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“Agricultural Services Uses” are defined as Use #3 in the Table of Permitted Uses and within Article 10, Definitions of the UDO as: “Commercial activities offering goods and services which support production of agricultural products or processing of those products to make them marketable. Examples include, but are not limited to, soil preparation, animal and farm management, landscaping and horticultural services, specialized commercial horticulture, specialized animal husbandry, biocide services, retail sales of farm/garden products, supplies and equipment, equipment rental and repair service, tack shop, farrier, blacksmith, welding shops, facilities for animal shows, animal sales and auctions, agriculture-based clubs/meeting halls, storage of agricultural supplies and products, and processing plants for agricultural products including wineries and canneries” Section 5.2, Table of Permitted Uses of the UDO identifies Agricultural Services Uses as a permitted use within the ASE-CD zoning district. There are no additional use standards related to Agricultural Services Uses contained in the UDO. Staff Comment: The application is complete in accordance with Section 2.8 and Section 2.9 of the UDO. The applicant provided a Description of Proposed Use, Project Narrative, and Suitability of ASE-CD Zoning statement detailing future land use part of the application package (Attachment 1). In addition, the applicant provided a site plan which addresses access, parking, outdoor storage, lighting, and landscaping. 2. As currently presented, the Outdoor Storage feature on the site plan (Attachment 1) and detailed as “wood pile(s)” does not meet the required minimum 100’ distance from residentially zoned property. The applicant has submitted a condition to reflect this variance from the ordinance standard established in UDO Section 6.4.10. 3. Staff review of the application included considerations for how the request relates to the Orange County 2030 Comprehensive Plan. The following analysis outlines elements of the Plan which staff identified as application and relevant to the consideration of this request. Chapter 2 – Planning Principles 1. Efficient and Fiscally Responsible Provision of Public Facilities and Services: Orange County’s public facilities and services should be delivered in a manner that efficiently uses existing capacity. Expansions of facilities and services should be made only after careful consideration of the costs and benefits of expansion. Staff Comment: Not applicable 2. Sustainable Growth and Development: Growth and development within the county should occur in a pattern, location, and density that is sustainable over the long-term. Staff Comment: The proposed ASE-CD zoning district for an arborist and tree- processing center is consistent with the Rural Buffer Rural Land Use Classification (Appendix F Relationships Between Land Use Classifications and Zoning Districts). The activity and impact of this use will be limited to the property, generating low volumes of traffic and not negatively impacting surrounding properties by its use. It is immediately outside the Town of Chapel Hill’s ETJ, emphasizing its proximity to both municipal and county residents that can utilize this commercial service while not generating large vehicle miles traveled. Its proximity to municipal centers while being separated from the residential and commercial uses of those areas serves the mutual needs of the region without negatively affecting the surrounding properties. The proposed Agricultural Services Uses is permitted in the ASE-CD zoning district, complies with the UDO 75