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2.0 DESCRIPTION OF ALTERNATIVES <br /> Section'2 examines possible alternatives for the development of the subject property. Three <br /> preliminary alternatives have been identified for study, including: <br /> "No-Action" Alternative <br /> "Alternative Land Use (a) Residential (b) Agriculture <br /> "Expansion Alternative" - Expand Mining Activities with relocation of SR 1104 and <br /> relocation of the asphalt plant. <br /> No Action <br /> The"No-Action"Alternative is used as a comparative base for analysis of all alternatives. The"No- <br /> Action" Alternative, as the name suggests, is an alternative in which no expansion of mining <br /> activities would occur and no relocation of the asphalt plant would take place. The asphalt plant <br /> would be upgraded and continue to operate at its present location under the current lease <br /> agreement. <br /> Alternate Land Use <br /> This alternative involves the utilization of land which would have been used for quarry expansion, <br /> the asphalt plant relocation and/or the roadway relocation for other purposes. <br /> The land is presently zoned Rural Buffer(RB). RB is considered to be land adjacent to the Urban <br /> Transition area which is rural and which Carrboro, Chapel Hill and the County have determined <br /> should remain rural. The Land Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan defines <br /> suitable land use for RB zoning to be agricultural or very low-density residential uses which do <br /> not require urban services. According to the joint planning agreement and the University Lake <br /> Watershed Protection Policies of OWASA, this area will not be served by municipal water or sewer <br /> utilities. <br /> (a) Residential <br /> Because the land is also located within the protected University Lake Watershed residential use <br /> is somewhat restrictive. Minimum lot size per dwelling unit would be limited to two acres for the <br /> first five dwelling units and five acres for each unit thereafter. Allowing for buffer and impervious <br /> surface requirements, the site could accommodate approximately 17 dwelling units. All units <br /> would rely on individual wells and ground absorption systems for domestic water supply and <br /> sewage disposal. <br /> 2-1 <br />