14.1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
14.1.1 Purposes
14.1.2 Authority
14.2 NUISANCE AND HAZARD CONTROL STANDARDS
14.2.1 Purpose and Applicability
14.2.2 General Standards and Measures for Compliance
14.2.3 Performance Standards
(A) Landscaping
(B) Noise
(C) Odors
(D) Glare
(E) Smoke
(F) Dust and Other Particulate Matter
(G) Gases
(H) Fire and Explosion Hazards
(I) Radiation and Radioactivity
(J) Electrical Radiation
(K) Wastewater and Industrial Wastes
(L) Underground and Above-Ground Storage Tanks
14.2.4 Effects of Concurrent Operations on Different Properties
14.2.5 Determination of Violation of Performance Standards
14.3 ILLEGAL DISCHARGES TO THE STORM SEWER SYSTEM
14.3.1 Purpose
14.3.2 Applicability
14.3.3 Responsibility for Administration
14.3.4 Compatibility with other Regulations
14.3.5 Severability
14.3.6 Ultimate Responsibility
14.3.7 Discharge Prohibitions
(A) Prohibition of Illegal Discharges
(B) Prohibition of Illicit Connections
14.3.8 Watercourse Protection
14.3.9 Industrial or Construction Activity Discharges
(A) Submission of Notice of Intent to Cary
14.3.10 Compliance Monitoring
(A) Right of Entry; Inspection and Sampling
(B) Search Warrants
14.3.11 Requirement to Prevent, Control, and Reduce Stormwater Pollutants by the Use of Best Management Practices
14.3.12 Notification of Spills
14.3.13 Violations, Enforcement, and Penalties
(A) Violations
(B) Warning Notice
(C) Notice of Violation
(D) Compensatory Action
(E) Suspension of MS4 Access
(F) Civil Penalties
(G) Crime Prosecution
14.3.14 Appeal of Notice of Violation
14.3.15 Enforcement Measures After Appeal
14.3.16 Cost of Abatement of the Violation
14.3.17 Violations Deemed a Public Nuisance
14.3.18 Remedies Not Exclusive
14.4 SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL
14.4.1 Purposes
14.4.2 Permit and Approval Requirements
14.4.3 General Erosion and Sedimentation Control Standards
(A) Conveyance Channels
(B) Slopes Left Exposed
(C) Design Requirements
(D) Protective Cover Required
(E) Activity Near Watercourse
(F) Protection During Construction
(G) Limits on Single-Unit Residential Lot Grading
(H) Limit on Grading Area for Medium Density Residential Developments
(I) Installation of Required Landscape After Grading
(J) Compliance with Town Manual
14.4.4 Basic Control Objectives for Erosion Control Plans
(A) Identify Especially Vulnerable Areas
(B) Limit Time of Exposure
(C) Limit Exposed Area
(D) Control Surface Water
(E) Control Sedimentation
(F) Manage Stormwater Runoff
14.4.5 Borrow and Waste Areas
14.4.6 Access and Haul Roads
14.4.7 Operations in Lakes or Natural Watercourses
14.4.8 Non-Compliance
14.5 TREE CLEARING CERTIFICATE
14.5.1 Purpose
14.5.2 Applicability
14.5.3 Exemptions
14.5.4 Required Buffers and Vegetation Protection Areas
14.5.5 Application Requirements
14.5.6 Procedure
14.5.7 Non-Compliance
14.6 URBAN TRANSITION BUFFER REGULATIONS
14.6.1 The Purpose and Intent of Urban Transition Buffers
14.6.2 Establishing General Urban Transition Buffers
14.6.3 Establishing Specialized Urban Transition Buffers
(A) Property within Watershed Protection Overlay
(B) Uses Allowed Within Specialized UTBs
(C) Measurement of Specialized UTBs
14.6.4 Overlap or Conflict between Urban Transition Buffers established by Cary and buffers established by State of North Carolina or Federal Regulations
14.6.5 Activities Prohibited and Permitted in Urban Transition Buffers
14.6.6 Description of Buffers on Development Plans
14.6.7 Exclusion of Urban Transition Buffer and Riparian Buffer from Lots
14.6.8 Exemption when Existing Uses are Present and Ongoing
14.6.9 Determinations of No Practical Alternatives/Request for Authorization Certificate
14.6.10 Modification of Urban Transition Buffers as part of Approving Development Plans
(A) Procedures for Requesting Modifications to Zone Three
(B)
(C)
14.6.11 Variances
(A)
(B) Requirements for Variances
(C) Minor Variances
(D) Major Variances
14.6.12 Mitigation
(A)
(B) Issuance of the Mitigation Approval
(C) Options for Meeting the Mitigation Requirement
(D) The Area of Mitigation
(E) The Location of Mitigation
(F) Donation of Property
(G) Riparian Buffer Restoration or Enhancement
14.6.13 Site Inspections
14.6.14 Violations; Fines; Enforcement
14.6.15 Delegation of Authority
14.6.16 Definitions
14.7 FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
14.7.1 Purpose; Enforcement
(A)
(B) Objectives
(C)
(D)
(E)
14.7.2 Applicability
(A) Applicability
(B) Exemptions
(C) Study Required
14.7.3 Development Restrictions and Related Standards In and Near Special Flood Hazard Areas and Future Conditions Flood Hazard Areas
(A) Development Restrictions
(B) Development Standards
(C) Additional Development Standards and Restrictions for Areas with Established Base Flood Elevation Data
(D) Application Requirements
(E) Additions/Improvements
(F) Additions/Improvements to Existing Structures
(G) Accessory Structures
14.7.4 Limitations on Encroachments in Floodways and Non-Encroachment Areas
14.7.5 Standards for Streams without Established Base Flood Elevations
14.7.6 Cross Drainage Area Standards and Restrictions
14.7.7 Special Requirements for Manufactured Homes
14.7.8 Special Requirements for Development Proposals Requiring Development Plan Approval
14.7.9 Downstream Impact Analysis
14.7.10 Non-Compliance