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hment Three (3): Courtly Attorney letter -Outlining issues • • <br />sstxiated with the County issuing itseff a SUP and relevant court <br />aces <br />..._ w...... <br />COLLMAI~i, G7~HILL, HAIZ~(3RAVE & PEEK <br />APREA~PiALCORPiWtA170N <br />1798.'l3tYaN ~r <br />Y.Q>~AQ1E~ tSI4 <br />~. A)Ol<i1lCe~i.B~Lt 2?2715 <br />919.73L21% <br />FAX41!-73L799? <br />rrMarrt~aM~oolt <br />March 13, 2008 <br />ivtr_ Craig B~slexiitYt, Plaumulg Dzrector <br />Osatlge Canmiy Planning Dot <br />P.O. Box 8181 <br />Hillsbaxough, NC 27278 <br />13e: Respo~nst: To Solid Wsste Management Fa~- Lot~ttton Teener <br />Dear Craig:• <br />191DK'1'e~DE6~CF <br />ffitiAN tut. Fl3>~.L <br />Geof and I have riwiewod tha dncwnsnt prepared by ywr o£~ce titled, "Solid Waste <br />Mauagemettt Faa~ity I.aotion Issues" {tlxs "l.'larmin8 Analysis'. The Planning Analysis <br />identifies six (t7 plarming altert:atives ava~.abl¢ to the County related to the zoning approval of a <br />County solid waste transfer amity {"SW'"1'F"} within Orange County. This let•~r aontsius our <br />response to the~PIanning Analysis. <br />~V'e would be f1x general agreement with tha alternatives c~taintxl. within the Planning <br />Anallsis if Orange County was not the applicant fur the SW'1'F. However, is an important <br />distincxioa is the zoning rtsgnlations applicable to a private entity locating a S~V'TR, or other solid <br />waste ~ disposal l'acEity, wifl~i~a the County, and the Cauuty looting that same facility. The <br />distins~iatt is based on the fact that ~e governmend, in this t,:t~ the County, is and always will <br />be acoauntable to its citi~ns m its'deCisions regarding the location nerd aperatYOr1 of government <br />faca7itiea and gKrvtmtment b~dings. . <br />Section 43 of the Zoning C~mance; the `~etmittsd. Use Table" makes all <br />`•Qov+enmm~rtal Fact~ities & Office Buiidiogs" ~ utter ~ most of the zquirtg disttit~s <br />within the Co~ subject o~aly to Site Plan nwieuv and approval as prescribed itt Amide 14 of <br />the Zoning Ordinaaca. Only the BC 5, E-1 and A.8 districts do mot include t3otal <br />Facdities and f>ffice Building,~t as petmitted ust«s.Z <br />' Seotiaa 4.1 of the Zolxing 0ldimaace a list of twelves (i~ land uses that are permitted as a zn o£rIght <br />i11 ~ utiniag . Number ] 1 as timt list is, "(s]olid waste oollecdasi ovvaed and aperatiad by a public <br />agency for the purpose of d;eposai of hoasellold wants by tea Count}- residents." It is not clear m us that t< <br />SW1F Sts wkthia flea plain mealsin$ o£ a "solid waste oolkc~wl faciT3ty " ~ 111e list of 7 districts <br />pac>aittiag th4 ioc~ou of a ~ Faciltty i9 abzbost as inclusive as an zo~g districts, it is oat rrmcessary m <br />ac~svicer the c~es~rnt of w1>aE~ a solid waste collactioai facility includes a SWTF. <br />t The ~D Maaoual and the H171sbomugh Aran EDD design soanunt Lave tbeir owaPesmutitad Use Tables. <br />aGovem~i ~ and otHce btliidwgs" ace permitted uses i1t both dcsi$a Ms7laals, subject tc design <br />standards sad related appo~ovats also cones is the Msnnsls. . <br /> <br />