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BOCC Approved Ordinance <br />1 October 2003 <br />6 <br />0 A required environmental assessment or environmental impact statement; <br />and/or <br />0 A site analysis conducted by a registered engineer, land surveyor, <br />landscape architect, azchitect or land planner using data from the U.S. <br />Army Corps of Engineers. <br />• Floodplains (100-year) and alluvial soils identified as part of: <br />0 The "Flood Insurance Study: Orange County, N.C.," prepared by the <br />Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); and <br />0 The "Orange County, N.C. Soil Survey," prepared by the U.S.D.A. Soil <br />Conservation Service. <br />• Steep Slopes, defined as those greater than 25 percent, identified as part of: <br />0 The "Orange County, N.C. Soil Survey," prepared by the U.S.D.A. Soil <br />Conservation Service; and/or <br />0 A site analysis conducted by a registered engineer, land surveyor, <br />landscape architect, azchitect or land planner and calculated using <br />topographic maps from an actual survey or from the U.S. Geological <br />Survey. <br />• Natural Areas, and Wildlife Habitats as identified as part o£ <br />0 .The "Inventory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats," as prepared by <br />the Triangle Land Conservancy; <br />0 A required environmental assessment or environmental impact statement; <br />and/or <br />0 An independent site study conducted by a trained botanist and/or biologist. <br />• Historic and Archaeological Sites listed on the National Register of Historic <br />Places or included on the state's national register study list, designated as a local <br />historic landmark, designated as a local historic district, and/or identified as <br />having a high potential for archaeological remains as part of: <br />0 The "Chapel Hill Township Architectural Survey: Final Report' ; <br />0 The "Orange .County Multiple Property Documentation Form: Historic <br />Resources of Orange County' ; <br />0 "An Archaeological Survey of Portions of Orange County, N.C.' ; <br />0 A required environmental assessment or environmental impact statement; <br />and/or <br />0 An independent site study conducted by a trained architectural historian or <br />archaeologist. <br />Where a historic or archaeological site is to be set aside as a separate lot, and <br />preserved and/or restored as part of a flexible development, the entire area within <br />the lot maybe credited toward meeting the minimum open space requirement. <br />• Wildlife Corridors as identified by Section 2.2 of the most recent Land Use <br />Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. <br />• Expansion of any of these areas <br />• A single, connected area of open space that meets one or more of the <br />provided definitions of Primary Conservation Area maybe expanded <br />