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Caroline County staff propose tighter rules for temporary stockpiles; some supervisors ask about loopholes
Summary
Planning staff presented proposed amendments to Chapter 45 to add a definition of temporary stockpiles, set separation, slope and height limits, and require a removal bond equal to 100% of removal costs; supervisors queried whether the language creates loopholes for moving material elsewhere in the county.
County planning staff presented a text amendment to Chapter 45 of the Caroline County environmental regulations that would strengthen controls on stockpiling of earthen materials from construction or land-disturbing activities.
The amendments add a definition of "temporary stockpiles" as "a collection of earthen materials as a result of land disturbance activity that is kept for a period of less than 12 months," prohibit inclusion of manmade materials ("construction debris, demolition debris, and garbage"), and add six stockpiling criteria: prohibited placement in utility or conservation easements, stabilization…
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