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/.' <br />1.0 INTRODUCTION <br />The Catena Group (Catena) was contracted by Charles Viles, Chair of the Emerson Waldorf <br />School (EWS) Campus Planning Committee, to conduct a biological inventory as part of a <br />Special Use Permit (SUP) application for proposed new development at the EWS campus <br />located at 6211 Jericho Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (Figure 1). The study site is <br />comprised of five parcels (PINS 987 - 172 -1935, 987 -165 -8140, 987 - 164 -5632, 987 - 164 -7391, <br />and 987- 174 - 3098), totaling approximately 49 acres. <br />The purpose of this investigation is to conduct a basic flora and fauna inventory, with an <br />emphasis on protected species and rare or significant natural habitats. This inventory provides a <br />qualitative reference, or baseline, on general abundance, distribution, and habitat association for <br />flora and fauna species occurring on the property. <br />2.0 ORANGE COUNTY UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE (UDO) <br />As outlined in the January 13, 2015, Orange County Planning Department review of the EWS <br />Master Plan and Class A Special Use Permit Materials, the follow items were requested: <br />"Per Section 5.8.4 (A (1) (f) of the UDO you are required to provide a biological <br />inventory for the properties subject to the permit application. This inventory has to be <br />prepared in accordance with the standards detailed in Section 5.17.6 (A) (2) (b) of the <br />UDO and is required to identify the following: <br />1. Habitat diversity, <br />2. Species diversity, <br />3. Species of special concern such as those designated as threatened or endangered, <br />4. Last known sighting, <br />5. Candidate species likely to be present which may warrant protection, <br />6. Specimen trees outstanding in size and /or species, and <br />7. The status and source of the information compiled in the inventory. <br />The biological inventory is also required to be accompanied by an analysis describing the <br />following: <br />1. Habitat integrity; <br />2. Relationships between habitats and to ecological communities offsite; <br />3. Any existing threats to flora and fauna; and <br />4. Potential for habitat enhancement." <br />3.0 METHODOLOGY <br />3.1. Pre -Field Investigation Database Search <br />Prior to conducting field surveys, Catena reviewed any available survey information for the area. <br />The North Carolina Natural Heritage Program (NCNHP) systematic inventory (database) of rare <br />EWS Biological Inventory March 2015 <br />Catena Job# 6210 Page 1 <br />