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014 <br /> C. Proposals for new freestanding plan areas or <br /> additions to existing areas that exceed one hundred <br /> (100) acres of land area. <br /> This request would also expand the Extractive Use <br /> designation by over 100 acres, qualifying it as a <br /> principal amendment to both plans. <br /> 3 . Article 20. 3 .2 also requires the submission of the <br /> following additional information: <br /> a. A fully dimensioned map at a scale of not less than <br /> one hundred (100) feet to the inch showing the land <br /> which would be covered by the proposed <br /> Comprehensive Plan amendment, and a legal <br /> description of the land; <br /> The applicant has submitted this information. <br /> b. The manner in which the proposed amendment will <br /> carry out the intent and purpose of the adopted <br /> Comprehensive Plan. <br /> The applicant cites that the proposed change to the <br /> Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan and Land Use <br /> Element of the Comprehensive Plan would appear to <br /> conform to the objectives and policies contained in <br /> section 3.5 of the Comprehensive Plan. The <br /> applicant cites the following: <br /> Goal Ten ("Clean and safe water supplies available <br /> and adequate to meet future needs of the residents <br /> of orange County") , would be advanced by providing <br /> an expanded reservoir with the capacity to store up <br /> to three billion gallons of excess Cane Creek <br /> water. The site is conveniently located adjacent <br /> to OWASA's raw water transmission main between the <br /> Cane Creek Reservoir and OWASA's water treatment <br /> plant. <br /> Applicant states that this additional capacity can <br /> be obtained without acquiring any new agricultural <br /> property, consistent with Goal Seven ("Continued <br /> use of agricultural land and the preservation of <br /> the farming way of life") <br /> The applicant additionally states that the proposal <br /> also promotes Goal Six ("Economic development which <br /> meets local needs protecting the natural <br /> environment") by continuing a quarry operation that <br /> provides additional tax revenues and employment <br /> opportunities, both directly and indirectly. The <br /> 6 <br />