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Please refer to ATTACHMENT SIX for all detailed comments received concerning the review of the EA. Staff Assessment: Staff did not receive comments from various State or local agencies indicating that the project should not move forward or indicating any irreparable environmental harm as the result of the proposed development. As detailed herein two (2) agencies recommend that additional study and work should be performed, specifically the completion of a professional and formal wetlands delineation, an investigation/identification of any and all endangered species within the area, and the completion of a cultural archaeological report. Two follow-up correspondences were received and forwarded back to the two state agencies for additional comments. Per Orange County policy, a Cultural and Archaeological Resources Survey is required for any project that involves the disturbance of 0.5 acres or more and ' is done when the County owns the land and during the site plan review process detailed within Article Fourteen (14) of the Zoning Ordinance. None of the agencies recommended any changes to the project other than requesting that consideration be given to using native species landscape varieties. A preliminary plan dated June 11, 2009, prepared by the consultant, shows an 2,500 square feet impact to the wetland areas that were field delineated by Hal Owen & Associates (dated April 7, 2009) and subsequently surveyed by Summit Consulting on May 5, 2009. The Corps of Engineers have agreed with the field determination and has not provided staff with any indication that the project could not proceed as proposed as detailed within their Notification of Jurisdictional Determination dated August 11, 2009 (Please refer to ATTACHMENT SEVEN).