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z4 <br />1 The board agreed to compromise and ask for mixed planting, with ao mention of the berms. <br />2 <br />3 Benedict said that in the Resolution of Approval, some additional language could be added that <br />4 the Homeowner's Association would be permanently responsible for the maintenance of the <br />s buffer in accordance with the County standards. <br />6 <br />7 There wag a friendly amendment to the motion to take out the mention of the berms. <br />8 <br />9 Benedict said that berms could be shaped so that irrigation of the plants is not as much of a <br />1 o problem. ._ . <br />11 <br />12 Barrows has a problem with making the Homeowner's Association responsible for the buffer <br />13 right away. She said that the landscaping should be well done initially so that the homeowners <br />14 are just maintaining and not picking up pieces. <br />15 <br />16 .Chair Allison said that there are landscaping requirements and they would ba done correctly. <br />17 <br />18 VOTE: Unanimous <br />19 <br />20 AGENDA ITEM #9: MATTEI[tS HEARD AT JPA PUBl1.XC SEARING (a/1T/40) <br />21 a. JOINT PLA1V'NIlYG AREA LAND USE PLAN <br />~ AN~NDMENTS <br />z3 <br />24 (1) JPA-1-0O Amerimn Stone Company <br />zs ~ (2) CP-1-00 American Stone Company <br />26 <br />z7 Benedict made the presentation. He showed the area subject to the land use plea amendments on <br />28 a map..The first item is an amendment to the joint planning area where Carrboro, Chapel Hill, <br />z9 and Orange County must decide on any changes to the joint land use map. In this case, all <br />30 authorities would have to agree to change the exisdag land use m an extractive use that could <br />31 allow the expansion of the quarry operation. The second part of the process has to do with an <br />32 amendmern to the Orange Covaty Comprehensive Plan If the item is approved in the joint <br />33 planning area, then Orange County looks a3 its own comprehensive plan and'changes it to a land <br />34 use designation that would be consistent with the intended use of the properly. In this case, <br />3s Orange County will be considering a change to a rural industrial node, which allows extractive <br />3s uses. If the rural industrial node is approved, the applicant will have to come just W Orange <br />37 County for a Special Use Permit to expand the existing Special Use Permit tv allow the <br />38 expansion of the quarry and the eventual reservoir. Chapel Hill has recommended approval to <br />39 the joint plan and Carrboro has not yet approved the recommendation. The Board of Couiriy <br />4o Commissioners will be making a decision on June 29m. However, the joint planning amendment <br />41 cannot occur without the Town of Carrboro's approval. <br />42 <br />43 Benedict said that there were comments from the opponents on the changing conditions <br />4a requirement that were occurring. Staff did soma research on amendment criteria, and one of the <br />45 bases for the change has to do with tither an error in the plan or changing conditions. Benedict <br />46 summarized a' chart of changing conditions in Orange County regarding population change, <br />a7 increase of water demand and decreasing rock supply. There have been no changes to the <br />48 original mitigation measures that were discussed during the April 12, 2000 meeting. After <br />