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157 <br /> uVei the lul►y-tei►i►. <br /> The proposed ASE-CD zoning district for an arborist and tree-processing center is <br /> consistent with the Rural Buffer Rural Land Use Classification (Appendix F <br /> Relationships Between Land Use Classifications and Luniny Districts). The activity <br /> and impact ut this use will be limited to the pruperffy, generating low volumes ut trarric <br /> and not negatively impacting surrounding properties by its use. It is immediately <br /> outside the Town of Chapel Hill's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ), emphasizing its <br /> proximity to both municipal and county residents that can utilize this commercial <br /> service while not yeneratlny large veMiule miles traveled. Its proximity to municipal <br /> centers while being separated tram the residential and commercial uses ut those <br /> areas serves the matual needs of the region without negatively attesting the <br /> surrounding properties. The proposed Agricultural Services Uses is permitted in the <br /> ASE-CD zoniny district, complies with the LIDO standards except as noted, and <br /> meets the standards of evaluations as reviewed by the Planniny Board. <br /> ■ Planning Principle 3A. Encouragement of Energy Etticiency; Cower Energy <br /> Consumption, and the Use of Non-Polluting Renewable Energy Resource: <br /> Deureasil►g the use mf,►Fj,►-renewable resuurues and loweri,►g e,►ergy uu,►sumptio,► <br /> a►e e►►umu►ageu i►► both Nubliu anu N►ivate activities. I he umu►►ty's t►a►►sl�mrCatim►► <br /> System snuuo be ennanceu to pIun►ute n►ure energy efficient ►i►uues or tiavel and <br /> improve air quality. <br /> The applicant will introduce a vvood prucessiny and reuse facility within close <br /> proximity to municipal centers where arborist services and tree prucessiny are most <br /> needed. i he other options are to uthe►wise rely upon vendors who travel tarFTher <br /> distances; redistribute by-products to non-local marRets; and extract these resources <br /> from Orange County while only contributing immediate services and a higher carbon <br /> footprint. The proposed use supporrTs a local enterprise that can immediately <br /> contribute to the reuse of the related materials and reduce traveled miles to suppurrT <br /> the basiness. <br /> ■ Planning Principle 4. Natural Area Resource Protection: Protection of the County's <br /> natural areas, including forests, wildlife habitat, and other important open spaces <br /> shmuld be a Nrimrity. The Cum ay shur70 wmrk with rugimna/ and Imual mrganiZatimns, <br /> Me tmw►►s, anupiivate lal►dmWl►els to Pim►nmte anu aunieve pieseivatim►► ur the <br /> Cupnty's irr►pmrtar►t r►atural resources. <br /> The applicant provided an Environmental Assessment as part of the application <br /> Nackaye. Staff has revievved and determined no siynificani environmental impact is <br /> expected trom this project based on existiny conditions. The project site plan protects <br /> the existing stream on site with provided stream battering and strives to maintain <br /> existing trees as part of the landscape buffer. <br /> ■ Planniny Principle 5. Preservation of Rural Land Use Pattern: The County's rural <br /> a►eas ale a cheiisnecl uumpui ew or the cxmity s uha►aure►. l-ut1771e UeVCIVI.I►►►el►t <br />