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1. 1 <br />1. Describe proposed use of property: <br />This project proposes the development of a solar electric power plant. The <br />White Cross Farm is located on Mate Road 1951 (White Cross Road) in <br />Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina. The project site consists of a <br />leased portion of one parcel. The property PIN is 9748320786 (35.8 <br />acres). The project area contains approximately 22.0 acres of vacant <br />wooded land. The site is surrounded primarily with wooded and <br />residential lands with White Cross Recreational Center along the eastern <br />property line. The existing soils within the project site are Appling sandy <br />loam "ApB ", Georgeville silt loam "GeB" and Georgeville silt loam <br />"GeC ". The entire site is in hydrologic soils group `B" (see attached <br />soils map). The site surface drainage flows from a high point thru the <br />middle of the proposed site north toward Wildcat Creek and south toward <br />Terrells Creek. There is a jurisdictional stream located along the eastern <br />property line near State Road 1951. There is a wetland located adjacent to <br />the stream channel near State Road 1951 as well. FIRM Panel <br />3710974800) indicates the project limits do not lie within a special flood <br />hazard area. The site is located in the Cape Fear River basin. Project <br />site Latitude and Longitude is 35.901348° and - 79.190065 °. <br />The proposed solar farm will consist of fixed solar panels, <br />inverter /transformer areas and a chain link fence along the perimeter of the <br />array. The project will also include temporary laydown and parking areas <br />and a permanent driveway apron along State Road 1951. The installation <br />of the solar panels themselves will not generally create significant land <br />disturbance. The panels will be mounted to racks, which are supported by <br />a series of posts. The posts will be driven directly into the existing ground <br />without excavation or land disturbance and the existing ground cover will <br />be allowed to remain to the extent possible. The project area true <br />disturbance caused by rubber tire vehicles accessing the site to distribute <br />and install above grade material, a dozen or so small trenches (2' wide, 36" <br />deep) for wiring the array and rack posts mechanically driven directly into <br />the ground, is typically about a third of the project limits. All areas <br />downslope of disturbed areas will be protected by silt fence, diversion <br />ditches and sediment basins as needed. No change in drainage patterns <br />(site drainage remains as sheet flow) or ponding of water will occur as a <br />