ORDINANCE - Removing Mining Special Use Overlay District 6-7-21

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Section 3.That Article 5—Supplemental Development Regulations, Section 5.23 Mining and Quarries be amended as follows: 5.23 MINING& QUARRIES 5.23.1 APPLICABILITY This section applies to any area as defined in the land use categories: Mining and Quarrying(Unincorporated Lee County only)and Mining and Quarrying(City of Sanford and Town of Broadway only)as set forth in Table 4.6-1 Permitted Use Matrix of this Ordinance. This Section 5.23 establishes additional design criteria that shall be required for Mining and Quarrying operations as defined in Appendix A of this Ordinance. 5.23.2 STANDARDS 5.23.2.1 Minimum lot area-five(5)acres. 5.23.2.2 Buffer Yard—In accordance with Section 7.5.4.5 of this Ordinance,complete visual separation is required along the exterior of this affected land. 5.23.2.3 The site may have one(1)ground sign at each entrance. 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. 5.23.2.4 Any excavated area shall be surrounded with a six(6)foot high security fence. 5.23.2.5 The exterior perimeter of the proposed mine or quarry may not be located within: • One-half(1/2)mile of an existing school,library,day care facility,healthcare facility,park, and/or religious institution; or • One thousand (1,000) feet of an existing dwelling unit (located in a residential zoning district and not located on the same property as the use). 5.23.3 ROAD AND TRAFFIC STANDARDS 5.23.3.1 ACCESS.Mining and quarrying operations shall be located such that public roads which will provide access to said operations are constructed to NCDOT(or other controlling public agency) standards for the width and rated tonnage of the trucks that will be using the operation. Ingress to and egress from the site shall be along a road or driveway that intersects directly with a publicly maintained road.Traffic to and from such mining and quarrying operations may not be through a residential subdivision where the streets are primarily intended to provide access to adjacent residences. 5.23.3.2 LEVEL OF SERVICE. The additional truck traffic to the site may not cause roads providing access to the site to drop to a level of service below"D"as defined by NCDOT standards. 5.23.3.3 PERMANENT ROADS. Permanent roads, defined as those to be used in excess of one year, within the site shall be surfaced with a dust free material such as bituminous asphalt,concrete, or other similar impervious material. Roads other than permanent roads shall be treated with dust inhibitors,to be specified in the Operations Plan, which will reduce to a minimum the generation of dust from the road surfaces as a result of wind or vehicular action. 5.23.4 NOISE LIMITATIONS.