<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 66-54. - Buffer areas required.</div>
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               (a)
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               A minimum 30-foot vegetative buffer for development activities is required along all
               perennial waters indicated on the most recent versions of U.S.G.S. 1:24,000 (7.5 minute)
               scale topographic maps or as determined by local government studies. Desirable artificial
               streambank or shoreline stabilization is permitted.
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               (1)
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               The minimum 30-foot vegetative buffer for Gaston Lake shall begin at the 200-foot
               elevation line.
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               (2)
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               The minimum 30-foot vegetative buffer for the Roanoke Rapids Lake shall begin at the
               132-foot elevation.
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               (b)
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               No new development is allowed in the buffer except for water dependent structures,
               other structures such as flag poles, signs and security lights which result in only
               diminutive increases in impervious area and public projects such as road crossings
               and greenways where no practical alternative exists. These activities should minimize
               built-upon surface area, direct runoff away from the surface waters and maximize the
               utilization of storm water best management practices.
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               (Ord. of 11-1-93, Â§ 304; Ord. of 5-5-97(13), Â§ 1)
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