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Chapter 14:
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION
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