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4 1 2 3 4 D.1. .Wetlands - As defined in the Open Space Standards of the Orange County Subdivision 5 Regulations (Section JV-C.3 b.) in the following manner: "Including, but not limited to, 6 streams, creeks, ponds, reservoirs, stormwater management facilities for watershed 7 protection purposes, and adjoining land.areas identified as part of: 8 0 The National Wetlands Inventory Maps for the county, prepared by the U.S. Fish 9 and Wildlife Service (see LUE page 2.2.15, 1981); 10 0 The "Orange County, N.C. Soil Survey," prepared by the U.S.D.A. Soil it Conservation Service (1977); 12 0 The "Inventory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats," as prepared by the 13 Triangle Land Conservancy; 14 0 LANDSAT satellite data collected and analyzed under the Albemarle-Pamlico 15 Estuarine Study; 16 0 A required environmental assessment or environmental impact statement; andlor 17 0 A site analysis conducted by a registered engineer, land surveyor, landscape 18 .architect, architect or land planner using data from the U.S. Army Corps of 19 ~ Erigineers." 20 Wetlands are further defined in Article 22 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance as, 21 Those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency 22 and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a 23 prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands 24 generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas." (Definition taken from 25 EPA regulations at 40 CFR Section 230.3(t) and COE Regulations at 33 CFR Section 26 328.3(b), as of July 2"d, 2002_) 27 28 D.2. Floodplain - As defined in the Orange County Flood Damage Prevention 29 Ordinance, "Any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source:' 30 Floodplains in Orange County are delineated on an official map of Orange County, issued by 31 FEMA, on which FEMA has delineated the Special Flood Hazard. Areas and the fioodways. 32 This official map is a supplement to and shall be used in conjunction with the Flood Insurance 33 Rate Map, effective February 2, 2007, and as amended from time to time by Letters of Map 34 Amendment and Letters of Map Revision. 35 36 E. Steep Slopes - As defined in the Open Space Standards of the Orange County 37 Subdivision Regulations (Section IV-C.3 b.) in the following manner: Those [slopes- 38 topographic gradient] greater than 15 percent, identified as part of: 39 0 The "Orange County, N.C. Soil Survey," prepared by the U.S.D.A. Soil 40 Conservation Service (1977); 41 42 Commissioner Gordon verified that Olver was using 15 percent slopes. 43 44 F. Natural Areas, and Wildlife Habitats [PKA Endangered and Protected F & F 45 Habitants] -- As defined in the Open Space Standards of the Orange County 46 Subdivision Regulations (Section IV-C.3 b.) in the following manner: [Those areas] 47 "identified as part of: