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CEMEX Open Discussion March 10, 2015. Outline Background Background Issue Issue Proposed Actions Proposed Actions.

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1 CEMEX Open Discussion March 10, 2015

2 Outline Background Background Issue Issue Proposed Actions Proposed Actions

3 Background Proposed Sand Mine Proposed Sand Mine Located West of Orange/Lake County Line Located West of Orange/Lake County Line 1200 Acres 1200 Acres Excavation Period 20-30 years Excavation Period 20-30 years Truck Traffic 160-320 trips per day Truck Traffic 160-320 trips per day Mined Material – 1M tons per year Mined Material – 1M tons per year

4 Background Cont.

5 Requires Conditional Use Permit Requires Conditional Use Permit Primary Access via US 27 Primary Access via US 27 Lake County Planning & Zoning Board Denied Request: Lake County Planning & Zoning Board Denied Request: Opposition by Surrounding Land Owners Opposition by Surrounding Land Owners Located in Wellness Way Sector Plan Located in Wellness Way Sector Plan Inadequate Access Inadequate Access

6 Background Cont. Suggested to Applicant to seek access east to Schofield Road Suggested to Applicant to seek access east to Schofield Road Lake County BCC Hearing Scheduled for March 24, 2015 Lake County BCC Hearing Scheduled for March 24, 2015 Applicant now proposing to improve Schofield Rd. to County Standards Applicant now proposing to improve Schofield Rd. to County Standards Trucks Would use the S.R. 429 Trucks Would use the S.R. 429

7 Background Cont. CEMEX Site

8 Background Cont. Schofield Road Schofield Road Avalon Rd. to Lake County Line 1.3 Miles Avalon Rd. to Lake County Line 1.3 Miles Right of Way 60’ Right of Way 60’ Alternative Road Surface Alternative Road Surface Minimum Structural Strength Minimum Structural Strength Schofield Rd. Outside ROW Near County Line Schofield Rd. Outside ROW Near County Line S. R. 429 Interchange Under Construction S. R. 429 Interchange Under Construction

9 Issues Schofield Rd. is Substandard/ROW Issues Schofield Rd. is Substandard/ROW Issues Safety of Truck Traffic Through Horizon West Town Center and Villages Safety of Truck Traffic Through Horizon West Town Center and Villages Impact on road network including C.R. 545 Impact on road network including C.R. 545 Concerns from Avalon Rural Settlement Concerns from Avalon Rural Settlement Difficult to enforce use of S.R. 429 as a primary route Difficult to enforce use of S.R. 429 as a primary route 30 year impact 30 year impact

10 Proposed Actions 1.Request that Mayor Jacobs send a letter on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners to the Lake County Board of County Commissioners requesting that it continue the March 24 th Public Hearing for the CEMEX Mining Conditional Use Permit (MCUP) to allow Orange County additional time to assess the impacts this CEMEX project would have on Orange County land use and transportation facilities.

11 Proposed Actions Cont. 2.Request that Mayor Jacobs’ letter also express the Board’s opposition to allowing truck traffic from the MCUP to access the Orange County road network, including Schofield Road and County Road 545, based on but not limited to, adverse impacts on Horizon West land uses, existing residences in west Orange County, and the Orange County road system.

12 Proposed Actions Cont. 3.Direct the Public Works Director to appear before the Board in the near future to explain strategies (such as signage and tonnage limitations) to protect the County road network, including Schofield Road, from adverse impacts of truck traffic from the CEMEX project in the event the project is ultimately approved by the Lake County Board of County Commissioners.

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