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13 <br /> f. O an;e °ui ' a hi ; s.e to De. et :Hon for S,eci.I Use •.r i <br /> D;tall>d 'a. 'tlo o •ra'osei I:11 see <br /> The Special Use permit request Is for a ground mount solar generating plant, Oakwood Solar <br /> Farm,LLC Is located on US Highway 70 in Mebane,NC, The PIN to the parcel of the solar farm <br /> proposed is 9835-02-9317. The PIN to the site access agreed upon with the landowner Is 9835- <br /> 10.8858. The existing soils consisted in the project area are"Gee"Georgeville slit loam and <br /> "Gad'Georgevilie sift loam. The majority of the site Is comprised of scrub/shrub vegetation. <br /> The site was cleared for timber purposes 3-5 years ago, The southeast used as staging for Mace Grading Company,Inc. Two jurisdictional man made open waters <br /> ponds with a 65 foot buffer are located on the southern and northwestern portions of the <br /> boundary,respectively. A stream is located on the northeast portion of the boundary with an <br /> 80 foot buffer. The site will meet and exceed the buffer regulations(depicted on the site plan). <br /> No buildings are located within the site boundary. FIRM Panel 9835 indicates the ro <br /> are.not.withln-a special flood hazard area(attached);The sifeTTacated within the Back _ <br /> Protected Watershed Overlay District and Ffland•Cheeks Hwy 70 Overlay District(pre- <br /> designated commercial area), Project will use no groundwater or have Impact on water table <br /> or groundwater. Project construction and operation has no Impact on wetlands.Project site <br /> Latitude Is 36°5'27.08"N and Longitude Is 79°14'0,07"W, <br /> The proposed ground-mount solar farm will consist of fixed solar panels,racking arrays with . <br /> driven posts,pad mounted Inverter/and transformer areas(as depicted on the site plan)and a <br /> chain link fence w barbed wire to keep safe and secure the site, Land Is not paved end is left <br /> virtually undisturbed, <br /> A Type D Landscaping buffer will be planted where existing natural vegetation Is not consistent <br /> with the County requirements(depicted on site plans). Site access will be through PIN 9835- <br /> 103-858 which has been agreed with the landowner. During construction It is estimated that a <br /> maximum of 40 workers will be on site each day with less than 100 trips In/out of the site to <br /> occur approximately 4 months of construction until completion(attached Trip Generation <br /> report). The site will be odorless,un-manned,produce no waste,and create a tax base for the <br /> County. Remote monitoring will be In place for energy production reasons. <br /> I i i <br />