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A RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO DEVELOP A NEW, SMALL CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION <br />LANDFILL AND RELATED RECYCLING AND PROCESSING FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES AS <br />PART OF A MASTER SOLID WASTE SITE PLAN AT EUBANKS ROAD <br />WHEREAS, the existing construction and demolition landfill located on Eubanks Road is expected to <br />reach capacity in the spring-summer of 2002; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners is committed to a 61 percent waste reduction goal in <br />Orange County by the year 2006; and <br />WHEREAS, abroad-based Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling Task Force that <br />included members of the construction industry recommended that the Board of Commissioners <br />support increased regulation and related infrastructure for recycling and recovery of construction and <br />demolition waste; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has indicated intentions to reduce and recycle increased <br />amounts of construction and demolition materials in the future; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has recognized the need for a new local and <br />environmentally sound construction and demolition waste disposal option; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has concluded that the siting of any construction and <br />demolition landfill must be accompanied by an aggressive regulatory and recovery program; <br />WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has examined several potential sites far a new landfill, with <br />only one candidate site remaining under consideration; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has given careful consideration to the issue of construction <br />and demolition disposal: <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners endorse <br />development of a new construction and demolition landfill in Orange County which, as part of a <br />master plan that emphasizes reduction and recycling activities, will assure an environmentally sound <br />and convenient option for managing the residual materials from local generators of construction and <br />demolition waste. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners designate the <br />Eubanks Road site (Tax Map References: 7.18..27, 7.18.. 27E, and 7.18..27F) adjacent to existing <br />solid waste facilities as the location for the new construction and demolition landfill. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners: <br />• authorize local government approval of the site in conformance with .0504(1}{e){I), <br />• authorize the Director of Planning to provide a zoning letter in conformance with .0504{1)(e)(ii), <br />• authorize the Manager to proceed with acquisition and permitting of the site, <br />• direct the Manager to develop a solid waste facilities master plan that would integrate aesthetics <br />as a design priority, consistent with the high standards of the Eubanks Road community, and <br />• direct the Manager to coordinate with the landfill neighbors regarding the development of the site, <br />keeping them informed and involved throughout the development process. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />