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Description
Briefing of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners on July 18, 2023. The briefing is a chance for Commissioners to review agenda items before the meeting. No motions will take place during the briefing.
A
B
I'm
Jill
Carter
I
am
the
project
manager
for
the
open
space.
Bond
and
I
am
here
today
with
Thomas
Gull
from
The
Parks
and
Recreation
Department.
To
present
the
evaluation
criteria
for
Greenways
projects
to
be
funded
through
the
bond
just
to
start
I'll
give
a
brief
update
on
where
things
stand
with
the
bond,
and
then
we
want
to
give
an
overview
of
how
greenway's
Project
funding
Works
before
moving
into
talking
about
our
process
for
developing
the
criteria
and
the
criteria
itself.
B
As
a
quick
refresher,
we
are
in
the
process
of
developing
the
selection
criteria
and
getting
that
through
approval
for
the
three
components
of
the
open
space
bond.
This
criteria
will
be
used
by
staff
to
score
project
proposals
before
advisory
boards
for
each
component,
select
which
projects
I'd
like
to
recommend
for
funding
and
then,
ultimately,
the
Commissioners
will
select
which
projects
they
would
like
to
approve.
B
We
have
already
had
the
conservation,
ethernet
criteria
adopted
and
we
are
now
moving
forward
with
Greenways,
and
then
we
will
follow
with
the
passive
Recreation
lands
criteria.
We
do
anticipate
that
all
criteria
will
be
complete
by
late
summer,
early
fall
time
before
we
go
into
the
Greenways
criteria.
I
want
to
take
a
moment
to
just
talk
about
the
process
for
funding
Greenways
projects,
there's
two
main
Avenues
through
which
these
projects
typically
get
funded.
The
first
is
locally
funded
projects
in
which
the
local
government
provides
the
majority
of
funding.
B
This
funding
can
be
accompanied
by
local
Grant
funds
and
other
local
sources,
but
because
the
local
government
foots
the
majority
of
the
bill,
there's
a
lot
more
flexibility
in
how
they
can
select,
which
projects
to
prioritize
there's,
also
fewer
restrictions
and
regulations
that
must
be
met
and,
as
such,
the
process
from
planning
through
construction
completion,
typically
moves
a
lot
more
quickly.
But
again
the
local
government
is
footing
most
of
the
bill
on
those.
The
other
process
is
funding
through
the
NPO
or
the
Metropolitan
planning
organization.
B
In
this
case,
the
projects
are
prioritized
through
two
lists
called
the
stip
in
the
MTP,
and
the
mpo
has
a
pretty
involved
process
for
prioritizing
projects.
There's
a
number
of
approvals
and
restrictions
that
projects
have
to
go
through
on
the
state
and
federal
level
to
make
it
onto
those
lists
and,
as
such,
the
process
typically
takes
a
lot
longer.
Additionally,
we
are
beholden
to
the
Mt
or
the
mpos
process
in
terms
of
when
those
projects
move
forward.
B
Additionally,
there
are
three
shovel
ready
projects
in
Buncombe
County
that
we
are
going
to
request
to
use
bond
funds,
for
these
are
the
Highway
251
section
and
Beaver
Dam
Creek,
section
of
the
Woodfin
Greenway
and
the
Inca
Heritage
Trail.
All
three
of
these
projects
are
on
those
mpo
priority
lists,
so
we
are
providing
that
20
match
for
the
local
or
the
state
and
federal
funding.
Rather,
once
these
projects
are
completed,
we
will
then
open
a
request
for
proposal
for
new
projects
to
receive
the
remaining
bond
funds.
B
We've
engaged
in
a
public
engagement
process
whereby
we
had
public
meetings,
we
had
a
input
survey
and
we
also
had
presentations
with
our
Recreation
Advisory
Board
to
get
their
feedback
on
the
criteria.
In
our
survey,
we
asked
respondents
to
rank
the
criteria
and
order
of
importance
and,
as
you
can
see,
they
ranked
connectivity
and
environmental
impact
highest.
We
also
asked
what
criteria
was
not
included
on
this
list
that
they
felt
should
be
added,
and
by
Far
and
Away.
The
top
was
safety.
B
There's
a
lot
of
concern
around
wanting
to
ensure
that
users
on
these
Greenways
are
safe
from
Vehicles,
safe
from
crime,
safe
from
potential
accidents
and
based
on
this
public
engagement
process.
