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EXHIBIT 1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY TRANSFER STATION SITING <br />Preliminary Exclusionary Criteria <br />PLEASE NOTE FIGURES 1-10 ARE NOT ATTACHED TO THIS EXHIBIT. THEY WILL BE <br />PRESENTED FOR ILLUSTRATION AND DISCUSSION AT THE MEETING. <br />A. Sites located outside of Orange County -Figure 1 "Map of County showing the four (4) major <br />planning areas -Orange County Planning, Joint Planning (including Rural Buffer and Urban <br />Transition areas), ETJ, and Municipal Incorporated" (see footnote A) <br />B. Sites within "Critical Area Overlay District" of Protected Watershed Overlay District of Water <br />Supply Watersheds -Figure 2 "Figure 1 with Critical Area Watersheds excluded" <br />• Orange County Zoning Overlay Watershed Map 2005 (see footnote B) <br />C. Sites located beyond 3 miles of US 15-501, NC 54, NC 86(excluding NC 86 north of Hillsborough), <br />US 70, I-40, or I-85 and beyond 12 road miles of the projected waste generation centroid -Figure 3, <br />"Figure 3 with exclusion of area beyond 3 mile corridor (3 miles each side of designated <br />transportation routes) and 12 road miles from waste centroid"(see footnote C) <br />• 2025 Mean Center (weighted by population and employment) <br />D. Sites with Wetlands and Floodplains -Figure 4, "Figure 3 with exclusion of wetlands and <br />floodplains" <br />• Land Use Element (LUE) [1981] -Primary Conservation Area -Floodplains and alluvial <br />soils (see footnote D) <br />E. Sites with areas having steep topographic slopes (>15%) -Figure 5, "Figure 4 with exclusion of <br />steep slope areas" <br />• LUE [1981] -Primary Conservation Area- Steep. slope areas (15% or greater) <br />(see footnote E) <br />F. Sites with Endangered and Protected Flora and Fauna Habitats -Figure 6, "Figure S with exclusion <br />of Endangered and Protected Flora and Fauna Habitats" <br />LUE [1981] -Primary Conservation Area -Natural areas, and wildlife corridors and <br />habitats (see footnote F) <br />G. Sites with Protected Sites of Historical, Archeological, or Cultural Significance -Figure 7, "Figure <br />6 with exclusion of Protected Sites of Historical, Archeological, or Cultural Significance" <br />• LUE [1981] -Primary Conservation Area -Historic and Archaeological sites including: <br />^ sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places; <br />^ sites included on the State's National Register study list; <br />^ sites designated as a local historic landmark; <br />^ areas designated as a local historic district; and <br />