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• 4 Bernheiza Tract -this 90 acre tract is part of the E io River 04` State Park and is located between I_85- and Wi l l et Road (SR 156$) in i~ho Township- _ 0 - University Lake - the Lake and land immediately surrounding it are awned 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 Orange County suggests that special. efforts should be made• to age these areas so as to conserve and protect their natural characteristics- Historic Sites Although historic sites are part of the man-made environment and. not natural featuw es, they require sire-in," treatment to the unique natural features and deserve consideration in this section., Orange County is an area rich in history. The- Chape]. Hill Historic District,and the Hillsborough Historic- District are both on the Nat ional Register- or Historic. Places.. Outside of these built-up areas for - Cournty ccz tains one privately owned home which is on the National. Register. It is Mooref i.elds,. the former horn: of Alfred Moore, U.S. - - Supreme Court Justice.- It was built in 1785•as his summer house and is -• located in Cheeks Township on backs Mill Road (SR 1134). In additica,. there are over a dozen sites in the County which have-been c _ by the` State or North Carolina as places of historic interest but which. are not yet on the National Historic. Register. PLAN MIERPRENATICN To facilitate the land use decision-making. process in which envirum ntal. • features cane into play, it is useful to divide .such features into two, cate ,es: critical features and sensitive features. Critical features are those which can tolerate only minimal intnic . by man's activities either because of their fragile nature or because they are hazardous to people and development. Of the environmental features discussed,. the 100-year floodway, the unique natural areas and the historic sites seem to meet this criteria.. Sensitive features are somewhat more tolerant of intrusion and alter- - - ation_ They many- require special development restrictions or design. standards to insure that the detrimental effects of development are minimized and/or that problematic environmental conditions are - adequately considered to reasonably assure good development practices _ and. results_ This category covers most of the environ rental features. _ Combinations of sensitive features may warrant des3 +,atlon as a critical feature.: Decisions are necessary to determine if such features ciambine in an additive manner which significantly compounds the negative impacts of improper development activities. Such gray areas require �, t1.1 elation and analysis. ' 2.2-7•