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7 <br /> conforming uses of property through amendments to the Zoning Ordinance <br /> and Comprehensive Plan and should then be brought into compliance with <br /> existing, or proposed, development criteria to address off-site impacts. <br /> 7. With respect to the quarry operation, the land use is already considered to be <br /> a conforming use of property, as per Section 11.6 of the Zoning Ordinance. <br /> The Task Force believes that the County should take appropriate action to <br /> address the off-site impacts of the quarry while limiting the potential for <br /> operational expansion beyond what is described in the existing end use plan. <br /> Further, the end use plan for the stone quarry calls for a 100-acre reservoir <br /> and outdoor recreational activities on both the Durham and Orange County <br /> portions of the property. The time horizon for the development of such a <br /> public asset is twenty to fifty years off, depending on aggregate rock market <br /> conditions. The creation of additional parkland within the Study Area shall be <br /> encouraged. <br /> 8. Each existing non-residential land use should be held to specific <br /> development/re-development criteria if they choose to take advantage of the <br /> sanctioned approval process for becoming conforming land uses. Any <br /> improvements to the existing raceway facilities or the stone quarry site should <br /> take the existing community character and form into consideration. <br /> 9. Infrastructure management is an important component to allowing for <br /> additional development within the Study Area. No new development should <br /> be allowed that negatively impacts existing infrastructure (i.e. groundwater, <br /> traffic generation, etc) unless an appropriate and viable solution has been <br /> approved by the County to mitigate these conditions. <br /> 4. New Statutes and Rules <br /> Not applicable. <br /> C. PROCESS <br /> 1. TIMEFRAME/MILESTONES/DEADLINES <br /> a. BOCC Authorization to Proceed <br /> November 1, 2011 <br /> b. Quarterly Public Hearing <br /> February 27, 2012 with referral to the Planning Board and others as applicable <br /> c. BOCC Updates/Checkpoints <br /> • February 7, 2012 — BOCC approval of Quarterly Public Hearing legal <br /> advertisement <br /> • May 1, 2012 —Receive Planning Board recommendation <br /> d. Other <br /> 5 <br />