CEMEXOpen Discussion

March 10, 2015

Outline

BackgroundBackground

IssueIssue

Proposed ActionsProposed Actions

Background

Proposed Sand MineProposed Sand Mine

Located West of Located West of Orange/Lake County LineOrange/Lake County Line

1200 Acres1200 Acres

Excavation Period 20-30 Excavation Period 20-30 yearsyears

Truck Traffic 160-320 trips Truck Traffic 160-320 trips per dayper day

Mined Material – 1M tons Mined Material – 1M tons per yearper year

Background Cont.

Background Cont.

Requires Conditional Use PermitRequires Conditional Use Permit

Primary Access via US 27Primary Access via US 27

Lake County Planning & Zoning Board Lake County Planning & Zoning Board Denied Request:Denied Request:

Opposition by Surrounding Land OwnersOpposition by Surrounding Land Owners Located in Wellness Way Sector PlanLocated in Wellness Way Sector Plan Inadequate AccessInadequate Access

Background Cont.

Suggested to Applicant to seek access east Suggested to Applicant to seek access east to Schofield Roadto Schofield Road

Lake County BCC Hearing Scheduled for Lake County BCC Hearing Scheduled for March 24, 2015March 24, 2015

Applicant now proposing to improve Applicant now proposing to improve Schofield Rd. to County Standards Schofield Rd. to County Standards

Trucks Would use the S.R. 429Trucks Would use the S.R. 429

Background Cont.

CEMEX Site

Background Cont.

Schofield RoadSchofield Road

Avalon Rd. to Lake County Line 1.3 MilesAvalon Rd. to Lake County Line 1.3 Miles

Right of Way 60’Right of Way 60’ Alternative Road SurfaceAlternative Road Surface Minimum Structural StrengthMinimum Structural Strength Schofield Rd. Outside ROW Near County Schofield Rd. Outside ROW Near County

LineLine S. R. 429 Interchange Under S. R. 429 Interchange Under

ConstructionConstruction

Issues

Schofield Rd. is Substandard/ROW IssuesSchofield Rd. is Substandard/ROW Issues

Safety of Truck Traffic Through Horizon West Safety of Truck Traffic Through Horizon West Town Center and VillagesTown Center and Villages

Impact on road network including C.R. 545Impact on road network including C.R. 545

Concerns from Avalon Rural SettlementConcerns from Avalon Rural Settlement

Difficult to enforce use of S.R. 429 as a Difficult to enforce use of S.R. 429 as a primary routeprimary route

30 year impact30 year impact

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 24th 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.

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.

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.

Questions?