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4 Alice Durham. The subject area is located in Bingham Township along the northern side of NC 54, bath east and west of its intersection with Bethel~Iiickory Grove Church Road (SR 1104). The proposed amendments which will be considered jointly are summarized as follows (PIN refers to property identification number): JPA-1-00 requests a 75.20 acre expansion of the extractive use plan category as contained in the JPA Land Use Plan. The extractive use category encompasses mizung and quarry operations. The application requests that the extractive use category be extended to a 15.20 acre parcel (PIN 9759-63-9813) owned by American Stone Company and a 60 acre pazcel (PIN 9759-62-1992) owed by OWASA. Amendments to the JPA Land Use Plan require the approval of Chapel Hill, Cazrbaro, and Orange County as specified in the Joint Planning Agreement. CP-7.-00 requests the establishment of a 150.51 acre rural industrial activity node. A rural industrial activity node is land focused on designated road intersections in the rural areas that is appropriate for industrial uses which do not require urban-type services. The request includes the properties referenced in JP-1-00 as well as five acres of a parcel (P1N 9757-44-2780) owned by American Stone Company and a 100.31 acre parcel (PIN 9759-54-4097) owned by Philip and Alice Durham (American Stone leases this property and operates an existing quarry there under a Special Use Permit issued October 23, 1981). Comprehensive Plan amendments require only the approval of the Orange County Commissioners. Almost identical amendments, JPA-1-91 and CP-3-91, were considered at a Joint Public Hearing on October 10, 1991. Concern with potential environmental impacts was raised during the public hearing process. Two particular areas of concern dealt with the. proposed relocation of an existing asphalt plant (currently located on the 15.20 acre parcel identified by PIN 9759-63-9813 ~- this is now moot) and the effects of blasting on surrounding properties. Though not a requirement of the plan amendment process, the applicants chose to prepare and submit an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) as specified in the Orange" County Environmental. Impact Ordinance. The EIS was presented at a JPA Public Hearing held on October 14, 1993. Following that hearing, the applicants decided to withdraw the proposal for relocating the, asphalt plant. An updated and supplemental EIS was submitted in March 2000 to address water resource options and mitigation measures. At 'a Joint Public Hearing held on April 14, 1994, amendments JPA-1-94 and CP-1-94 were considered. These were the same as the amendments presented in 1991 except that the 42.67 acre tract identified by PIN 9759-73-5215 proposed for the relocation of the asphalt plant was removed from consideration. The Cazrboro Board of Aldermen determined in August 1994 that they would take no further action until American Stone, OWASA, and citizens opposed to the quarry expansion had undertaken a mediated dispute resolution process. Mediated discussions facilitated by the Dispute Settlement Center began in June 1996 and continued through 2l separate sessions over the ensuing 10 h:\jpa\amstab00.doc\4-6-00\gb z