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5 2. Greene Tract - 60 Acres Reserved for Solid Waste Decision of Which 60 Acres During the Mayor's and Chair's Work Group meetings earlier this year, staff proposed for consideration by the group a specific 60 acres (Attachment 1). The basis for this particular 80 acre area includes: * surface and groundwater flow toward and onto landfill property * eliminates possible access to site from Purefoy Road * physically adjoins other landfill property * fewest residents adjacent to this site The Interlocal Agreement requires in Exhibit E, a "Legal. Description of the Portion of the Greene Tract To Be Devoted to Solid Waste Management Purposes". Additionally, the specific 60 acre tract must be identified in order for Chapel Hill to complete the required rezoning of the 60 acres for solid waste management purposes. Chapel Hill is proceeding with the rezoning process under the assumption that attachment 1 is the final 60 acre delineation. The Solid Waste staff has performed a critical review of the proposed 60 acres and has considered other possible representations. While we are still of the opinion that we are proposing the most sensible delineation, we are ready to consider other possible subdivisions as may be suggested by the BOCC. , Proposed Regulatory Buffers Adopted 200' Buffer When the Chapel Hill Town Council adopted an ordinance amendment on November 8, creating a new zoning district, they required that the district maintain minimum 200' .interior buffers around the perimeter of property so zoned. Upon further review, we believe that such a wide buffer may unreasonably restrict the usefulness of the 60 acre site proposed for transfer to Orange County. We have just completed a boundary survey of the Greene Tract and have calculated the consequences of a 200' buffer at this site. A 200' buffer (attachment 2), as adopted by Chapel Hill would encompass 31.68 acres (53%) of the entire 60 acre site. Additionally, utilization of 200' buffers would also render the approximately 6 acre southwest portion of the property essentially not useable. It should be .noted that a drainage in the northwestern corner of the proposed site might present another small area of the site that must be protected from development. The extent of any impact caused by the drainage will be determined after the wetlands survey. We do not believe that this drainage will impact a significant portion of the site. 100' Alternative Buffer A 100' buffer would encompass 17.52 acres (attachment 3). While the Duke Power easement is the practical limit of development to the east, we would propose that there be no buffer on the