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Amendments to the Orange County <br />Soil Erosio>rt and Sedimentation Control Ordinance <br />April 14, 2000 <br />NOTE: The underlined text will be added to the Ordinance and the struck-through text will be deleted. The <br />amendments (with only one exception as noted) are being made so that the County Ordinance conforms to the <br />amended Model Ordinance of the North Carolina Sedimentation Control Commission. These changes are the <br />result of legislative changes, the State's staff enforcement experience and the recommendations of their attorneys. <br />Section 3 Definitions <br />Affiliate - a erson that directl or indirect] throw hone or more intermediaries controls is controlled b or is <br />under common control of another erson. <br />Parent - an affiliate that directl or indirect] throw hone or mare intermediaries controls another erson. <br />Subsidia - an affiliate that is directl or indirect] throw hone or more intermediaries controlled b another <br />eP rson• <br />Commentary: These new definitions will be placed within the current list in alphabetical order. <br />Section 5 Scope and Exclusions (County-wide) <br />This Ordinance shall not a 1 to the followin land-disturbin activities: <br />A. Agriculture <br />Activities includin the breedin and razin of livestoc undertaken on a ricultural land for the <br />roduction of ]ants and animals useful to man includin but not limited to: <br />1. fora es and sad cro s rains and feed cro s tobacco cotton and eanuts• <br />2. dai animals and dai roducts• <br />3. owl and owl roducts• <br />4. livestock includin beef cattle shee swine horses onies mules ar oats includin the <br />breedin and azin of an or all such animals• <br />S. bees and a is roducts• <br />6. fur animals• <br />B. Forestland <br />Activities undertaken on forestland for the production and harvesting of timber and timber products and <br />conducted in accordance with best management practices set out in Forest Practice Guidelines Related <br />to Water Quality as adapted by the Department. if ]and-disturbing activity <br />undertaken on forestland for the production and harvesting of timber and timber products is not <br />conducted in accordance with Forest Practice Guidelines Related to Water quality, the provisions ofthis <br />ordinance shall apply to such activity and any related land-disturbing activity on the tract. <br />C. Mining <br />1 <br />• .Activities for which a permit is <br />