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Article 5: Uses Section 5.12: Standards for Extractive Uses Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-134 (h) The site plan has buffer from streams. SECTION 5.12: STANDARDS FOR EXTRACTIVE USES 5.12.1 Borrow Pits for Federal and State Highway Projects (A) Use Standards (1) Permitted by right in all districts in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.1.1 of this Ordinance (A)(B) General Standards of Evaluation (1) The borrow pit is located within one-half mile of the construction site; (2) An Erosion Control Plan has been approved by the Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources; (3) The material extracted is to be used solely for a State or Federal road construction project; and (4) Road construction plans include provision for reclaiming the excavated area. If the reclamation plan involves filling the excavated area, the fill material must be inert material defined as beneficial fill by the Solid Waste Branch of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, provided that the debris is also associated with a State or Federal Highway road construction project. Inclusion of reusable or recyclable materials in the reclamation or filling of the borrow pit should be minimized. A proposed debris recycling program or a statement as to why material will not be recycled must be submitted for review by Orange County. 5.12.2 Extraction of Earth Products (A) Use Standards (1) Shall not be permitted as a Conditional Use District. Refer to Section 5.1.3 of this Ordinance. (2) Processing of materials on-site, beyond incidental mechanical consolidation or sorting to facilitate transportation off-site for further processing, is prohibited. 139 (B) Submittal Requirements and Standards of Evaluation for Class A Special Use Permit (1) Submittal Requirements In addition to the information required by Section 2.7, the following shall be submitted as part of the application: (a) 26 copies of the site plan, prepared by an appropriately licensed professional, which shall contain the following: (i) Extent of area to be excavated or mined. (ii) Aerial photograph of site and all areas within 1,000 feet of the perimeter of the property flown within two months of the application for a Special Use Permit. (iii) Existing topography at a contour interval of two feet based on mean sea level datum. 139 This is an existing prohibition contained within the definition of Extraction of Earth Products within Article 10 of the UDO. Staff is including language herein to specifically denote the prohibition. 113