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• Zoning approval. Since the site is located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Chapel <br />Hill, zoning approval would be required by the Town of Chapel Hill. <br />• Wastewater management. Arrangements for storage and hauling of wastewater generated <br />by washing of the tipping floor must be approved by the receiving treatment works, and the <br />NC Division of Water Quality. On -site sewage disposal for restroom facilities must be <br />approved by the local health department. <br />• State Environmental Policv Act. (SEPA) requires that an environmental assessment be <br />performed if the facility is to transfer more than 350 tons of waste per day. It appears that <br />this proposed facility would handle less than that, so it is not anticipated that a site <br />assessment will be required. <br />6.3 Access Considerations <br />Two options exist for site access from Eubanks Road. One option is to use the existing entrance for <br />the South Eubanks Road Landfill, and the scales and scale house. The access road would be <br />extended south through the Neville tract to the Greene tract using the current haul road for the <br />ongoing borrow activities. Much of the grading for the road has already been performed for <br />operations of the existing landfill, but it is possible that upgrading of the existing road would be <br />necessary to facilitate travel by tractor trailers used to transport waste from the transfer facility. <br />The second option would be to construct a new road along the eastern property boundary of the <br />South Eubanks Road Landfill. The benefit of a new road location would be to avoid having to wind <br />through the existing landfill property. The existing scales would be relocated as needed. A buffer <br />of 100 feet would be required under the existing development ordinance. However, it is possible that <br />other site buffers could be considered in a modification to the Special Use Permit. Access from <br />routes other than Eubanks Road were not considered due to the high density of residential <br />development in the area. <br />The location of this proposed transfer facility appears to be generally favorable with respect to <br />distances to the primary waste generation centers of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, and proximity to <br />major thoroughfares. <br />6.4 Conceptual Transfer Facility Design <br />One suggested layout of a transfer facility adequate for Orange County's waste stream is shown on <br />Drawing No. 2. The facility has been shown in conjunction with a material recovery facility that <br />could be used to process and sort recyclable materials. This layout is proposed as likely being more <br />cost - effective than two separate facilities, but it would also be possible to design two separate <br />buildings on the Neville tract. <br />Study of Solid Waste Management Options JOYCE ENGINEERING, INC. <br />for the Greene and Neville Tracts February 4, 1998 <br />Orange County, North Carolina 8 <br />