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DRAFT 4/2/97 PLANNING BOARD MINUTES 19 <br /> • <br /> necessary. In all likelihood,land in a Commercial-Industrial Activity <br /> Node being rezoned as described would be currently zoned residential, <br /> where a golf course could be allowed with a Special Use Permit. <br /> Consequently,the Planning Staff has concluded that allowing golf <br /> courses in commercial and industrial districts would serve no useful <br /> purpose. <br /> The Planning Staff recommends approval of the proposed amendments to <br /> the Zoning Ordinance to include standards and approval procedures for <br /> golf courses. <br /> b. Special Use Permits <br /> (1) SUP(A)-3-97 Orange Regional Landfill <br /> Presentation by Mary Willis. <br /> This item is to consider a Class A Special Use Permit application for an <br /> addition to the Orange Regional Landfill. <br /> The Orange Regional Landfill is located on the north and south side of <br /> Eubanks Road(SR 1727)north of Chapel Hill. The subject property <br /> (Tax Map Number 7.18..27D)contains 12.76 acres and is located <br /> immediately west of the existing landfill on the north side of Eubanks <br /> Road. It is zoned rural Buffer and designated Rural Buffer on the Joint <br /> Planning Area Land Use Plan. The existing landfill is in the Chapel Hill <br /> Transition Area on the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan. <br /> The applicants are requesting a Class A Special Use Permit under Article <br /> 8.8.2 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance to construct a 4000 square <br /> foot vehicle maintenance building,to process yard waste and storm <br /> debris on an ongoing basis,and to process recyclable materials which <br /> will include white appliances,tires and scrap metal. Access to the site <br /> will be provided through the existing landfill.There will be no direct <br /> access to Eubanks Road. <br /> A 100-foot buffer will be provided around the perimeter of the site, <br /> except along the eastern border,next to the existing landfill. The Chapel <br /> Hill Planning Department indicated concern with landscaping on the <br /> property. The Orange County Planning Staff inspected the property and <br /> found all landscape standards are met. The wooded area along Eubanks <br /> Road has been shown on the site plan. Vegetation will not be disturbed <br /> as the building construction area will be approximately 90 feet away. A <br /> condition of approval has also been added to insure that all vegetation <br /> within the 100 foot buffer will remain undisturbed. In the 100 foot buffer <br /> along the western property line(referred to as internal buffer areas in the <br />