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223 <br /> Article 5: Uses <br /> Section 5.13:Standards for Agricultural Uses <br /> (m) The applicant shall submit operational reports,prepared on an annual <br /> basis,detailing the amounts of materials extracted,extent of extractive <br /> area,depth of extractive area,and results of groundwater test borings. <br /> (n) Annual inspections of the operation shall be conducted by the Planning <br /> Director following submittal of the annual operations reports to determine <br /> compliance with the provisions of the Snen'al Use Permi4development <br /> approval. <br /> (o) In cases of abandonment or termination of operations for a period of 12 <br /> consecutive months,application for a new Special Use <br /> o�m;tdevelopment approval is required. <br /> (p) The Board of County Commissioners shall require for all extractive uses <br /> a performance guarantee to OnFensure that the provisions of the <br /> Rehabilitation Plan are met.Such performance guarantee shall be in a <br /> form approved by the County Attorney. The amount of such guarantee <br /> shall cover the cost of rehabilitation on a per acre basis,if the cost does <br /> not exceed the amount posted with the State. If the rehabilitation cost <br /> exceeds the amounts required by the State then the difference shall be <br /> made up in a bond to Orange County. <br /> SECTIONSTANDARDS • AGRICULTURAL USES <br /> - <br /> 5.13.1 Agricultural Processing Facility <br /> {A� ids <br /> Shall not he n mitten•..4hin the R--rnl Qi iffer land nlncci£nn4inn <br /> des nnated by the nrdeoterd Gernorehensoye PInn as art of n r`nndlitinnnl Di 64rint <br /> 0) <br /> (a) As rnn,t i nnl l 1I seM,,;trant,oefertnet-Atinn 5 1,l of thf thi;Orc i n..e <br /> (b) Within theR,-ral G,-ffer lend IMe�'rvSs' "f{IGviivrr-aas desig Rated by the <br /> �12 <br /> �) (A)Standards of Evaluation <br /> (1) Application materials shall include a comprehensive groundwater study,for <br /> facilities expected to use more groundwater on an annual basis than an average <br /> single family residence(which uses 240 gallons of water per day)built at the <br /> highest density the existing zoning district would allow. For example,if the <br /> existing zoning district allows a residential density of 1 unit for 2 acres and the <br /> proposed use is on a six acre parcel(which could yield 3 residences),the <br /> proposed use(s)may use three times the water used by an average single family <br /> residence(or 720 gallons per day,on an annualized basis)before a <br /> comprehensive groundwater study is required.The water usage rates of any <br /> existing use subject to zoning regulations located on the same lot shall be taken <br /> into account when determining if a comprehensive groundwater study is required. <br /> Said study shall detail: <br /> ra)and rho in th,..ubs <br /> €*istirre-rest*ietien�eirre-re4ec�ted since t#tefe�s{rca-ler�eera;���eet;a,T <br /> 124 Due to attorney concerns regarding excluding uses from land use classifications in the use-specific standards, <br /> language in the use-specific standards is proposed for removal. Instead,new conditional zoning districts applicable <br /> only to the Rural Buffer have been proposed. These uses that are currently excluded via language in Article 5 <br /> remain excluded from the Rural Buffer as they are not indicated as a permitted use in the Table of Permitted Uses <br /> (Section 5.22) <br /> Orange County,North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-106 <br />