We
did
revise
the
criteria
into
what
I'm
going
to
share
with
you
now,
so
we
then
finalized
the
criteria
into
a
set
of
qualifying
criteria
and
two
options
for
weighted
criteria.
B
The
qualifying
criteria
is
a
yes
or
no
question.
Projects
must
meet
these
criteria
in
order
to
move
forward
for
consideration.
So
these
are
leveraging
of
bond
funds.
We
want
to
ensure
that
projects
are
leveraging
funds
from
other
sources
and
not
relying
entirely
on
the
bond.
Can
the
project
be
completed
within
the
timeline
restrictions
of
the
Bond?
As
you
know,
we
have
a
seven
to
Max
10
years
to
allocate
These
funds
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
these
projects
can
meet
that
timeline.
B
Is
there
a
feasibility
study
completed?
We
do
not
want
to
be
using
bond
funds
to
fund
feasibility
studies
because
we
don't
want
to
potentially
have
projects
that
got
bond
funds
but
can't
be
finished,
and
then
finally,
is
the
project
located
within
Buncombe
County
many
Greenways
go
across
counties,
but
we
want
to
make
sure
that
the
portion
that
is
receiving
bond
funds
is
located
within
Buncombe
and,
as
I
said,
these
are
yes
or
no
questions.
So,
if
a
bond
answers
or
if
a
project
answers
no
to
any
of
these,
it
will
not
move
forward
for
consideration.
B
Now.
We
also
have
developed
weighted
criteria.
These
criteria
are
judged
on
a
scale.
So
how
well
a
project
meets
one
of
these
Criterion.
It
will
determine
how
many
points
it
gets
for
that
piece.
So,
in
other
words,
if
a
Greenway
connects
to
a
lot
of
different
community
centers
and
neighborhoods,
it
would
score
higher
on
the
connectivity
Criterion.
B
Now
we
do
have
two
different
options.
The
criteria
within
these
options
is
the
same,
but
the
waiting
is
what
differs
so
I'll
just
briefly
go
through
those
criteria.
First
again
is
connectivity.
We
want
to
see
projects
that
are
connected
to
different
neighborhoods,
connecting
communities
to
other
communities.
We
want
to
see
projects
that
connect
to
business
and
social
centers,
and
we
also
want
to
see
projects
that
are
connecting
to
other
Greenways
and
Trail
systems
and
multimodal
transportation
systems.
B
Second,
we
have
environmental
impact
both
in
terms
of
how
does
the
project
minimize
its
negative
environmental
impact
and
potential
positive
impacts,
things
like
pollinator,
Gardens
or
planting
native
species.
Next,
we
have
accessibility.
We
want
to
ensure
that
these
Greenways
are
accessible
to
all
within
Buncombe
County,
regardless
of
physical
ability,
Financial
capacity,
geographic
location
feasibility.
B
Obviously,
we
have
feasibility
study
as
one
of
those
qualifying
criteria,
but
also
projects
can
vary
in
how
feasible
they
are
because
of
things
like
topography
or
partner
Support.
Also,
not
all
feasibility
studies
are
created
equal.
We
want
to
see
feasibility
studies
that
are
more
recent
and
more
detailed
as
well
identified
as
county-wide
need
opportunity
and
priority.
B
Equity.
We
want
to
see
projects
that
are
benefiting
historically
underserved
communities.
We
also
want
to
see
projects
that
are
engaging
with
the
communities
they're
in
and
how
they
are
designed,
making
sure
that
we
are
minimizing
potential,
negative
impacts
on
those
communities,
but
also
providing
Services
throughout
our
our
County
and
then
leveraging
bond
funds
and
project
costs.
While
again,
this
is
also
a
qualifying
criteria,
we
do
want
to
be
able
to
give
more
priority
to
projects
that
leverage
more
funds
and
are
more
strategic
in
their
cost
allocations.
B
B
Now
the
two
options
that
are
here
before
you
they
do
differ
in
the
weight
of
these
criteria.
Option
one
was
allocated
based
on
the
feedback
we
received
and
how
the
public
kind
of
ranked
the
criteria
and
priority
and
then
option
two.
We
received
a
request
to
up
the
weight
of
feasibility
and
leveraging
and
costs
largely
like
meeting
the
desire
to
have
projects
that
can
be
executed
and
executed
in
a
reasonable
time
frame.
