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ORANGE COTJNT'Y BOARD OF CONIlVIISSIONERS
AGENDA
BOCC Transfer Station Siting Work Session
March 18, 2008
5:30 p.m.-'7:30 p.m.
Southern Human Services Center
Chapel Hill, NC
PURPOSE:
The purpose of the meeting will be to finalize and adopt the exclusionary criteria.
The general format and schedule for upcoming transfer station siting public
information sessions will be presented for discussion, feedback, and direction.
Information regarding technical criteria; community-specific criteria, and
weighting factors will also be presented for discussion, feedback, direction, and
public comments.
AGENDA (Order of Business):
1) Review and Discussion to Finalize Exclusionary Criteria (Exhibit'1, Exhibit
2, and Exhibit 3)
2) Adoption of Final Exclusionary Criteria
3) Discussion and Approval of Transfer Station Siting Public h~formation
Session Format and Schedule (Exhibit 4)
4) Discussion, Feedback and Comment on Techtcal Criteria, Community-
. Specific Criteria, and Weighting Factor's (Exhibit 5, Exhibit 6, Exhibit 7, and
Exhibit 8)
5) Public Comment Period (15 Minutes)
6) Further Comment• and Feedback as desired by the Board to Olver, Inc. and/or
County Management
ATTAC~NTS FOR RESOURCE/REFERENCE:
Exhibit 1- Preliminary Exclusionary Siting Criteria
Exhibit 2 -Center of Solid Waste Generation -Population
Exhibit 3 -Center of Solid Waste Generation - Population/Bmployment
Exhibit 4 -Transfer Station Siting Public Information Session Overview
Exhibit 5 -Preliminary Technical Criteria
Exhibit 6 -Preliminary Community-Specific Criteria
Exhibit 7 -Flow Schematic
Exhibit 8 -Example
EXHIBIT 1
1~RELIMINARY EXCLUSIONARY SITING CRITERIA
A. Site must be located within Orange County.
B. Wetlands and floodplains
C. Endangered and protected flora and fauna habitats
D. Protected sites of historical, archeological, or cultural sign~cance
E. Sites with majority of area having steep topographic slopes (>15%)
F. Park preserves
G. Site cannot be located in a critical watershed
H. Site must be located within 3 miles of US 15-501, NC 54, NC 86, US 70, NC 57, I-40, or I-85
and within 10 miles ofthe projected waste generation centroid.
I. Sites (single parcel or combination of parcels) must be at least 25 acres unless transportation
access, existing buffers, and preliminary transfer station site layout demonstrate the adequacy
of a smaller site area.
EXHIBIT 2
Center of Solid Waste Generation
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~ 2005 Mean Center (weighted.by pop and emp) ~ TAZ " , ~ o z a
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2025 Mean Center (weighted by pop and emp)
Orange County Pianntng and InspecBons Department
• d5 Map Preparad 6y Brian Carson March 19, 2007
2005 County Estimated Population = 126,642 2025 County Projected Population = 171,738
2005 County Estimated Employment = 48,824 2025 County Projected Employment =102,891
The population and employment data was provided to us by the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrbora
Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC-MPO). The status of the projection numbers is draft.
EXHIBIT 3
Cenfier of Solid Wasfie Generafiion
~, 2025 Mean Center {weighted by pop) ~ TAZ .
2005 Mean Center (weighted by pop)
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Orange County Planning and Inspections Deparhnent
GIS Map Prepared by Bdan Carson Apd124, 2007
2005 County Estimated Population = 126,642 2025 County Projected Population =171,738
The population data was provided to us by the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro
Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC-MPO). The status of the projection numbers is draft.
EXHIBIT 4
TRANSFER STATION SITING PROCESS
PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSIONS
Transfer station siting public information sessions are tentatively scheduled-pendingBOCC
approval for Thursday, April 3, 2008 at 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. in the F. Gordon Battle Courtroom, .
106 E. Margaret Lane, in Hillsborough and on Thursday, April 10, 2008 at 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. in
the Southern. Human Services Center, 2501 Homestead Rd., in Chapel Hill. .
The public information sessions will include a presentation describing the function and operation
of a solid waste transfer station. The transfer station siting process will also be discussed in
detail focusing on the purpose and use of technical and community-specific criteria' and
weighting factors in the evaluation and final selection of a recommended site.
• Technical Criteria include specific engineering, operation, and transportation
parameters that should be considered to assure that sites are feasible from a technical
_ design, environmental, and economic prospective.
® Communi Tt~-Specific Criteria consider the impacts that the facility will have on the
surrounding community.
The primary objective of these public information sessions will be for Olver, ]nc. to provide the
public at large with information regarding the operation of a transfer station; to provide the
public at large with information regarding the site selection process; and to receive broad public
input and comment on the preliminary set of site selection criteria and weighting factors, so that
the needs and concerns of the residents of Orange County can be integrated into the final
decision-making process.
These public information sessions are being conducted by Olver, Inc. on behalf of the BOCC. A
summary of session proceedings will be provided to the BOCC and posted to the website being
maintained by. Olver, Inc. as part of the Orange County Transfer Station siting project.
EXHIBIT 5
PRELIMINARY TECHNICAL CRITERIA
A. Central Location to Collection Routes
B. ~ Access to Major Transportation Routes
C. Site Size Requirements
D. Sufficient Space for Onsite Roadways, Queuing, and Parking
E. Truck and Traffic Compatibility
F. Ability for Expansion
G. Space for Recycling, Composting, and Public Education
H. Buffer Space
I. Gently Sloping Topography
J. Access to Utilities
K.. Zoning Designations and Requirements
L. Carbon Footprint Impact
EXHIBIT b
1$RIEL.IMINARY COMMUNITY-SRECIFIC CRITERIA
A. Environmental Justice Considerations
B. Impact on air Quality
C. Impact on the Local Infrastructure
D. Adjacent Land Uses
E. Proximity to Schools, Churches, Recreation Sites, and Residences
F. Prevailing Winds
G. Number of Residences Impacted
H. Presence of Natural Buffers
I. Impacts .on Existing Businesses.
J. Buffer Zones and Screening Measures
K. Traffic Compatibility
L. Impact on Historic or Cultural Features
M. Impact on Non-protected Neighborhood Character
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