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13 <br /> use by right, provided that certain conditions <br /> specified in the amendment text are met. <br /> The proposed amendment was presented for public <br /> hearing on August 22, 1994. There were no <br /> citizen comments. A Planning Board member <br /> requested information on the differences between <br /> local and State or Federal erosion control <br /> programs. A memorandum from the Erosion Control <br /> Supervisor regarding this issue is an attachment <br /> to these minutes on page The Board of <br /> Commissioners commented that construction debris <br /> should be reused to the extent possible rather <br /> than be buried in the borrow pit in order to be <br /> consistent with the Sustainable Communities <br /> Policy. The Board of Commissioners also raised <br /> the issue of enforcing the requirement that the <br /> borrow pit be reclaimed. The County Manager <br /> responded to the concerns of the Commissioners by <br /> stating that the provision could be deleted from <br /> the ordinance if NCDOT did not follow through <br /> with reclamation. Likewise, the provision could <br /> be deleted if the County was dissatisfied with <br /> the performance of NCDOT for any other reason, <br /> including the failure to reasonably recycle <br /> construction debris. The alternative would be for <br /> NCDOT to purchase the property, exempting the <br /> project from local land use regulations. <br /> The Planning Board considered the proposed <br /> amendment on September 19, 1994 and recommended <br /> approval. The vote was unanimous. <br /> The Board of Commissioners received the Planning <br /> Board recommendation on October 5, 1994. <br /> Commissioner Wilihoit remained concerned with the <br /> possibility that recyclable construction debris <br /> would be deposited in the borrow pit. He <br /> suggested that the amendment require submittal of <br /> a proposed debris recycling program, or a <br /> statement as to why material will not be <br /> recycled. The proposed amendment has been revised <br /> per Commissioner Willhoit's suggestion, and is <br /> being brought back before the Planning Board <br /> receive a recommendation regarding the revision. <br /> The Planning Staff recommends approval of the <br /> proposed revision to require submittal of a <br /> proposed debris recycling program, or a statement <br /> as to why material will not be recycled. <br /> 'Burklin asked what materials could be recycled. <br /> Willis responded that some of the concrete could <br /> possibly be broken up and used again. If there <br />