B
B
A
I've
got
just
a
few
comments,
I
mean
partly
so
the
environmental
and
energy
committee
reviewed
this
as
part
of
the
process,
so
just
I'll
just
kind
of
share
a
few,
so
we
had
a
snooze
for
chances
or
preview.
This
a
couple
of
comments
on
it.
You
know
first
I
mean
you
know.
The
scoring
differentials
in
terms
of
these
two
options
are
not
very
far
apart.
So
I,
don't
think
this
is
like
making
a
very
significant
change
one
way
or
the
other,
but
I
mean
speaking
for
myself,
but
I.
A
Think
also
just
part
of
the
part
of
the
thoughts
from
the
energy
and
environmental
committee
is
that
you
know
these
Greenway
projects
are
not
easy
to
get
done
right,
like
I've,
been
on
the
County
commission
for
since
2012
and
we've
been
talking
about
these
three
projects,
you
know
the
well,
not
all
three
of
them
the
whole
time,
but
certainly
several
of
them
were,
and
they
were
there
before
I
got
here
right.
They
were.
A
These
were
not
ideas
that
I
came
up
with
I
mean
they
were
previous
County
commissions
came
up
with
some
of
these
ideas,
and,
and-
and
none
of
them
have
been-
you
know
started
yet
so
so
I
think
part
of
just
the
the
feedback
is
like
we
need
to
be
like
we
love
these
mountains.
You
know
this
is
where
we
all
want
to
be:
building
Greenways
we're
in
a
Ada,
accessible,
10,
12
foot
wide
paved
Greenways
in
the
mountains
in
urban,
and
urban
settings
in
particular,
is
really
hard
from
a
regulatory
standpoint.
A
If
you're
using
these
federal
funds,
you
got
to
follow
all
these.
You
know,
Federal
processes
for
evaluation
of
them
and
all
this
stuff
has
gotten
I
mean
I.
Remember
when
we
were
first
starting
this
and
the
parks
director
back
then
was
like
you
know.
These
y'all
need
to
be
ready.
These
are
going
to
cost
a
million
dollars
a
mile,
and
we
were
all
like.
Oh
my
gosh,
that's
crazy,
like
we
wish.
We
could
take
that
deal
now
right,
like
they're
way
way
more
than
that.
A
So
anyway,
I
think
part
of
the
feedback
from
the
committee
was
just
when
we
think
about
you
know,
there's
the
projects
that
we
all
were
already
working
on.
Of
course,
we
want
to
see
the
bond
funds
used
to
help
support,
getting
those
to
go
forward,
and
hopefully
there'll
be
some
funding
left
over
from
that.
A
Think
the
staff
noted
this
at
our
meeting
I
mean
the
feasibility
criteria,
we're
saying
you
have
to
have
a
feasibility
study
to
even
qualify
so
putting
weight
on
it.
From
that
standpoint,
actually
doesn't
I
mean
they're
always
going
to
have
to
answer
yes
to
that
question,
or
it's
just
taken
off
the
list
right,
so
I
get
I,
guess
just
I,
don't
know
my
suggestion
would
be
rather
than
having
that
be
one
of
the
yes
no
criteria,
I
mean
if
it's.
If
the
answer
is
no
there's
no
feasibility
study,
then
yeah.
A
It
wouldn't
be
considered
at
this
time,
but
if
it
is
a
yes,
it's
more
of
like
more
of
like
a
follow-up
to
that
like
how
feasible
is
it?
Is
this
a
project
that,
based
on
all
the
information
that
we
have
you
know
the
staff
or
the
you
know,
whoever's
working
on
the
project
believes
like
this
is
a
project
we
have
high
confidence.
We
could
Implement
in
the
next
three
to
four
years
or
three
to
six
years
or
six
to
ten
years,
like
how
you
know.
A
So,
if
there's
projects
that
that,
and
especially
if
they're
scoring
well
in
all
these
other
categories,
that
we
think
we
could
accomplish
over
a
three
to
five
year
period
like
that,
would
rank
really
high
but
another
project
that
might
score
very
well
in
all
these
other
areas.
But
if
we
really
don't
think
for
various
reasons,
it's
going
to
happen
for
the
next
seven
eight
nine
ten
years.
A
That
would
make
a
big
difference
right
so
I,
don't
know
that's
kind
of
how
I've
thought
about
the
feasibility
pieces
not
just
kind
of
this.
Yes,
no,
but
like
really
for
the
feasibility
studies.
