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Article 6: Development Standards 29 Section 6.16: Environmental Impact Reports (9) Contain lands with slopes in excess of 25% outside of drainage easements or stream buffers, as determined by USGS Topographic maps, at a contour interval of ten feet. (B) Requirements of an Environmental Assessment The Environmental Assessment (EA) shall consist of a document supplied by the Planning Department to address issues of environmental concern to the County, and completed by the applicant. Those issues include: (1) Topography of site and slopes; (2) Drainage issues, such as on -site streams or easements and location relative to water supply watersheds, water quality critical areas and special flood hazard areas; (3) Natural or Cultural Resources; (4) Mining of Earth products; (5) Generation or storage of hazardous or toxic wastes; (6) Wastewater treatment methods and sludge disposal; and (7) Water usage. 6.16.4 Environmental Impact Statement (A) Applicability (1) For projects which require submittal of an Environmental Assessment, an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will also be required if the project has a significant environmental impact. A project has a significant environmental impact when it: (a) Involves surface or subsurface extraction activity requiring a Mining Permit issued by the State; and /or (b) Involves long -term storage or disposal of hazardous wastes; and /or (c) Requires an EIS by a Federal or State agency [see (3) below]; and /or (d) Fails to adequately protect (as described in Section 7.6.3(F)(2) of this Ordinance) sites identified in "Inventory of Sites of Cultural, Historic, Recreational, Biological, & Geological Significance in the Unincorporated Portions of Orange County" and the "Orange County Inventory of Natural Areas "; and /or (e) Involves a land surface application wastewater treatment system, within the Water Quality Critical Area of Water Supply Watersheds as defined by the Orange County Comprehensive Land Use Plan. (2) Orange County reserves the right to require preparation of an EIS pursuant to Section 6.16.4(A)(1), notwithstanding a Finding of No Significant Impact on the part of Federal or State agencies. (3) Pursuant to §113A -8(b) of the North Carolina General Statutes, major development projects for which an EIS is required by a Federal or State agency shall be exempt from the EIS submittal requirement in Section 6.16.4(A)(1). The County may require the applicant to produce a copy of the EIS submitted to the Federal or State agency as proof of compliance . 3 (B) Requirements for an EIS (1) General Requirements s This language is necessary in order to be in compliance with the referenced Section of the NCGS. Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 6 -126