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6 <br />3. Out of Compliance Logging Operations <br />The Forest Service and Orange County Planning and Inspections will follow the <br />following process for County Jurisdiction over logging operations on private property: <br />a. The Forest Service will work with landowners and loggers on logging . <br />operations that are not for future development and are out of compliance with <br />current approved Forest Management practices. <br />b. Logging operations that are for future development will be referred directly to <br />Orange County Planning and Inspections to be brought into compliance with <br />development codes. In these cases, there will be formal written notice (form <br />to be provided by Orange County Planning and Inspections) that site has been <br />released from the Forest Service authority and turned over to County <br />jurisdiction. <br />c. Notification of appropriate North Carolina Department of Environment and <br />Natural Resources divisions in cases that are release to Orange County shall <br />be conducted by the Forest Service. <br />In all cases where a Forest Management Plan is on file with the Forest Service, copies <br />and reviews of these plans shall be available to Orange County staff upon request. <br />Section 2. Future Considerations <br />1. The Orange County Planning and Inspections staff shall conduct periodic <br />meetings between Forestry and Orange County staff (Planning and Inspections, <br />Environment Resource Conservation Department, Tax Office) to discuss impacts of <br />various state, federal and local regulations as they become effective. <br />2. The Forest Service and Orange County staff shall relate all Best Management <br />Practices and other pertinent rules to applicant/logger /owner. Special attention shall be <br />brought to: <br />• National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems Phase II, <br />• Neuse River rules (as they apply to forestry and as they apply to development, <br />or a change of use for logged property within 5 years) <br />• Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Ordinance. <br />3. Open burning permits that may be administered by Orange County: <br />• address Code Orange, Red and Purple Air Quality Days, <br />• address open burning that is conducted for development purposes, and <br />• address the Forest Service Smoke Management Guidelines. <br />4. Any future Orange County Open Burning Ordinance may address the differences <br />between open burning for development by licensed contractor, and homeowner /private <br />property owner yard burning. <br />5. Any future Orange County Notification of Logging Operations regulations may <br />place notification requirements under county jurisdiction for logging operations. <br />