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029 This request would create a new activity node at the relocated Bethel - Hickory Grove Church Road and NC 54 intersection. This node would not be an expansion of an existing node. The proposed amendment is therefore, a principal amendment to the Comprehensive Plan and the JPA Plan. C. Proposals for new freestanding plan areas or additions to existing areas that exceed one hundred (100) acres of land area. This request would also expand the Extractive Use designation by over 100 acres, qualifying it as a principal amendment to both plans. 3. Article 20.3.2 also requires the submission of the following additional information: a. A fully dimensioned map at a scale of not less than one hundred (100) feet to the inch showing the land which would be covered by the proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment, and a legal description of the land; The applicant has submitted this information. b. The manner in which the proposed amendment will carry out the intent and purpose of the adopted Comprehensive Plan. The applicant cites that the proposed change to the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan and Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan would appear to conform to the objectives and policies contained in section 3.5 of the Comprehensive Plan. The applicant cites the following: Goal Ten ( "Clean and safe water supplies available and adequate to meet future needs of the residents of Orange County "), would be advanced by providing an expanded reservoir with the capacity to store up to three billion gallons of excess Cane Creek water. The site is conveniently located adjacent to OWASA's raw water transmission main between the Cane Creek Reservoir and OWASA's water treatment plant. Applicant states that this additional capacity can be obtained without acquiring any new agricultural property, consistent with Goal Seven ( "Continued use of agricultural land and the preservation of the farming way of life") 5