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be placed on the Special Use Permit issued in 1990. <br />9 <br />1. Prior to issuance of a building permit for the Resource Center, <br />submit final- grading/erosion control plans and storm drainage <br />calculations .for review and approval by Orange County Erosion <br />Control;. <br />2. Revise .the site plan to: <br />a. Remove parallel parking along the east side of the driveway <br />between the basketball court and the creek. All proposed <br />parking must be at least 75 feet from the lot boundaries; <br />b. Indicate clearing limits and tree protection fencing for the <br />expansion of the Upper School access, parking and the Resource <br />Center. Provide a detail of the method-of tree protection and <br />_add a note which states that no storage of construction <br />materials or vehicles is to occur beyond the clearing limits; <br />and <br />c. Show the boundaries of lot 7.6..2. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />VII. REPORTS <br />A. ORANGE COIINTY SOLID WASTE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS <br />John Link noted that in January, 1992, the Board of Commissioners <br />established the Orange County Solid Waste Committee with a specific charge <br />as outlined in the agenda abstract. <br />Rod Visser recognized the committee members present. He stated that <br />this committee formed four sub-committees. The Collection Options sub- <br />committee has been discussing alternatives for solid waste collection. In <br />their report they presented three recommendations: <br />1. To develop the Ferguson Road Solid Waste Collection Center as a <br />staffed site, using the compactor collection center model. <br />2. To work cooperatively with the community to identify two <br />additional solid waste collection center sites in northern Orange <br />County. <br />3. To associate the closure of existing greenbox sites with <br />development of new solid waste sites. <br />Rod Visser noted that in order. to develop a compactor collection <br />center at the Ferguson Road site, the County would need to pursue one of two <br />options. They could purchase additional land at Ferguson Road or ask for an <br />amendment to the Zoning Ordinance. He asked that the staff be directed to <br />pursue these two options. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis spoke in support of this recommendation. He <br />asked about the cost of manning the sites and Wilbert McAdoo stated that for <br />eight months the total operational cost will be approximately $65,000. <br />Woodhall Stopford, Chair of the Orange County Solid Waste Committee <br />stated that the committee has accepted as their charge to meet the state <br />requirements to reduce the amount of waste being landfilled by 25~ and 400 <br />by 1996. This is just the first set of recommendations for meeting that <br />