<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 2.5 - Environmental board.</div>
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               <span class="bold">Sec. 2.5.1 Watershed Review Board.</span>
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               (a)
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               <span class="ital">Establishment.</span>
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               (i)
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               There shall be and hereby is created the Watershed Review Board consisting of five
               members appointed by the Board of Commissioners. The Planning Board shall serve as
               the Watershed Review Board.
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               (b)
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               <span class="ital">Membership.</span> The Planning Board, serving as the Watershed Review Board, shall consist of the five
               members serving as the District Representatives as appointed by the Board of Commissioners.
               The six at large members of the Planning Board shall serve as alternate members of
               the Watershed Review Board.
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               (c)
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               <span class="ital">Powers and duties.</span>
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               (i)
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               Administrative Review.
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               1)
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               The Watershed Review Board shall hear and decide appeals from any decision or determination
               made by any of the watershed personnel in the enforcement of this article.
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               (ii)
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               Variances.
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               1)
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               The Watershed Review Board shall have the power to authorize, in specific cases, minor
               variances from the terms of this article as will not be contrary to the public interests
               where, owing to special conditions, a literal enforcement of this article will result
               in practical difficulties or unnecessary hardship, so that the spirit of this article
               shall be observed, public safety and welfare secured, and substantial justice done.
               In addition, the county shall notify and allow a reasonable comment period for all
               other local governments having jurisdiction in the designated watershed where the
               variance is being considered.
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               (Ord. No. O2019-01(5), 11-2-2021)
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               <span class="bold">Sec. 2.5.2 Sediment Controls Appeal Board.</span>
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               (a)
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               <span class="ital">Establishment</span>. The Sediment Control Appeals Board is established to hear appeals on decisions by
               the Code Enforcement Director and is responsible for making future proposals to the
               Board of Commissioners for changes to the Ordinance related to the Jackson County
               Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Ordinance.
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               (b)
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               <span class="ital">Powers and duties</span>.
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               (i)
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               Pursuant to provisions found in Article III of this Ordinance, the Sediment Control
               Appeals Board shall conduct hearings within 30 days after the date of the appeal or
               request for a hearing.
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               (ii)
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               The Sediment Control Appeals Board shall be responsible for making future proposals
               to the Board of County Commissioners for any changes that may need to be made to the
               sediment control ordinance.
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               (c)
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               <span class="ital">Membership</span>. The Sediment Control Appeals Board shall consist of five members appointed by the
               Board of County Commissioners. A minimum of three members of the Sediment Control
               Appeals Board shall be present to hear a case.
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               (d)
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               <span class="ital">Terms</span>. The terms shall be four-year terms except the first terms should be staggered: two
               appointments would be for four years and two appointments for two years and one appointment
               for one year. Each appointment can serve two full consecutive terms; they can serve
               an unexpired term plus two full consecutive terms. After serving two terms they must
               remain off for a period of 30 days before they can be reappointed into a different
               seat. To be reappointed to the same seat, they would have to remain off for one full
               term.
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