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458 is a 75% reimbursable North Carolina Agricultural Cost - Share Program. This program is administered through the Cabarrus Soil and Water District. Therefore, the following text shall apply to all development or changing of conditions (e.g. timbering) adjacent to a perennial stream as defined below. The following requirements shall be met by property subject to the RSOZ Section: 1. A 50 foot stream buffer shall be established on both sides of all perennial streams indicated on a solid blue line on the USGS Quadrangle maps. Ail designated floodways and flood fringe areas as defined by FEMA are also subject to these restrictions. No development, including soil disturbing activities, shall occur within this buffer strip except as listed in 4B. 2. As development occurs in any zone requiring a site plan or subdivision review an enlarged stream buffer shall be made as follows. The size of a stream buffer shall be measured from the annual average stream banks, perpendicularly for a distance of 50 feet plus 4 times the average percent of slope of area adjacent to the stream. This slope shall be calculated by measuring a distance of 250 feet from the center of the stream. The percent of slope for this distance shall serve as the.determining factor. However, the maximum distance shall not exceed 120 feet from the edge of the stream. 3. Stream buffers shall be shown on all appropriate plans and plats in review by the Cabarrus County Planning Board, Cabarrus County Board of Adjustment and/or Cabarrus Board of Commissioners. 4.A. Generally, stream buffer areas shall remain undisturbed. When agricultural soil disturbing activities such as plowing, grading, ditching, excavating, placement of fill material, or similar activities must occur, they shall conform to all State and Federal regulations. Other unnamed agricultural activities that would result in significant disturbance of the existing soil, increase soil erosion, or destroy plant and wildlife habitats are strongly discouraged and can only occur with an approved replacement program and shall also be consistent with North Carolina Sediment Control Law and in coordination with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission's District 6 Biologist, and in consultation with the Cabarrus Soil and Water District Representative. Existing agricultural operations, forested or vegetated areas within stream buffer areas shall follow the State's forest practice guidelines which include best management practices (BMP's) as defined by the North Carolina Soil and Water Conservation Commission. B. Permitted activities/uses within the buffer area include sewer easements, providing the activities strictly adhere to applicable state and local soil and erosion control regulations/guidelines. Perennial vegetation must be established as a necessary step in 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 would be placed within existing public rights-of-way if possible, but in any case, must cross the buffer as close to perpendicular as possible. C. Ail disturbed areas within the buffer zone, permitted or not, shall be revegetated with perennial vegetation as soon as practical (immediately) after the disturbance. Forested areas shall be reforested if possible as detailed in the approved replacement program discussed in 4A. D. A progress report shall be submitted by the individual, corporation, or company disturbing land in the RSOZ to the Cabarrus County Planning and Zoning Department within 60 days of approval of the replacement program. 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 Department to assure activity and compliance. Any non-compliance shall be treated as a zoning violation and be subject to enforcement as described in Section 7 and 12 of the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance. 5. A minimum setback from the stream buffers for all buildings shall be at least 20 feet. If there is a difference in the zoning ordinance setback, the strictest setback shall apply. Dr. Nancy Randall, Planning Board Chairperson,~ requested on behalf of the Planning staff the Board's endorsement of a study of the current A-I zoning classification. The Board by consensus endorsed this study. In regards to Petition 90-05(t), information was presented to fill in the blanks in the text amendment relative to the special use districts.