What
do
they
tell
us
about
how
realistic
it
is
so
anyway,
that's
just
some
feedback
on
that
that
point
and
then,
on
the
other,
one
on
the
leveraging
of
bond
funds
and
project
costs.
A
Well,
actually,
I
think
that
probably
I
think
that
actually
I
don't
think
I'd
have
anything
else
to
say
on
that
point.
That's,
but
just
obviously
there's
there's
just
a
huge
range
in
the
cost.
Variations
of
this
I
mean
if
you're
on
flat
land,
the
cost
is
just
very,
very
different
than
Steep,
hillsides
and
stuff,
like
that.
So
that's
sort
of
the
argument
for,
because
we're
not
going
to
have
a
lot
of
bond
funds
left
after
we
pay
for
the
other
projects.
A
B
I
would
say
we
that
my
one
comment
is.
We
were
hoping
to
get
some
direction
on
those
two
options:
if
there
is
a
preference
for
the
the
one
with
the
increased
weights
or
if
the
original
option
per
commissioner
Newman's
statement
are
thinking
of
including
feasibility
and
costs
in
both
the
weighted
and
the
qualifying
was
it
kind
of
adds,
an
additional
emphasis
on
those
two
and
the
weighted
criteria
and
option.
Two
also
adds
a
little
more
oomph
to
those
two
pieces
as
well,
but
we
would
love
to
get
a
Direction,
but.
A
D
B
There's
not
one,
then
we
it
wouldn't
move
forward,
but
in
the
weighted
that
kind
of
lends
to
your
question
of
there
could
be
two
projects
that
both
have
feasibility
studies,
but
one
might
be
much
more
easy
to
complete
because
the
topography
allows
for
that.
It's
got
stakeholder
support
and
so
on,
and
so
we
that
would
score
higher
on
the
weighted
criteria
than
the
other
project.
Okay,.
A
All
right-
and
it
has-
and
so
there,
and
so
that
would
be
fleshed
out
in
this
way,
so
it
would
be
kind
of
ranked
it's
not
just
a
pass
fail.
It's
like
a
you
could
get
some
points
or
all
the
points
are
very
few
points,
depending
on
how
exactly
how
doable
it
is.
Okay,
all
right,
well,
I
I
mean
I,
guess
I'll.
Just
for
the
reasons
I
just
prattled
on
about
I
mean
I
am
in
favor
of
the
second
wait
just
because
I
think
the
feasibility.
A
A
E
E
E
Last
year,
North
Carolina,
fire
chief
Consultants
came
in
and
did
a
study
of
the
Fire
Marshal's
Office.
Their
final
report
was
very
extensive,
but
I
am
grateful
for
that
report.
It
gave
us
a
road
map
for
improvement,
investigations
and
requirements
of
duties,
periodic
inspections
and
frequencies.
That's
all
in
the
ordinance
remediation
fire
code
violations
and,
lastly,
is
a
new
open
burning
ordinance
that
we've
never
had
in
Malcolm
County
and
when
we
get
to
that
part,
I've
actually
Featherstone
the
air
quality.
With
me
all
the
proposed
revisions
and
updates
are
in
red.
E
This
is
just
an
example
of
some
of
the
things
that
have
changed.
The
duties
are
outlined
in
the
new
ordinance
of
the
fire
marshal
and
or
his
designee
is
worded
in
there.
The
first
item
addressed
in
this
slide
is
our
fines.
These
are
fire
code
violations.
These
are
not
fees
that
you
would
normally
see
on
a
fee
schedule
in
2007,
a
hundred
dollars,
I
get
a
business
owner
considered
a
lot
of
money.
E
Five
hundred
dollars
per
violation
has
a
little
more
bike,
and
that
is
life
safety
violations,
that's
blocking
of
exit
doors,
blocking
of
Ingress
egress
of
fire
apparatus.
It's
not
like
the
movies.
We
don't
find
exit
doors,
change,
shut
anymore
since
the
Hamlet
fire
in
North,
Carolina
of
old
and
the
hundred
dollars
for
every
other
violation.
That
would
be
something
like
the
exit
lock
back.
There
is
out
and
continuously
out
repeatedly.
E
E
Some
of
the
other
changes
in
this
ordinance
ordinance
is
again
wording
the
service
of
the
inspection
report.
