <br />obtain a >~g Land- Disturbing Permit from the Erosion Control Officer. Erosion Control Plans must <br />be approved before a t~3g Land- Disturbin Permit will be issued: t~adiag Land- Disturbin Permits <br />maybe obtained when the Plan is approved or prior to the start of the land disturbance. <br />Commentary: This text change will occur throughout the ordinance. The purpose of this change is to <br />clarify that the Permit is to be obtained before arty land-disturbing activity. <br />D. Expiration of Permits <br />Plan Approvals <br />The Coun ma establish an ex iration date for erosion control lens a roved under this Ordinance. <br />Erosion Control Plan Approvals expire e~hteen months et}e~ea~ after the approval date unless the land <br />disturbance is started as defined below. <br />Commentary: The text will be added to conform to the Model. Sta„~is proposing that the time <br />period of expiration be extended to give reasonable time for applicant to obtain all approvals <br />and permits necessary to construct the project, which can take considerable time in Carrboro <br />and Chapel Hill. A year is net long enough <br />Section 18 Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plans <br />A. Plan Requirement <br />An Erosion Control Plan shall be prepared for all land-disturbing activities subject to this Ordinance <br />whenever the proposed activity is to be undertaken on a tract comprising more than 20,000 square feet, if <br />more than 2D,000 square feet are to be uncovered. Three (3) copies of the Plan shall be filed with the <br />Erosion Control Officer, one cODV of which will be simultaneous) forwarded to the Orange Soil and <br />Water Conservation District, at least 30 days prior to the commencement of the proposed activity. <br />One cop__ o~#he Plan_must be forwarded to the Director of the NC Division of Water Quality for env <br />land-disturb' activity that involves the utilization of ditches for the~arpose of de-watering or lowerine <br />the water table. <br />B. Review by the Soil & Water Conservation District <br />The Orange Soil and Water Conservation District, <br />,shall review <br />such plan and submit ~ anX comments and recommendations to the Erosion Control Officer within 20 <br />da s after the Soil and Water Conservation District received the erasion control lan or within an <br />shorter riod of time as ma be a eed u on b the District and the Coun .Failure of the District to <br />submit its comments and recommendations to the Erosion Control Officer within tae-pFessr~ie~ 20 da~rs <br />or an a reed-u on shorter eriod of time w~ shall not delay final action on the plan. <br />C:~iv1y Dacuments~ECFORMSWMENDS2000.doc <br />