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Old 07-09-2009, 06:11 PM
 
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Where are you located?

Wake, Orange, Johnston, or Durham counties have vegetated buffer rules protecting existing 50' buffers along rivers, creeks, and streams. The rules help prevent nutrient and sediment runoff from feeding into the Neuse River.

What Does the Neuse River Riparian Area Rule Require?
I believe in Durham it is 100'. That's come out in all the Jordan Lake / 751 Assemblage controversy.
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Old 07-09-2009, 09:22 PM
 
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Don't clear that buffer. That's not "green living".

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Old 07-10-2009, 04:45 AM
 
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Don't clear that buffer. That's not "green living".
I would not be clearing the buffer.
The trees and shrubs would remain.
Clearing underbrush can help reduce wildfires.

Last edited by Green Irish Eyes; 07-13-2009 at 12:02 AM.. Reason: Edited quoted text + the Abbott & Costello routine
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Old 07-10-2009, 05:04 AM
 
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Clearing underbrush can help reduce wildfires.
That argument has no merit in this area. However, removing underbrush in the buffer would certainly reduce the amount of vegetation that would serve to trap sediment and to take up nitrogen flowing into the buffer before it reaches the water. A walking path through the vegetation would also serve as a conduit for pollution to flow directly into the creek.The risk to the Neuse River from these things is much greater than the red herring risk of wild fires (are fires a real problem in Middle Creek Township? ). Either way, such an excuse would not preclude you from getting fined for impacting a buffer. There are limited activities allowed in buffers. You need to talk to your town planning department to determine if what you want to do is allowable, not allowable, or allowable with mitigation. This has nothing at all to do with your HOA.

Again, if you really are "green" you would leave the buffer alone and let Smokey the bear worry about forest fires.

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Old 07-10-2009, 06:22 AM
 
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Hmmm, I'd assumed you were talking about your own property. If you're talking about a common area, I wouldn't touch it until you talk to the HOA. It's not yours to clear.
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Old 07-10-2009, 07:52 AM
 
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I would clear out the poison ivy no matter what and take my chances. It can spread, both the plant and sap, only a matter of time before you get it.
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Old 07-10-2009, 07:58 AM
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I would clear out the poison ivy no matter what and take my chances. It can spread, both the plant and sap, only a matter of time before you get it.
Agreed, but I would want to know if it is the HOA's responsibility to control it.
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Old 07-10-2009, 08:41 AM
 
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My first thought was any question that begins, "Would the HOA be p'd off..." would probably have a "yes" answer.
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Old 07-10-2009, 08:46 AM
 
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Okay, so from what I'm reading is that if I find some property (we're looking) that has a creek or stream running through it, I cannot do anything within the buffer to that creek edge? Of course, what you're saying makes perfect sense and I hadn't considered it before (never having lived in a wooded area near water), but I always thought it'd be neat to have a path down to it with a little place to sit and enjoy the water.
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Old 07-10-2009, 09:03 AM
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Okay, so from what I'm reading is that if I find some property (we're looking) that has a creek or stream running through it, I cannot do anything within the buffer to that creek edge? Of course, what you're saying makes perfect sense and I hadn't considered it before (never having lived in a wooded area near water), but I always thought it'd be neat to have a path down to it with a little place to sit and enjoy the water.
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Stormwater Ordinance (http://www.townofcary.org/depts/dsdept/engineering/engproj/stormwater/stormordinance.htm - broken link)

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