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21 <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, landscape <br /> architect, architect or land planner and calculated using topographic maps from <br /> 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 Places <br /> or included on the State's National Register study list, designated as a local historic <br /> landmark, designated as a local historic district, and/or identified as having a high <br /> 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 Surva 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 Areas <br /> are to be the first type of open space designated on a Flexible Development Concept Plan <br /> 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 />