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.... ._r... - - a ; Bexr beim Tract -this 90 acre tract is part of the Mao River �. ( t ) State Park and is located between I-85 and Willet Rai (SR 156$) in Eno Township.. o university Lake -- the lake and land immediately surrounding.it are owned by the University of North CaroLina_ It is a. rela- tively undisturbed area that contains interesting flora This area is in Chapel Hill Township The presence of unique natural features in Orate County suggests that • special efforts should be made to manage these areas so as to conserve and protect tip natural characteristics. Historic Sites latbeugb. historic sites are part of the man-made environnent arid. not natural features, they require s1m-1 1 ar treatment to. the .unique natural, features. and deserve consideration in this section. Orange County is an area rich in history. The. Chapel MIT Historie District and. the Hillsboroug t Historic District are both on the National Register- of Historic. Places.. Outside of these built-up areas tte Cntatty contains one privately owned home which is an the National • Register- It is Mooref fields r the former ham of Alfred Moore,. U.S. . Supreme Court Justice.. It was built in 1785•as his sua rrer house and. is • . located in Cheeks Township on rocks Mill Road (SR 1131)a In additicrx,, there are over a dozen sites in the County which have-been identified. by the State or North. Carolina as places of historic interest but which. are not yet on the National Historic. Register. - PIT To facilitate the land use decision-making process in which enviramental • features cane into play, it is useful to divide such features into two . categories: critical features and sensitive features. Critical. features are those which can tolerate only m3 Sul intnisian. by man's activities either because of their fragile nature or use they are hazardous to people and development. Of the environmental : features discussed,. the 100-year floodway, the u ique natural areas .. _ and the historic sites seem to meet this criteria. Sensitive feati.oes are somewhat more tolerant of intrusion and alter- - ation. They may require special development restrictions or design. standards to insure that the detrimental effects of development are = ndrtimized and/or that problematic environmental conditions are - adequately considered to reasonably assure good development practices = and.results.. This category covers most of the environnental fps. _ • Combinations of sensitive features may warrant designation as a critical features Decisions are necessary to deterrni ne if such features cixabine \ in an additive manner which significantly conroumds the negative izrracts I. • of improper development activities. Such gray areas require careful • examination and analysis. • • • 2.2-7