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Article 10 Erosion and Sedimentation Control
10-20 Land-Disturbing Activities
Wake County Unified Development Code
10-7
10-13-2 Exemptions
The erosion and sedimentation control regulations of this article do not apply in the following
situations:
(A) Agricultural Activities
Land-disturbing activities undertaken on agricultural lands for the production of plants and
animals useful to man, including but not limited to forage and sod crops, grain and feed
crops, tobacco, cotton, and peanuts; dairy animals and dairy products; poultry and poultry
products; livestock, including the breeding and grazing of any or all such animals; bees and
apiary products; and fur animals.
(B) Forestland Activities
Land-disturbing activities undertaken on forestland for the production and harvesting of
timber and timber products and which are conducted in accordance with best management
practices set out in
Forest Practice Guidelines Related to Water Quality
as adopted by the
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources. If such land-disturbing
activity is not conducted in accordance with
Forest Practice Guidelines Related to Water
Quality
, the provisions of this article apply to the activity on the tract.
(C) Mining
An activity for which a permit is required under the Mining Act of 1971, Article 7 of
Chapter 74 of the General Statues.
(D) Emergency Activities
Activities essential to protect human life during an emergency.
(E) Activities Under State Jurisdiction
Land-disturbing activities over which the state has exclusive regulatory jurisdiction as
provided in G.S. 113A-56, including land-disturbing activities that are:
(1)
conducted by the local, state or federal government;
(2)
conducted by persons having the power of eminent domain; or
(3)
funded in whole or in part by the state or federal government.
Sections 10-14 through 10-19 are reserved for future use.
Part 2
Standards
10-20
Land-Disturbing Activities
Land-disturbing activities shall not be undertaken except in accordance with the following standards:
10-20-1 Minimum Standards
All soil erosion and sedimentation control plans and measures must conform to the minimum
applicable standards specified in North Carolina’s
Erosion and Sediment Control Planning and
Design Manual
and the
Wake County Sedimentation and Erosion Control Plan Review Manual.
Erosion control devices must be installed to prevent any offsite sedimentation for any construction
site regardless of the size of the land disturbance.