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38 <br />Agents, officials, or other qualified persons authorized by the County will periodically inspect #~ie-s+tea <br />' ' ' land-disturbine activities to ~e ensure; compliance with the Act, this <br />ordinance, or rules or orders adopted or issued pursuant to this ordinance; :u~t"~_ •~~ -~*~-~~~-• ~~ L~:__ <br />whether the measures required in the plan are <br />effective in controlling erosion and sediment resulting from land-disturbing activity. <br />Notice of the right to inspect shall be included in the letter of ~pprova) of each erosion control <br />iieti€tsa~iei~ef plan a~e~l. <br />BG. Authority to Enter Property and Conduct Investigations and Inspections <br />No rson shall willfull rests Bela or obstruct an authorized re resentative em to ee ` or a ent of <br />Oran a Coun while that erson is ins ectin or attem tin to ins ct a land-disturbin activi under <br />this. section. The Erasion Control Officer shall have the power to conduct such investigations as ley <br />ie~deei~r deemed_reasonably necessary to carry out li}s the duties as prescribed in this Ordinance, <br />and for this .purpose to enter at reasonable times upon any property, public or private, for the purpose of <br />investigating and inspecting the sites of any land-disturbing activities. No person shall refuse entry or <br />access W any authorized representative or agent of the county who request entry far purposes of <br />inspection, and who presents appropriate credentials, nor shall any person obstruct, hamper or interfere <br />with any such representative while in the process of carrying out #is their official duties. <br />l~C. Notice of Violation <br />If~eiigh-ii3s~es~iei~ it is determined that a person engaged in land-disturbing activity has failed to <br />comply with the Act, this Ordinance, or rules, or orders adopted or issued pursuant to this Ordinance, of <br />' , a notice of violation shall be served upon that person. The <br />notice made served by an;~.means authorized under G S lA-1. rule 4. <br />' .The notice shall <br />s eci a date b which the rson must com 1 with the Ac or this Ordinance or rules ~ or orders <br />ado ted ursuant to this Ordinance and inform the rson of the actions that need to be taken to com 1 <br />with the Ac this Ordinance or rules or orders ado ted ursuant to this Ordinance. <br />.However, no time period for <br />compliance need be given for failure to submit an erasion control plan for approval or for obstructing, <br />hampering or interfering with an authorized representative while in the process of carrying out their <br />official duties. Any~n who fails to comply within the time,specified is subject to the civil and <br />criminal nalties rovided in this Ordinance. <br /> <br />Commentary: The following 3 subsections in this Section wiYl be relettered to account for the <br />added subsection. <br />Section 22 Penalties <br />A. Civil Penalties <br />i. Assessment of Penalties <br />Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Ordinance or rules or orders adopted or <br />issued pursuant to this Ordinance, or who initiates or continues aland-disturbing activity for <br />C:~Ivly Documents~ECFQRM5IAMENDS2o00.doc <br />4 <br />