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12 <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, landscape <br /> architect, architect or land planner and calculated using topographic maps <br /> from an actual survey or from the U.S. Geological Survey. <br /> • Natural areas, and wildlife habitats and corridors identified as part of- <br /> 0 The Inventory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats as prepared by the <br /> 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 Propea Documentation Form: Historic <br /> Resources of Orange County; <br /> 0 An Archaeologi . l 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 may be credited toward meeting the minimum open space requirement. <br /> Because they represent sensitive environmental features and/or significant cultural <br /> resources considered unbuildable in a legal or practical sense, Primary Conservation <br /> Areas are to be the first type of open space designated on a Flexible Development <br /> Concept Plan to satisfy the minimum open space requirement. <br /> C. Secondary Conservation Areas consist of the following site features: <br /> • Woodlands, including forest land for the planting and production of trees and <br /> timber, where management practices such as selective timber harvesting and <br /> wildlife enhancement are employed. Such woodlands may consist of hardwood, <br /> pine, and/or mixed pine-hardwood forests identified as part of. <br />