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is strategically positioned to the south end of the land parcel, directly across the road from <br />existing storage infrastructure. The proposed positioning of the new infrastructure will avoid the <br />most sensitive areas of the land parcel and will allow for the least amount of existing vegetation <br />removal. <br /> <br />To implement these Principles the following Goals are put forward: <br />1. The Study Area is located in a rural portion of the County where local residents have <br />chosen to reside in an effort to escape the congestion and hectic pace of urban areas. Any <br />additional development within the area shall augment or enhance, rather than detract <br />from, the rural character and nature of the area. <br /> <br />2. The Study Area represents a ‘gateway’ into the County that establishes an entry corridor <br />where travelers form opinions as to the quality of life within the area as a whole. To that <br />end, steps should be taken to address design elements within the Study Area to <br />aesthetically enhance this entranceway into Orange County. <br />3. The lack of reliable, consistent potable water supplies and poor soil conditions for septic <br />drain fields limit development opportunities within the Study Area. Future development <br />proposals should not adversely impact existing groundwater supplies and should be <br />reviewed and approved with this factor in mind. <br />4. Stormwater runoff shall be maintained on site in conformity with existing standards and <br />policies regardless of the age or approval date of the project. <br />5. Air quality issues shall be an intricate part of any future permit reviewed within the Study <br />Area. <br />6. Existing non-residential, non-conforming land uses should be made into conforming uses <br />of property through amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan and <br />should then be brought into compliance with existing, or proposed, development criteria <br />to address off-site impacts. <br />7. With respect to the quarry operation, the land use is already considered to be a <br />conforming use of property, as per Section 11.6 of the Zoning Ordinance. The Task <br />107