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Ed Schuffler said that he went through these details last time. Exhibit 1 is shown <br />below: <br />PRELIMINARY EXCLUSIONARY SITING CRITERIA <br />A. Site must be located within Orange County. <br />B. Wetlands and floodplains <br />C. Endangered and protected flora and fauna habitats <br />D. Protected sites of historical, archeological, or cultural significance <br />E. Sites with majority of area~having steep topographic slopes (>15%) <br />F. Park preserves <br />G. Site cannot be located in a critical watershed <br />H. Site must be located within 3 miles of US 15-501, NC 54, NC 86, US 70, NC 57, I-40, <br />or I-85 and within 10 miles of the projected waste generation centroid. <br />I. Sites (single parcel or combination of parcels) must be at least 25 acres unless <br />transportation access, existing buffers, and preliminary transfer station site layout <br />demonstrate the adequacy of a smaller site area. <br />Commissioner Gordon asked what was meant by item F, "park preserves". It used to <br />be "parks and preserves:' Ed Schuffler said that these are areas that are preserved as <br />natural areas. Planning Director Craig Benedict said that these are areas that will have no <br />development and these can be further defined. Any of these items should have a clear <br />source, a definition, and a reference map. <br />Chair Jacobs asked if this was protected open space and Craig Benedict said yes, if it <br />has a conservation easement on it. Chair Jacobs said that the term "park preserves" does <br />not seem as inclusive or as clear as "areas of open space in the County." <br />Craig Benedict said that staff could work with consultants to have a more definitive <br />description for parks, open' space, greenways, etc., and which should be part of the <br />exclusionary criteria. This could also be switched to technical criteria. <br />Commissioner Carey said that it should go into the exclusionary criteria and the <br />definition of park preserves could be tweaked. <br />Commissioner Gordon said that we previously discussed the possibility of protected <br />watersheds being included here and said that she does not see it. Ed Schuffler said that <br />there was discussion about putting this in the technical criteria. Chair Jacobs said that it <br />could be under item K in the technical criteria. <br />Commissioner Gordon respectfully requested that when the County Commissioners <br />asked the consultants to include something as a criterion, then the consultants should include <br />it subsequently in the written materials. Otherwise it is lost. <br />Ed Schuffler said that he thought it would go in as part of the zoning designation. <br />Geof Gledhill said that there is no term, "critical watershed," in any of the County's <br />planning documents. The language is "critical area of watersheds ° <br />