HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1351 (2)Norman: What is the budget?
Mashburn: We have three staff persons to enforce this ordinance.
Norman: Will that be enough?
Selquist: The three people would be myself, an inspector, and an administrative person.
Robertson: Would it be better to eliminate many of the references and just have them to come
to us.
Johnson: I sold a product several years ago. A federal person then came by and said, "You
have to do it this way." Then the guy from the state said, "No, he's wrong, you have to do it this
way." Then another guy said, "No, they are both wrong, you have to do it this way." After about
six trips, 1 told him what part of his anatomy could exit my property as quickly as possible. I quit
selling that product. Now who suffered? I did and the customer did. We have an obligation to
protect the lake, but consider the backhoe operator. Let's not make his life anymore rough then
we have to. The backhoe operators are not raping the land, they are trying to make an honest
living. The people buying the house are trying to buy a house. The builder is not building the
house to knock down trees, he is supplying a need. Let's not make this difficult.
Robertson: I don't think that those are mutually exclusive objectives.
Johnson: On page 13, Section 205 (b), in reference to high quality water zones, and the
definition on page 5 (High quality waters means those classified as such in 15A
NCAC28.0101(e)(5)- General Procedures, which is incorporated herein by reference to include
further amendments pursuant to G. S. 1508-14(c)), what does this mean? Write this thing for the
people that have to live with it everyday. I want this to be where they can understand it.
Selquist: I think I can clarify this.
Johnson: We serve the public. Write it where people can understand it.
Chairman Tice asked if one hour would be adequate for the work session.
Commissioner Williams said the revised ordinance needed to be submitted to the board
members prior to the work session.
Robertson requested for the revised ordinance to be shared with the board members
before the agenda packets were delivered. He said this way, the board could continue to share
suggestions with the staff.
Mashburn said the staff could incorporate the changes; however, in doing so,
enforcement powers might be stripped away making the ordinance unhelpful.
Williams said the board needed to be notified if this occurred.
Selquist said that in reference to Commissioner Johnson's comment about the backhoe
operators, that a conversation had occurred with several builders. He said the builders mentioned
that they, too, experienced sediment problems caused by other builders. Selquist said there had
to be a balancing act to protect the waters, the residents, and indirectly some of the builders,
while at the same time allowing construction to continue.
OTIO by Commissioner Johnson to defer the erosion control ordinance to a 4 P.M.
work session on December 5, 2006.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
OTIO by Chairman Tice delete Item A on the agenda which pertained to a Request
to apply for a Local Erosion and Sedimentation Control Program Grant from the North Carolina
Sedimentation Control Commission.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.