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18 <br /> NCDENR accordingly to include the water service load that the building will add to the existing well <br /> system. <br /> 3.1.11 Fire Protection - per a meeting with Jason Shepherd, the Orange County Fire Marshall, and <br /> follow-up correspondence with Chief Mike Tapp of the New Hope Fire Department, there is currently <br /> appropriate water supplies via utilizing nearby water points at ponds located on Blackwood Mountain <br /> Road and at Cornerstone Drive to accommodate fire response requirements for the existing school <br /> campus. As the school develops,there is no guarantee that additional supply and capacity needs will not <br /> require supplemental water supply from a municipal sources. This requirement and subsequent design <br /> of utilities (if necessary)will be provided at the individual site plan approval process. <br /> 3.1.12 Police/EMS — The school is currently served by, and will continue to be served by, the Orange <br /> County Sheriff's Department and Orange County EMS. <br /> 3.1.13 Solid Waste - Existing collection of garbage and recyclables generated by the school is currently <br /> handled by private contractor. The school composts organic wastes where practicable. Waste areas <br /> have been shown on the revised plans. <br /> 3.1.14 Storm Water Control — It is anticipated that the respective review departments associated with <br /> Stormwater Control will request site specific treatment options, locations, that will be tracked on an <br /> overall map so as to ensure that all disturbances and impervious areas are adequately tracked and <br /> treated. Protective measures will ensure that collection and treatment of storm water runoff created or <br /> altered by future phases will not adversely affect the campus or neighboring properties or public storm <br /> drainage systems. Provisions will be made for construction of stormwater collection measures (SCM) <br /> including low impact design, grading, gutters, ditches, piping and the use of disconnected impervious <br /> surfaces to maximize stormwater infiltration on site as well as direct storm water to on-site SCMs. <br /> Surface water on all paved areas will be collected at intervals that do not obstruct vehicular or <br /> pedestrian traffic. <br /> 3.1.15 Erosion Control - It is understood that land clearing and disturbance in excess of 20,000 sf <br /> associated with future buildings or site improvements cannot commence without a formal erosion and <br /> sedimentation control plan reviewed and approved by the County. All future construction will be <br /> thoughtfully planned, whether subject to County review or not,so as to preserve existing vegetation and <br /> land forms to the greatest extent possible. <br /> 3.1.16 Exterior Lighting— Due to the specificity required to produce lighting plans, the applicant would <br /> like to commit to at a minimum meeting the Orange County UDO standards for such lighting. The <br /> applicant would respectfully request that the county staff assess the need for lighting on a site by site <br /> basis upon the individual submittals of all proposed future buildings. Lighting will be pedestrian scale <br /> along walkways as previously noted. Fixture design will be complementary to building architecture and <br /> will feature sustainable finishes to the greatest extent possible.The school does not anticipate providing <br /> ball field lighting for the existing play field across Millhouse Road from the main campus. <br />