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conforming uses of property through amendments to the Zoning Ordinance 9 and Comprehensive Plan and should then be brought into compliance with existing, or proposed, development criteria to address off -site impacts. 7. With respect to the quarry operation, the land use is already considered to be a conforming use of property, as per Section 11.6 of the Zoning Ordinance. The Task Force believes that the County should take appropriate action to address the off -site impacts of the quarry while limiting the potential for operational expansion beyond what is described in the existing end use plan. Further, the end use plan for the stone quarry calls for a 100 -acre reservoir and outdoor recreational activities on both the Durham and Orange County portions of the property. The time horizon for the development of such a public asset is twenty to fifty years off, depending on aggregate rock market conditions. The creation of additional parkland within the Study Area shall be encouraged. 8. Each existing non - residential land use should be held to specific development/re- development criteria if they choose to take advantage of the sanctioned approval process for becoming conforming land uses. Any improvements to the existing raceway facilities or the stone quarry site should take the existing community character and form into consideration. 9. Infrastructure management is an important component to allowing for additional development within the Study Area. No new development should be allowed that negatively impacts existing infrastructure (i.e. groundwater, traffic generation, etc.) unless an appropriate and viable solution has been approved by the County to mitigate these conditions. 4. New Statutes and Rules ............ of applicable. C. PROCESS 1. TIM EFRAME /MILESTONES/DEADLINES a. BOCC Authorization to Proceed November 1, 2011 b..." Quarterly Public Hearing February 27,_ 2012 c. BOCC Updates /Checkpoints ................_........ . • February 7, 2012 — BOCC approval of Quarterly Public Hearing legal advertisement • Staff responses to Quarterly Public Hearing comments o A BOCC member stated that during the development of the NC Highway 57 Speedway Area Small Area Plan, the redevelopment of the quarry was discussed. It was alluded to that this might involve the development of a park with a reservoir water feature. A certain portion of these future benefits should flow to Orange 5