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PROPOSED TEXT completing construction of any sewer facilities. Sewer easements should be as close to perpendicular or parallel to the stream channel to minimize the impact on the stream buffer. Other overhead and/or underground utilities, roads, streets, bridges, or similar structures should be placed within existing public rights-of-way and must cross the buffer as close to perpendicular as possible. Any proposed recreation facilities or greenways must be located a minimum of 60' from the top of the stream bank. This includes any proposed pedestrian, hiking or biking trails. Recreational structures are not permitted in the waterbody buffer. 8C) In the event that a buffer is disturbed, all disturbed areas within the buffer zone shall be revegetated with appropriate vegetation immediately. Forested areas shall be reforested as detailed in the approved replacement program discussed in 8A above. 8D) A progress report shall be submitted by the individual, corporation, or company disturbing land in the Waterbody Buffer Zone to the Cabarrus County Planning and Zoning Department within 60 days of approval of the replacement program by the Soil and Water Conservation District staff. Two other reports may be required at 120 and 180 days if the program is not completed. The first two reports shall explain what work has been completed and any results as well as a time schedule for completion of the rest of the program. The final report shall document that the replacement program has been completed. The site shall be regularly inspected by the enforcement branch of the Cabarrus County Planning and Zoning Departrnent and the Cabarrus Soil and Water Conservation District to assure activity and compliance. Any noncompliance shall be treated as a zoning violation and be subject to enforcement as described in Chapter Twelve of this Ordinance. 9. A minimum setback from the buffers for all buildings shall be at least 20 feet. If there is a difference in the zoning ordinance setbacks and the no build buffer, the greater of the two shall apply. No building or structures, including fences, shall be permitted in the no build buffer area. 10. Land within the buffer area shall not be used to meet minimum lot size requirements. Required no build buffer areas, however, may traverse or encroach onto lots. In the event the no build buffer is included as part of the lot, a note shall be placed on the plat listing all impacted lots and a restriction shall become part of the deed for the impacted lots that includes the prohibition of construction or placement of structures, including fences, in the required no build buffer area. 11. Undisturbed waterbody buffers shall be recorded as easements with the Cabarrus County Register of Deeds at the expense of the developer and shall be dedicated to one of the following: o Property/Home Owners Association o Cabarrus Soil and Water Conservation District o A conservation organization ~-~