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':~ CRITERIA TEN YEAR TRANSITION FLORA AND FAUNA COMPLIES: There are no identified sites of unique or endangered species in this azea. The closest Located away from sites that sites in the Inventory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats aze the Eno River Duke Forest Mesic would, if developed, create a Slopes (E04) and the Poplaz Ridge Slopes and Bottom (E08), located over 3 and 4 miles away, threat to unique or endangered respectively. Bottomland hazdwood forest is identified within the site, along the 100-yeaz floodplain species as identified by the State of Stroud's Creek. or Federal Government. SOIL GONDI'TIONS COMPLIES: The southern portion of the property (south of Stroud's Creek) is predominately Located iti areas where general Georgeville silt loan (GeB and GeC) soils. which are generally conducive to development and have soil conditions. are suitable for slight to moderate constraints for construction. North of Stroud's Creek, the site is contains mostly urban uses bee~use of good Herndon silt loam (HrB and HrC) soils, which also have slight to moderate developmental drainage characteristics and load- constraints. There are significant azeas of GeC and HrC class soils present that have slopes on the bearing capacity for site order of 6-10% associated with them. However, this should not pose undue problems for site development. development. A very small portion of the site along the creek contains Tatum (TaD) silt loams and Chewacla (Ch) loam ,which have slopes of 8-15%. However, the presence of these soils should not pose unworkable development constraints. TRANSPORTATION QUESTIONABLE: The site is located in close proximity to Interstate 85 and US 70 Bypass. SYSTEM Furthermore, it is situated directly between two major thoroughfares, NC 86 and NC 57. Despite Located in areas that have very these locational advantages, direct access to the property is limited. There are two sections of good road access, as well as frontage along NC 86; however the frontage at the northern end of Parcel S.B.lA is constrained by service by;<rail lin,es._These areas Stroud's Creek. There are two sections of frontage along NC 57. For the southernmost section, should have the mostcomplete theme is a discrepancy between the deed description of the frontage and measurement of the frontage transportation network in the from the tax map (revised 9/15/97) which were submitted with the application. According to the County's planning jurisdiction. deed description, the frontage is adequate in width at approximately 170', but as scaled from the tax map, the frontage measures only 60' in width. -The northernmost section appeazs to be no more than 77' wide. There is no direct access to rail service, however, this should not be a constraint for development of most small-scale commercial and industrial uses. ENERGY;USE COMPLIES: A number of small-scale uses are located at the US 70 Bypass/NC 86 intersection, Located within less than atve- which is less than 5 minutes away. minute commuting 'time from small-scale'eoinmereial uses and a 5-10 minute commuting time from major commercial uses or an urban area. EXISTING LAND USE DOES NOT COMPLY: The property is located in an area which remains lazgely undeveloped or Located in areas which. are in in low-density residential use. There has been very little transitional activity at or neaz this property. transition from rural or low- An adjoining, existing Ten Yeaz Transition Area located south of Coleman Loop Road and west of density uses to urban or higher- NC 86 has been in place for 14 yeazs has seen no development activity during this period. density uses, AGRICULTURE AND QUESTIONABLE: The Brown and Powell tract (4.S.B.lA, 78 acres) is enrolled in the Orange FORESTRY County Present Use taxation program, qualifying under Agriculture. The adjacent Phelps Farm Located away from areas where remains an active agricultural operation. Lazge scale development of the property could have a development would have a detrimental impact on the Phelps Farm. detrimental impact on productive agricultural uses. and managed forest land.