TITLE
Title
HOLD SECOND READING TO CONSIDER GUILFORD COUNTY ORDINANCE GRANTING FRANCHISE FOR SANITARY LANDFILL TO A-1 SANDROCK, INC
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Tom Terrell, Attorney At Law (Andrea Leslie-Fite, County Attorney)
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BACKGROUND
Background
A-1 Sandrock, Inc. (A-1), was issued a franchise for its Construction and Demolition (C&D) Landfill on October 3, 2013 for a term of ten (10) years. A-1 Sandrock, Inc., in accordance with NCGS 130A-294(b1)(2) and the Guilford County Solid Waste Ordinance Chapter 15.5-5, is requesting a modification to its existing franchise to accommodate changes in A-1's recently-approved Special Use Permit Case #18-08-GCPL-04985 (see site plan and Special Use Permit attached) which allows for vertical expansion of the landfill from its original height of one-hundred fifty feet (150 ft.) up to and not to exceed one-hundred eighty-five feet (185 ft.). A-1 acquired an additional .78 acres already zoned CZ-HI and 14.732 acres zoned AG for expansion of its Landfill. This acreage was rezoned by the Guilford County Planning Board on January 11, 2023 to CS-HI. On January 11, 2023 the Guilford County Planning Board issued another Special Permit for a Construction and Demolition Debris Landfill that covered the original acreage plus the additional 15.512 for a total site that included approximately 86.68 acres. The site plan included MSE berms and a maximum of 185 feet as approved in 2018. The County has determined that: (1) the Technical Review Committee has found that the Landfill site plan meets all County requirements; and (2) the rezoning and Special Use permit constitute full zoning approval, and therefore there is no further action required by the County and NCDEQ may proceed to review requirements for all State permits and in the State's discretion, issue necessary permits.
The requested franchise modification (attached) would :
1) Limit the number of tons per day to 500 tons per day;
2) Extend the franchise term limit fr...
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