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Article 5: Uses 67 <br />Section 5.13: Standards for Aaricultural Uses <br />\applicantshall Operations Plan and the Rehabilitation Plan shall be coordinat so <br />the amount of disturbed land is kept to the absolute minimuny <br />onant with good practices and so that rehabilitation proce s in <br />ert with extraction. <br />nd disturbance shall take place within 250 feet of th zoning lot line <br />e roperty line where the zoning line and the prop y line are one <br />the me. Within the 250 foot setback area, ex' ing vegetation <br />be re ined for the purpose of providing a vi al screen and noise <br />r. No di urbance or removal of vegetatio hall be permitted <br />pt for acce roads leading from the exc ation area to public <br />s. Where veg tion within the 250 fo setback does not exist, the <br />cant shall be re ired to provide a nse, evergreen bufferistent with the purp se cited abo . The buffer shall be in place <br />to the initiation of an xcavat' n activities. <br />(m) The applicant shall submit op tonal reports, prepared on an annual <br />basis, detailing the amounts terials extracted, extent of extractive <br />area, depth of extractive ar a, and sults of groundwater test borings. <br />(n) Annual inspections oft operation sh I be conducted by the Planning <br />Director following su ittal of the annual erations reports to determine <br />compliance with t provisions of the Speci Use Permit. <br />(o) In cases of ab donment or termination of oper ions for a period of 12 <br />consecutive onths, application for a new Specia se Permit is <br />required. <br />(p) The B rd of County Commissioners shall require f\oes ractive uses <br />a p ormance guarantee to insure that the provisio <br />abilitation Plan are met. Such performance gua be in a <br />orm approved by the County Attorney. The amoungu antee <br />shall cover the cost of rehabilitation on a per acre be cost oes not exceed the amount posted with the State. If the ation co exceeds the amounts required by the State then the ce shall be <br />made up in a bond to Orange County. <br />5-13.1 Ge-Mrnern-ial Feeder zs <br />(A) General Standards <br />26 This is a bona fide agricultural use and cannot be regulated by zoning so staff is suggesting it be removed from <br />the UDO. <br />Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 5 -120 <br />