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15 that should be protected from any future development activities. The stream appears (from aerial photography)to have forested buffer on both sides and it would be important to maintain (and possibly enhance) those buffers to protect water quality and stream habitats. The northernmost Waldorf properties are in fairly close proximity to a forested riparian corridor along New Hope Creek, which is located about 0.4 mile north of the Waldorf parcel on Galilean Trail. That section of New Hope Creek is identified as a significant wildlife corridor that links other protected open space properties. Maintaining the forest cover on the northernmost Waldorf parcels (as much as feasible) will contribute to the current relatively forested and open space character of that neighborhood, which also provides habitat to plants and wildlife that utilize the New Hope Creek corridor". Future site plans submitted subsequent to the Master plan will preserve desirable vegetation and other unique natural features in their natural state when practical and as required by the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance. A Biological Inventory has been conducted to better assess the types of environmentally sensitive areas existing on-site and there are no findings or major indications that a development in accordance with the Master Plan would adversely impact significant wildlife. An Environmental Protection Plan will be provided with each future site plan for the development and shall include the locations of all existing trees 12" dbh. and larger. 3.1.3 Cultural and Archeological Resources Based on a review of the various school-parcels, Peter Sandbeck, the Orange County Cultural Resources .Coordinator, states; "There are no previously identified historic properties or resources located on the school parcels.There is a recorded historic farmstead,,formally known as the Blackwood Farm (OR0432) but now better known as Spence's Farm, located immediately south of the subject property along Millhouse Road. The Blackwood Farm (PIN 9871634528) property consists of an early house (built c: 1825-50), plus several 19th century log and stone outbuildings, and thus represents a noteworthy, agricultural complex from that period. Therefore, any proposed development activity shoulclAake into consideration its impact on this adjacent historic resource. Given the proximity of the school parcels to the early farmstead, care should be taken to locate, identify and protect any potential human burial sites or cemeteries. The current Cemetery Census map does not show any identified burials on the school parcels". Again, the individual site plans will take into consideration any potential cultural and archeological resources affected by the respective development and accommodate the preservation of these areas as required. 3.1.4 Enhancement of Residential Privacy — Future site plans developed under this master plan will provide reasonable visual, lighting and acoustic privacy for all adjacent residential properties and public rights of way. Given the required 100' Vegetated buffer around much of the property, the Residential Privacy will be inherent and consistent with existing use/property as a school. 3.1.5 Emergency Access - Revised plans to address the MSTA comments have created additional drive widths, parking areas, etc. by which an emergency vehicles can now improve their response time to emergency conditions at the EWS. During the individual site plan approval, other site features shall be arranged to permit practical emergency vehicle access to all sides of existing and proposed buildings.