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Article 5: Uses 48 <br /> Section 5.13: Standards for Agricultural Uses <br /> (h) Roads other than permanent roads shall be treated with dust inhibitors, <br /> to be specified in the Operations Plan, which will reduce to a minimum <br /> the generation of dust from the road surfaces as a result of wind or <br /> vehicular action. Properly operated water wagons shall be an <br /> acceptable method of dust inhibition. <br /> (i) Where the proposed extraction shall take place within 300 feet of a <br /> dwelling, school, church, hospital, commercial or industrial building, <br /> public building, or public land, a security fence at least six feet in height <br /> shall be installed. <br /> Q) Spoil piles and other accumulations of by products shall not be created <br /> to a height more than 40 feet above the original contour and shall be so <br /> graded that the vertical slope shall not exceed the material's natural <br /> angle of response. <br /> (k) The Operations Plan and the Rehabilitation Plan shall be coordinated so <br /> that the amount of disturbed land is kept to the absolute minimum <br /> consonant with good practices and so that rehabilitation proceeds in <br /> concert with extraction. <br /> (1) No land disturbance shall take place within 250 feet of the zoning lot line <br /> or the property line where the zoning line and the property line are one <br /> and the same. Within the 250 foot setback area, existing vegetation <br /> shall be retained for the purpose of providing a visual screen and noise <br /> buffer. No disturbance or removal of vegetation shall be permitted <br /> except for access roads leading from the excavation area to public <br /> roads.Where vegetation within the 250 foot setback does not exist, the <br /> applicant shall be required to provide a dense, evergreen buffer <br /> consistent with the purpose cited above. The buffer shall be in place <br /> prior to the initiation of any excavation activities. <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 development approval. <br /> (o) In cases of abandonment or termination of operations for a period of 12 <br /> consecutive months, application for a new development approval is <br /> required. <br /> (p) The BE)aFd of f E)URty ('ommissioners shall require for all extraGtiVe Uses <br /> aThe applicant shall be required to post a performance guarantee to <br /> ensure that the provisions of the Rehabilitation Plan are met. Such <br /> performance guarantee shall be On a form approved by the County <br /> Attorney. The amount of such guarantee shall coder the roof of <br /> rehabilitation n a per acro basic Of the roof !Joos not exceed the amount <br /> peested with the State if the rehabilitation GGSt eXEeedsthhe a�^"„ts <br /> KeJ Ked by the Stat then the d'#eronGe shall be made LIP a bend fn <br /> This guarantee shall be completed in accordance with the <br /> provisions of Sections 2.27 and 6.22 of this Ordinance. <br /> a 5,13: STANDARDS FOR AGRICULTURAL <br /> iSecti <br /> 5.13.1 Agricultural Processing Facility <br /> (A) Use Standards <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-97 <br />