It
had
no
wording,
we
were
killing
trees,
printing
out
inspection
reports
because
the
wording
wasn't
in
here
that
we
could
email
them
an
electronic
report
and
that's
required
by
the
state
that
we
have
to
provide
that
Service
delivery
in
her
ordinance.
E
The
third
thing
you
see
here
these
are
just
some
the
biggest
examples.
Emergency
Services
director
in
the
past,
the
Emergency
Services
director
was
the
fire
marshal.
He
provided
his
report
to
the
county
manager
of
Fire
Marshal
activities,
Taylor
Jones.
Of
course,
our
Emergency
Services
director
who's
been
very
supportive
and
had
a
big
supporting
role
in
this
ordinance.
He
this
is
something
we're
already
doing.
It
just
needs
to
be
in
the
ordinance.
E
E
E
E
State
law
again
requires
this.
Appendix
B
is
water
flow
fire
flow
required
to
put
out
a
fire
at
that
structure
and
again
I'm
talking
I'm,
not
talking
about
single
family
I'm.
Talking
about
commercial
Apartments,
multi-family,
residential
nursing
homes,
care
facilities,
schools,
appendix
B,
addresses
the
water
that's
required
to
address
a
fire
in
that
structure.
E
I,
don't
see
any
lead
weight
in
deviating
any
from
appendix
B
and
I.
Can't
I
could
stand
here
and
read
it
to
you,
but
your
meeting
would
start
very
late
tonight.
Appendix
D
is
access
requirements.
It's
what
the
fire
service
requires
to
access
a
commercial
or
apartment
building
most
of
it's
20
feet.
If
it's
more
than
three
stories,
it's
24
to
26
feet
as
you
can
imagine
that
gets
challenging
in
the
mountains.
Buncombe
County
and
our
planning
department
has
been
great
Partners
In
keeping
development
off
of
our
steep
slopes.
E
However,
I
can
enforce
the
entirety
of
the
access
requirements
without
adoption
into
the
ordinance.
There
is
talk
in
Raleigh
of
moving
this
in
the
2024
code
cycle
and
taking
it
out
of
the
appendices
into
the
main
body
of
the
code,
but
in
the
meantime,
that
2024
code
may
not
be
adopted
until
July
1st
of
2025.
E
E
Just
a
little
bit
of
background.
I
get
an
average
of
30
complaints
a
month
for
smoke
got
six
last
night
off
of
one
fire
to
address
this.
I
really
need
it
to
be
really
neat
and
ordinance
to
address
open
burning,
and
this
is
not
a
legal
burning.
This
is
addressing
legal
burning,
not
the
burning
of
tires
or
the
burning
of
building
materials.
E
This
ordinance
addresses
vegetative
waste
that
it's
perfectly
legal
to
burn.
However,
there
are
some
restrictions
that
the
fire
code
recommends
and,
and
again
it
starts
out
with
Kindle
or
maintain
or
authorized
to
be
Kindle
any
open
burning
without
it
meets
the
proposed
open,
burning,
ordinance
and
the
air
quality
ordinance.
E
It
gives
me
a
little
bit
of
authority
over
open
burning.
It
gives
us
some
extinguishment
Authority.
It
talks
about
permits
for
open
burning.
It
gives
the
minimum
required
setbacks
that
are
that
are
straight
out
of
the
fire
code.
We
have
some
developments.
I
I've
dealt
with
several
you're,
not
able
to
build
within
10
feet
a
year
lot
line,
but
there's
nothing
other
than
this.
That
says
your
burning
has
to
be
x,
amount
of
feet
from
your
lot
line
and
it
becomes
a
nuisance
for
a
residents.
E
We
still
have
permit
requirements
on
open
burning.
Most
of
those
are
bonfires.
We
still
have
some
of
those
for
our
schools.
We
have
exceptions
in
here
for
the
chimney
devices.
The
the
wood
can
wood
pellet
containers
that
are
those
are
great
by
the
way,
they're
very
getting
very
popular
because
they
emit
no
smoke,
and
it
includes
violation,
civil
and
criminal
violations
that
can
come
from
this.
E
This
is
I
started
Gathering
data
about
nine
months
ago
this
from
our
surrounding
counties,
our
border
counties
and
as
far
away
as
Pender,
County
I,
think
I
read
27
different
ordinances
from
various
counties.
Some
of
them
are
as
small
as
two
pages.
Some
of
them
were
70
pages
I'm,
not
trying
to
reinvent
the
wheel,
but
I
am
trying
to
to
cut
down
on
nuisance
burning.
