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<br /> should preserve and enhance the county's rural landscape.
<br /> i ne 2060 uum[irene,lsive Flail A[jpelldix V; Land use ulassltication and uvei lay
<br /> Locational Lriteria, identities Raral Hatter as land designated in the Uumprenensive
<br /> Plan as land adjacent to an urban or transition area which is rural in character and
<br /> vvhich should Iemali, rural, contail, very low-de,lsity residential uses, and not require
<br /> rima„ services daring tMe plan period. i he reson,ce-,elated activities witn the ase are
<br /> caiisistent w tM the rural r,atare of tMe area arid; as p,esented, will not dis,apt that
<br /> character, being on the perimeter of the Town of Chapel Hill's ETJ, surrcianded by
<br /> managed forests and County-owned lands that will not serve residential or
<br /> commercial parposes.
<br /> ■ Planning Principle 6. Water Resaarces P,eservatiow 1 Pu County Pas tinite water
<br /> resources to provide to future populations. The protection and management of the
<br /> County's water lesoulces should be a high priority.
<br /> I Fie proposed prujeUt will atilice g,oandwater to service the fatale laird -use; as
<br /> permitted by the Orange County uivision of tnviranmental RealtM. in additiar,; tMe site
<br /> plan provides for an 65-foot stream buffer to protect water quality downstream.
<br /> ■ Planning Prinei[lle t. Promotion of Ecu„umic Pros[le,ity mid Dive,sity: Development
<br /> of a diversity of new businesses and expansion or existing businesses snuuld uuum ill
<br /> Orange County.
<br /> I Fie appiica„t will provide a„ a„de,served market vvitn „Ceded semlues, particular ly
<br /> tar tMe nearby ma„ cipalities. I ne applica„t is pru[,usi,lg to ,elocate ail existing tree
<br /> care and consulting company currently operating in Uarrb010 to this site. Relocation
<br /> of this business to a rural setting will more appropriately allow for it to operate while
<br /> co, ti„ai„g to serve the Ilea,by mal Julpal market than it ca,I f,om its current placement
<br /> i„ a ma„icipality. i Fie applicant estimates that app,oval Cuald ueate 10 — 20 „ew
<br /> jobs.
<br /> ■ Pla,II ill Ig Pri,idple 8. Preservation of Community Character: Future growth and
<br /> F7evempme,it snoul(d ul:um 111 a maime, that piesevves alld ui4ha17cus the CXI1_1Jtl17g
<br /> cnaracter ut the County, its tuwnsnips, and rural mossruads cullullmu'ries.
<br /> This agricultural support enterprise will be appropriately placed within the Rural Buffer
<br /> desiynated by both the 2030 Comprehe,Dive Plan a,Id the Orange County-Chapel
<br /> Hilkuarr5oro Joint Pla,n,ing Hg,eement La„d use Plan. It mall be situated such that it
<br /> is sarroanded by an actively managed torest, a tu,me, landtill, and a pioposed
<br /> recreation facility. There will be no disruption to residential quality of lite; and the
<br /> approval will il,troduce a new business to the area and to the county's business
<br /> community. Placeme„t of tnis basil less is ii harmo,ly with the immediately
<br /> sarroar,dir,g area on tMe edge of the i own of Cnapel Hill's t I J, a„d in the public
<br /> interest so as to conveniently place an arborist near manicipai cente,s wnile
<br /> separating it from the residential and commercial activities of those areas for a more
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