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. BezTthein aqact this 90 'acre tract is part of the Rao River State Park and is located. bettvem, 1-85' and Willet Road. (SR 1568) --- 15c in Eno Township. - J. o tri.iversity take. the Lake ard land immediately surrounding it , - are owned by the University of North Carolina. It is a rela- tively undisturbed area that contains interesting flora. /1171.s area is in Chanel HILL Township- • presaice of UniqUe• natural, features in Oran w County suwasts tat= special efforts' should be mr-1-.- to managp these areas so as to conserve and. protect their natural characteristics. • Historic Sites • Althnugb. historic sites are part of the man-made environment and not natural features, they require SiTrrilaT' treatment to the unique natural • features aid deserve ccnsideratzLon in this section. Orange Comity is an area rich in history. Ile- Chapel Hill Historic District and. the Hillsborough historic District are both on the National RegLster- of Historic. Places.. Outside of these built-up areas tbe . - County contains one privately owned lx2re which is on the. Nattonat . • Register.. It is Itorefields r the former home of Alfred Moore, Suprerm Court justi=. It was built in 1785 as his summer house end is - • located. In Cheeks Tawnship on Din:Docks Mill Road (SR 11311). In additions, there are aver a dozan sites in the County which have-been • Mortified. by the State of North Carolina as places of histomto interest but which. are not yet an the National Historic. Resister. • _ PLAN LNITEMPRF=ON ( To facilitate the land use decision-making- process in which eavinraire.rxtal - features core into play, it is usefUl to divide such features Into two • categories: critical features and sensitive features. Critical features me those which can tolerate only minima Intnibdxri. • by mates activities either because of their fragile nature or beebuse they are hazardous to people and. dev•elopjaent. Of the envinimerstal features discussed,. the 100-year Headway the unique natural areas and the historic sites sem to meet this criteria. • • Sensitive features are somewhat more tolerant of Intrusion and alter- ation. They may require special developmert restrictions or design • standards to insure that the ctrimental effects of development are adned and/or. that problematic environmental conditions are - adequately consideriad to reasonably assure good developmnt practices _ and.results . This categor7 covers most of the environmental features. •• Combinations of sensitive features may warrant designation as a critical_ feature.: LL-cisions are necessary to determine if such features dine • (-0 in an hdc-t tive wanner which significantly compounds the negative irtracts of improper development activities. Such gray areas require caxeflil • emotion and analysis. 2.2-7