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Article 5: Uses 191 <br /> Section 5.12: Standards for Extractive Uses <br /> (h) The site plan has buffer from streams. <br /> SECTION • ' EXTRACTIVE USES <br /> 5.12.1 Borrow Pits for Federal and State Highway Projects <br /> (A) Use Standards <br /> (1) Permitted by right in all districts in accordance with the provisions of Section <br /> 5.1.1 of this Ordinance <br /> WLQL_Gen`rarStandards of Evaluation <br /> (1) The borrow pit is located within one-half mile of the construction site; <br /> (2) An Erosion Control Plan has been approved by the Department of Environment, <br /> Health and Natural Resources; <br /> (3) The material extracted is to be used solely for a State or Federal road <br /> construction project; and <br /> (4) Road construction plans include provision for reclaiming the excavated area. If <br /> the reclamation plan involves filling the excavated area, the fill material must be <br /> inert material defined as beneficial fill by the Solid Waste Branch of the <br /> Department of Environment and Natural Resources, provided that the debris is <br /> also associated with a State or Federal Highway road construction project. <br /> Inclusion of reusable or recyclable materials in the reclamation or filling of the <br /> borrow pit should be minimized. A proposed debris recycling program or a <br /> statement as to why material will not be recycled must be submitted for review by <br /> Orange County. <br /> 5.12.2 Extraction of Earth Products <br /> (A) Use Standards <br /> (1) Shall not be permitted as a Conditional Use District. Refer to Section 5.1.3 of <br /> this Ordinance. <br /> (2) Processing of materials on-site, beyond incidental mechanical consolidation or <br /> sorting to facilitate transportation off-site for further processing, is prohibited. 198 <br /> (B) Submittal Requirements and Standards of Evaluation for Class A Special Use <br /> Permit <br /> (1) Submittal Requirements <br /> In addition to the information required by Section 2.7, the following shall be <br /> submitted as part of the application: <br /> (a) 26 copies of the site plan, prepared by an appropriately licensed <br /> professional, which shall contain the following: <br /> (i) Extent of area to be excavated or mined. <br /> (ii) Aerial photograph of site and all areas within 1,000 feet of the <br /> perimeter of the property flown within two months of the <br /> application for a Special Use Permit. <br /> (iii) Existing topography at a contour interval of two feet based on <br /> mean sea level datum. <br /> 198 This is an existing prohibition contained within the definition of Extraction of Earth Products within Article 10 of <br /> the UDO. Staff is including language herein to specifically denote the prohibition. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-139 <br />