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169 <br /> The applicant's proposed site is on land adjacent to the Town of Chapel Hill <br /> Extraterritorial Jurisdiction, but introduces a non-residential use that is anticipated <br /> to generate significant noise and operate during evening hours to the Rural <br /> Buffer; and, <br /> The Board also finds that the amendment is inconsistent with the following 2030 <br /> Comprehensive Plan Principles and Objectives: <br /> 1) Planning Principle 2. Sustainable Growth and Development: Growth and <br /> development within the county should occur in a pattern, location, and density <br /> that is sustainable over the long-term. <br /> 2) Planning Principle 5. Preservation of Rural Land Use Pattern: The County's rural <br /> areas are a cherished component of the County's character. Future development <br /> should preserve and enhance the county's rural landscape. <br /> 3) Planning Principle 8. Preservation of Community Character: Future growth and <br /> development should occur in a manner that preserves and enhances the existing <br /> character of the County, its townships, and rural crossroads communities. <br /> 4) Land Use Goal 2: Land uses that are appropriate to on-site environmental <br /> conditions and features, and that protect natural resources, cultural resources, <br /> and community character. <br /> 5) Land Use Goal 3: A variety of land uses that are coordinated within a program <br /> and pattern that limits sprawl, preserves community and rural character, <br /> minimizes land use conflicts, supported by an efficient and balanced <br /> transportation system. <br /> 6) Appendix F, Land Use Classification Description for Rural Buffer: Only very low <br /> density residential, agricultural uses exempt from zoning regulations, and low- <br /> intensity agricultural support uses are appropriate in the Rural Buffer. <br /> The applicant proposes to introduce a non-residential use that is anticipated to <br /> generate significant noise and operate during evening hours to the designated <br /> Rural Buffer, greater than the intensity of most bona fide agricultural operations. <br /> The deviations from the County's setback and screening standards will further <br /> encroach upon the neighboring properties and disrupt the quiet and rural <br /> character of the area. Furthermore, the existing access road presents public <br /> health, safety, general welfare of potential users and employees at the county's <br /> parks and recreation facility; and <br /> c. Pursuant to Articles V and VI of the Orange County-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Joint <br /> Planning Agreement (JPA) Land Use Plan, the Board finds that the amendment is <br /> inconsistent with the descriptions of the "Rural Buffer" for either the Joint Planning <br /> Operating Principles or the Future Land Use — Joint Planning Area, including the eight <br /> categories of land use identified for the "Rural Buffer": Resource Protection Areas, <br /> Public/Private Open Space Areas, New Hope Creek Corridor Open Space Areas, <br /> Agricultural Areas, University Lake Watershed Area, Rural Residential Retail Trade <br /> Areas, Extractive Uses. <br /> The applicant is an Agricultural Support Enterprise that is not within the supported new <br /> uses for "Agricultural Areas": "...very low-density [in] nature and will generally consist <br /> of farm dwellings and outbuildings;" it is a non-residential, light-intensity commercial <br /> use that is not a farm; and <br />