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6 7 S 9 10 lI IZ z3 Ia IS I6 17 IS I9 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 zs 29 30 3I 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 ~o 41 a2 44 45 46 47 48 49 SO 51 52 53 5 10 Commissioner Brown asked Craig Benedict to be specific about what these amendments would do. Craig Benedict said that most of the changes will benefit the ordinance and Ghat there would be a clearer process for enforceiment of the ordinance. A motion was made qy Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner .ilacobs to refer the ,Orange County Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control amendments to the Planning staff to receive further input from the public prior to it being retumed to the County Cammissioner+s for consideration of adoption no sooner than June 29; 2D00. VOTE: UNANIMOUS ' d. Consideratiain of the Neuse River Basin Storm Water Control Qr¢linance Craig Benedict presented a summary of the information in the agenda. !He said that this was the start of a process that +Arould continue for the next six months. These are rules that have been developed by the state to 4e enforced by the County. These rules were put forward aver the last four or five years primarily for niitrogen control within the water basin. He said that if the County does rat adopt its own rules, the stage would review all applications for subdivisions within Orange County. The staff is suggesting that there be a storm water program to implement at the local Pavel, reducing the amount of nitrogen that goys into the water basin. The staff is evaluating some storm water management programs with Chapel Hill and Carrboro to talk about how best to manage erosion control and the amount of nitrogen that gets into the water basin. He said that the Counter could hire Triangle J Council of Governments to help in the outreach programs. In August he will bring:: back a datum®nt in ordinance format. At that tine, the Planning Staff will ask far permission to transmit this to the state for review and comment. Commissioner Gordan said that this program was the same one that she heard about at a Triangle J Council of Governments meeting. She asked far an analysis of what affect this program would have on Orange County. She feels that it will have a profound effect on the amount of development. She also asl~ed for a bigger picture of haw the standards are stricter upstream. Craig Benedict Bald that he would put an analysis together on the program's effect an Orange County's development. Commissioner Jacobs said that there was a discussion at Triangle J abort impervious surface storm water runoff per acre and whether or not this might mitigate against infill. There was also a discussion about whether or not there could be an average across the jurisdiction~as opposed to per acre, and having a transfer Hof storm water rights from a rural area to an urban area so that there could be infill and provide the samme impervious surface in the County. Chair Carey clarified tha# this program submission was riot due to the staate until August 19~'. The state will then review it sand return 'rt, The program will be implemented in Orange County by March 1, 2D01. Chair Carey said that the Cape Fear Storm Water Control Ordinance might have a greater effect on Orange County than this one. He feels that this ordinance should be me:nitored very closely. Craig Benedict explained the process that would be followed. The model program will be refined over the next few months. A motion was made by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to transmit the Neuse River Basin Storm Water Control Ordinance to the State NCDENR/Wq: for review and comment prior to being returned to the County Commissioners far consideration of frnal adoption no sooner than June 29, 2000.; VOTE: UNANIMOUS D. ADJOURNMENT With no further items flor the County Commissioners to consider, Chair Careyr adjourned the meeting. The next meeting on tp~e regular meeting calendar wilt be held an Thursday, flay 25 at 7:30 p. m. in the F. Gordon Battle Courtroom in Hillsborough, North Carolina. M Beverly A. Blythe, Clerk ases Carey, Jr., Char