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oo~ Pg3of4 Appficanon 2010-0201 Wake Stone • Development Regulations of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) The following development regulations are required for Mining & Quarries: • Minimum lot area is five (5) acres. • Such uses shall have direct access to a paved Public Street with an all-weather surface. • Minimum front, side and rear yards shall be fifty (50) feet, which shall be used for landscaping and screening. • The excavated area shall be surrounded with a six (6) foot high security fence. • Only one (1) ground sign per entrance to the storage yard is perttted. Such sign shall not exceed fifty (50) square feet in area. If lighted, such sign may include indirect lighting or non-flashing illumination. Such sign shall be located on the same lot or parcel as the mining or quarrying operation. The Wake Stone Corporation Heavy Industrial Conditional Zoning district includes many of the UDO's development regulations for Mining and Quarries • The area requested to be rezoned includes a total of 35.78± acres of land. • • Wake Stone quarry currently has direct access to Deep River Road SR1466, an NCDOT maintained road. • As proposed, all building setbacks, buffers and quarry operations will be in excess of 50 feet. • As proposed, the excavated area will not be surrounded with a 6 foot fence as required. (Refer to 5.23.2.4 of application for explanation by applicant) • As proposed, the current sign will be relocated to the new entrance. When moved, the sign must meet the ordinance limitation of 50 square feet. Utilities The site will be served by public water and a private on-site sewerage system. Environmental Issues Lee County Watershed Protection Ordinance. The property is located within the Cape Fear WS-IV Protected Area (CFS-WS-IV-PA) water supply watershed. Non-residential development occurring in a WS-IV watershed classification which requires a Sedimentation and Erosion Control pennit may occur at no more than 24% built upon area for projects utilizing curb and gutter and 36% built- upon area if the project does not utilize curb and gutter for storm water control. Ten percent (10%) of the CFS-WS-IV-PA watershed area may be developed with new development projects up to seventy (70%) built-upon area as Special Intensity Allocations (SIAs). To date, over 4,000 acres can is be allocated for SIA's in the CFS-WS-IV-PA watershed.