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This slide denotes the site plan. You will note the land use buffer here, the 30-foot land use buffer around the perimeter of the property. Lots 23-26 will be served by off-site septic, which is in this general area of the project. We have two open space lots here, which is where the community well is proposed to be located. This area down in here where there is an existing stream, as I previously articulated to you, the County completed what we call a surface water identification inspection to not only verify the location of this stream, which is shown buffered on the site plan, but verify that the stream actually will have to be buffered in accordance with Article 6 of our land use standards. The applicant is showing a potential storm water basin in this general area that will have the storm water for the project. The storm water system has been designed for a 6,000 gallon detention basin. Within the site plan, the applicant is also showing the proposed street system that will have to be installed along the project. They have also identified areas where foliage will be installed in between proposed lots. Interior lot plantings will have to be planted in order to bring the project into compliance with Article 6 of our Unified Development Ordinance. As you will all remember, the UDO does require in between lot planting designed to preserve the aesthetic of the area. The applicant has already the trees that they are going to try and preserve to meet this requirement, and they have also identified the planting of approximately 60-70 trees that will be planted in between various lots in order to ensure compliance with the code. Our comments, which are contained throughout pages 5-11 of the abstract is that the project's density is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan of the Joint Planning Land Use Plan; i.e., one unit for every two acres of property. As contained within Attachment 3, Orange County Erosion Control has already tentatively approved the proposed storm water plan and grading plan. Final approval will not be received until the formal Erosion Control and Grading Plan is submitted for review. We also have the memorandum from Orange County Environmental Health within Attachment 3 articulating that they have found suitable soils supporting septic system development in each of the lots of these 1-22 and that the main lot to serve as the central depository for lots 23-26 appears to be sufficiently sized. They also stipulate that the community well that is currently proposed will have to be reviewed and approved by the State. We held a neighborhood information meeting on this project on August 6th. We had good attendance from local residents and the concerns can be summarized as follows. There was a lot of concern on the community well and whether or not that would have a negative impact on adjacent property. Although not mentioned here, I believe you have a copy of a letter sent to Commissioner Pelissier outlining a local residents' concern over the use and installation of geothermal wells that utilize the pump and dump system. That concern is not necessarily associated to this project, it is a countywide concern. The concerned resident has asked that the County begin a comprehensive review on whether or not there should be limits or outright bans on the use of geothermal wells, specifically focusing on pump and dump and geothermal wells in general. Given the fact that Orange County does not had a true aquifer, that most of our water resources are taken from fractures within the ground, and that by eliminating geothermal wells would help to alleviate some of the identified concerns over ensuring the availability of adequate water supply for personal use and not for the heating or cooling of a residence.