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NC Highway 57 Speedway Area Small Area Plan Implementation. The BOCC should consider utilizing the review and approval process for the new conditional use zoning REDA district. Objective 6 -2. Within eighteen (18) months, the BOCC shall establish a new conditional use zoning district for rural economic development areas, which addresses all off -site impacts. Policy. Existing non - residential raceway sites within the Study Area should be rezoned to an appropriate zoning designation to make them conforming land uses. Policy. The existing non - residential land uses within the Study Area may expand their boundaries, but only to enhance their perimeter buffers and not to expand their operations. As with the racetracks, the Task Force finds that existing quarry operation generates significant off -site impacts including, but not necessarily limited to: noise, water quality, traffic congestion, and dust generation. Unregulated, these impacts diminish the rural character and overall quality of life of the surrounding community and contribute to local residents concerns over expanding non - residential development within the area. The Task Force finds that these, existing uses could be made conforming to local land use regulations in an effort to address these off -site impacts and address concerns over their status and nonconforming land uses. With respect to the quarry operation, the land use is already considered to be a conforming use of property, as per Section 11.6 of the Zoning Ordinance. The Task Force believes that the County should take appropriate action to address the off -site impacts of the quarry while limiting the potential for operational expansion beyond what is described in the existing end use plan. Further, the end use plan for the stone quarry calls for a 100 -acre reservoir and outdoor recreational activities on both the Durham and Orange County portions of the property. The time horizon for the development of such a public asset is twenty to fifty years off, depending on aggregate rock market conditions. The creation of additional parkland within the Study Area shall be encouraged. Goal 7: The stone quarry is a conforming use of property, needing County Special Use Permit approval to renew its North Carolina permits. Objective 7 -1. The BOCC not consider allowing for an asphalt plant at the Highway 57 quarry site based on all available information stone quarry managers supplied to the NCDENR and County staff. Policy. An asphalt plant is not a normal and customary accessory use to a stone quarry operation. Objective 7 -2. Conditions shall be applied to the stone quarry operation to address the identified off -site impacts, as a part of the renewal of its North Carolina permits. 30