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PROPOSED TEXT <br />5) The determination that a waterbody or stream indicated on a USGS Map or NRCS <br />soil survey map does not exist must be concurred by the NCDENR Division of Water <br />Quality and/or the US Army Corps of Engineers. <br />6) The Waterbody Buffer Zone shall be determined and clearly delineated on site prior <br />to any development or pre-development activity occurring in order to protect the required <br />buffer from encroachment or damage. <br />7) The waterbody buffer shall be maintained as follows and shall be shown on all site <br />plans or subdivision plats related to the project submitted for review, including soil and <br />erosion control plans: <br />(a) The size of a perennial stream or Class 1 waterbody buffer shall be measured from <br />the annual average stream bank, perpendicularly for a distance of 50 feet plus 4 times the <br />average percent of slope of area adjacent to the stream. This slope shall be calculated by <br />measuring a distance of 250 feet from the center of the stream. The percent of slope for <br />this distance shall serve as the determining factor. However, the maximum distance shall <br />not exceed 120 feet from the edge of the stream. For Lakes, ponds or impoundments, <br />the buffer shall be computed using the high water elevation in place of the stream bank in <br />the calculation. <br />Width = [50 + (4 x S)] <br />Minimum width: 50 feet (areas with flat slopes) <br />Maximum width: 120 feet (areas with steep slopes) <br />~~~ <br />