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1C 1 Commissioner Brown asked Craig Benedict to be specific about what these amendments would 2 do. Craig Benedict said that mast of the changes will benefit the ordinance and that there would be a 3 clearer process for enforcement of the ordinance. 4 A motion was made by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to refer the s Orange County Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Contra) amendments to the Planning staff to receive 6 further input from the public prior to it being retumed to the Count<j Commissioners for consideration of 7 adoption no sooner than June 29, 2000. 8 VOTE:' UNANIMOUS 9 to d. Consideration of the Neuse River Basin Storm Water Control Ordinance 11 Craig Benedict presented a summary of the information in the agenda. He said that this was iz the start of a process that would continue for the next six months. These are rules that have been 13 developed by the state to be enforced by the County. These rules were put forward over the last four 14 or five years primarily for nitrogen control within the water basin. He said that if the County does not 1S adopt its own rules, the state would review all,applications for subdivisions within Orange County. The 16 staff is suggesting that there be a storm water program to implement at the local level, reducing the 17 amount of nitrogen that goes into the water basin. The staff is evaluating some storm water 1.8 management programs with Chapel Hill and Carrbnra to talk about how best to manage erosion control 19 and the amount of nitrogen that gets into the water basin. He said that the County could hire Triangle J 20 Council of Govemments to help in the outreach programs. In August he will bring back a document in 21 ordinance format. At that time, the Planning Staff will ask for permission to transmit this to the state far Zz review and comment. z3 Commissioner Gordon said that this program was the same one that she heard about at a 24 Triangle J Council of Govemments meeting. She asked for an analysis of what affect this program z5 would have on Orange County. She feels that it will have a profound effect on the amount of z6 development. She also asked far a bigger picture of how the standards are stricter upstream. z7 Craig Benedict said that he would put an analysis together an the program's effect on Orange 28 County's development. z9 Commissioner Jacobs said that there was a discussion at Triangle J about impervious surtace 3o storm water runoff per acre and whether or not this might mitigate against infill. There was also a 31 discussion about whether or not there could be an average across the jurisdiction as opposed to per 3z acre, and having a transfer of storm water rights from a rural area to an urban area so that there could 33 be infill and provide the same impervious Surface in the County. 34 Chair Carey clarified that this program submission was not due to the state until August 19"'. 35 The state will then review it and return it. The program will be implemented in Orange County by March 36 1, 2001. - . 37 Chair Carey said that the Cape Fear Storm Water Control Ordinance might have a greater 38 effect on Orange County than this one; He feels that this ordinance should be monitored very closely. 39 Craig Benedict explained the process that would be followed. The model program will be 4o refined aver the next few months. 41 A motion was made by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to transmit 42 the Neuse River Basin Storm Water Control. Ordinance to the State NCDENRNVQ for review and 43 comment prior to being retumed to the County Commissioners fnr consideration of final. adoption no 44 sooner than June 29, 2000. 4S VOTE: UNANIMOUS 46 47 D. ADJOURNMENT 48 With no further items for the County Commissioners to consider, Chair Carey adjourned the 49 meeting. 5o The next meeting on the regular meeting calendar will be held on Thursday, May 25 at 7:30 p.m. . s1 in the F. Gnrdan Battle Courtroom in Hillsborough, North Carolina. 52 Moses Carey, Jr., Chair 53 Beverly A. Blythe, Clerk