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Agents, offtcials, or other qualified persons authorized by the County will periodically inspect the-sites <br />^Fs°=~~ '''°+"''^^ ^^'~'•~*~• land-disturbing activities to ~~;„~ ensure: compliance with the Act, this <br />ordinance, or rules or orders adopted or issued pursuant to this ordinance; <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 a royal of each erosion control <br />plan eppFeva~. <br />BG. Authority to Enter Property and Conduct Investigations and Ins ections <br />No erson shall willfull resis dela or obstruct an authorized re resentative em to ee or a ent of <br />Oran a Coun while that erson is ins actin or attem tin to ins act a land-disturbin activi under <br />this section. The Erosion Control Officer shall have the power to conduct such investigations as he-n~}~ <br />deem deemed reasonabl necessary to carry out ~ 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 to any authorized representative or agent of the county who request entry for 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 ~ their official duties. <br />1~C. Notice of Violation <br />If, et~e~ 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, ee <br />a notice of violation shall be served upon that person. The <br />notice ma be served b an means authorized under G.S. lA-1 rule 4. <br />.The notice shall <br />s eci a date b which the erson must com 1 with the Act or this Ordinance or rules or orders <br />ado tad ursuant to this Ordinance and inform the erson of the actions that need to be taken to com 1 <br />with the Ac this Ordinance or rules or orders ado tad ursuant to this Ordinance. <br />.However, no time period for <br />compliance need be given for failure to submit an erosion 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. An erson who fails to com 1 within the times ecified is sub'ect to the civil and <br />criminal enalties rovided in this Ordinance. <br /> <br />Comrraentary: The following 3 subsections in this Section will be relettered to account for the <br />added subsection _.._ <br />Section 22 Penalties <br />A. Civil Penalties <br />1. 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 />6 <br />4 <br />