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1 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Commissioner Gordon said that her point is that a lot of these criteria boil down to site size, <br /> 4 and she believes that there should not be as much emphasis just on site size. She said that <br /> 5 she has looked at these criteria and they are really just space for additional facilities. She said <br /> 6 that there should not be so much weight on the size of the site. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 7. SPACE FOR RECYCLING, COMPOSTING, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Consideration: A transfer station could be sited in areas also conducive to recycling or <br /> 11 composting activities. Many transfer stations are designed to enable residents and <br /> 12 businesses to drop off recyclables and yard waste in addition to trash. Some <br /> 13 transfer stations incorporate education centers or interpretive trails focusing on <br /> 14 waste prevention. These types of facilities offer increased utility to the community. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Definition: Availability of undeveloped on-site area to accommodate future expansion or <br /> 17 changes including additional waste handling, transfer, processing, and/or administrative support <br /> 18 functions. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Application: <br /> 21 <br /> 22 A site with the largest available undeveloped footprint (acres) not including a minimum 100-foot <br /> 23 buffer around the perimeter of the site and dedicated transfer station area (station, roadways, <br /> 24 parking areas, scale facilities, and other required site improvements for transfer operations) will <br /> 25 be ranked the highest. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Weighting Factors: <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Importance: <br /> 30 <br /> 31 ® Important <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Value: <br /> 34 • 5 <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Chair Jacobs asked if anyone else wanted to combine these two criteria besides <br /> 37 Commissioner Gordon. <br /> 38 Commissioner Carey said that they should be separate because if they were one then it <br /> 39 would minimize the focus on the potential for other compatible uses. The first one focuses on <br /> 40 expansion of the building itself and the space needed for a transfer station itself. He said that <br /> 41 separating the two functions communicates what the two different criteria are supposed to <br /> 42 accomplish. <br /> 43 Commissioner Gordon said that it is fine to keep them separate. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 8. BUFFER SPACE <br /> 46 <br /> 47 Consideration: To mitigate the impact on the surrounding community, a transfer station <br /> 48 should be located in an area that provides separation from sensitive adjoining land <br /> 49 uses and/or residences. Buffers can be natural or constructed and can take many <br /> 50 forms, including open spaces, fences, sound walls, trees, berms, and landscaping. <br /> 8 <br />