We
are
a
county.
I
know
it's
impossible
to
provide
yard
waste.
Pickup
I've
watched
you
as
Commissioners
struggle
with
our
Solid
Waste
contracts.
E
I
can't
imagine
trying
to
come
up
with
a
yard
waste
program
for
a
county,
the
size
of
buckle,
but
again,
I
have
Ashley
with
me.
Our
ordinances
work
together
and
I
think
she's
very
pleased
about
some
parts
of
this.
It's
been
presented
to
the
air
quality
Advisory
Board,
which
I
hold
a
seat
on
and
attend
their
meetings.
A
A
C
E
What
no
ma'am,
if
the
fire
meets
the
size
requirements
it
it's
required
to
have
a
permit.
For
example,
TC
Roberson's
Band
program
does
a
bonfire
every
year,
I
go
out
and
inspect
that
I
issue
them
a
permit.
I
make
sure
it's
safe
and
make
sure
they
meet
their
extinguishment
Authority
extinguishment
Authority
is
a
big
part
of
that
open,
burning
ordinance,
fire
chief
goes
out,
went
out
last
night.
E
C
E
D
Correct
so
under
our
ordinances
there
is
no.
The
only
thing:
that's
legal
to
burn
is
vegetative
material
that
grows
on
your
property,
typical
at
residences
and
then,
of
course,
there's
land
clearing,
open
burning,
so
I
think.
The
main
point
is
the
only
thing:
that's
legal
is
naturally
occurring
vegetation.
Okay,.
C
D
Well,
typically,
we
do
see
people
burning,
household
trash
and
construction
debris
and
things
of
that
nature,
so
we
do
have
some
overlap
in
our
ordinances
and
air
quality
works
very
closely
with
the
Fire
Marshals
office
and
the
fire
departments.
The
fire
departments
go
out
on
most
of
the
complaints
and
they
provide
reports
to
us
and
help
get
the
word
out,
because
the
air
quality
rules
cover,
what's
legal,
to
burn
like
vegetation
versus
synthetic
materials
not
being
legal,
whereas
the
fire
marshal
is
more
addressing
the
safety
factors
and
more
fire
safety.
Okay,
thank
you.
D
We
do
work
together
a
lot
and
we're
very
supportive
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
review
the
ordinance
and
get
it
updated
and
there's
some
factors
that
they've
added,
like
the
extinguishment
authority
and
also
requiring
fires
to
be
attended.
That
hasn't
been.
It's
been
a
problem
for
air
quality
and
the
fire
departments
for
a
long
time.
So
we're
very
supportive
to
see
these.
These
updates.
F
E
It
just
does
you
don't
maintain
the
10
feet,
setbacks
for
three
by
Three,
Fires,
okay
and
the
ordinance
in
itself
will
be
entirely
complaint,
driven
we're
not
going
to
go
out
and
and
search
for
people.
That's
got
to
fire
eight
feet
from
their
residence
versus
10
feet
or
or
12
feet
versus
15,
depending
on
the
size
fire.
This
is
this
is
totally
to
address
our
citizens
and
provide
customer
service
to
them.
When
we
get
the
complaints
and.
F
E
This
B
is
fire
flow.
The
water
required
to
run
that
sprinkler
system
meet
domestic
demand
to
those
water
lines
and
provide
a
gallon
per
minute
flow
to
fight
a
fire
without
the
neighbors
down
the
road
being
out
of
water
without
the
water
lines
collapsing
without
having
to
bring
in
extra
water.
If
you
are
on
a
hydrated
system,
such
as
city
of
Asheville,
Woodfin,
town
of
Black,
Mountain
appendix
B,
says
that
water
main
has
to
provide
X
number
of
gallons
for
this
proposed
structure
and
that's
all
figured
by
a
fire
protection
engineer.
E
E
E
E
E
You
know
the
only
way
to
eradicate
them
is
to
burn
them,
and
the
fire
code
is
very
specific
for
range
management
or
eradication
of
an
invasive
plant
or
invasive
species.
You
must
get
a
permit
to
conduct
that
that's,
not
agricultural
burning,
that's
not
the
burning
of
the
corn,
stalks
or
or
what
have
you
from
the
farms
in
your
area.
But
if
you
were
going,
if
you
had
to
burn
off
10
acres
because
of
an
invasive
plant's
species,
then
it
would
be
required
to
get
a
permit
from
our
office.