Land Development Ordinance - Amended 6-3-2024

3. Poultry and poultry products

4. Livestock, including beef cattle, sheep, swine, horses, ponies, mules, and goats

5. Bees and apiary products

6. Fur-producing animals

7. Mulch, ornamental plants and other horticultural products. For the purposes of this Section, “mulch” means substances composed primarily of plant remains or mixtures of such substances.

ii. Forestland Activities. An activity undertaken on forestland for the production and harvesting of timber and timber products and conducted in accordance with best management practices set out in Forest Practice Guidelines Related to Water Quality, as adopted by the Department. If land disturbing activity undertaken on forestland for the production and harvesting of timber and timber products is not conducted in accordance with Forest Practice Guidelines Related to Water Quality, the provisions of this Ordinance shall apply to such activity and any related land disturbing activity on the tract.

iii. Mining . An activity for which a permit is required under the Mining Act of 1971, Article 7 of Chapter 74 of the North Carolina General Statutes.

iv. Activities Under State Jurisdiction . A land disturbing activity over which the State has exclusive regulatory jurisdiction as provided in North Carolina General Statutes §113A-56(a), including land disturbing activities that are:

1. Conducted by local, state or federal government

2. Conducted by persons having the power of eminent domain

3. Funded in whole or part by the state or federal government.

v. Emergency Activities . An activity which is essential to protect human life during an emergency.

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