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Board sends proposed stockpile/soil ordinance to public hearing, adds bonding language for removal costs
Summary
County staff presented a draft ordinance to regulate temporary soil stockpiles and prohibit permanent piles; supervisors asked for bonding tied to removal cost and voted to send the draft to a public hearing with added bonding language.
After discussion about large on‑site soil piles and the county’s recent experience with stabilized but persistent berms, county staff presented a draft ordinance on temporary stockpiles and the Board of Supervisors voted to send the ordinance to public hearing with additional bonding language.
Lancaster Hughes, the county planner, told the board the existing code already states “permanent soil piles are prohibited,” and the draft ordinance adds definitions, setback requirements and specific engineering controls for temporary stockpiles.…
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