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Standards of Evaluation <br />c. Habitats shall be identified <br />and evaluated in the Biological <br />Inventory and are subject to <br />the following: <br />1 An undisturbed buffer <br />is required around the <br />boundary of habitats of <br />rare, threatened, or <br />endangered species as <br />shown on the biological <br />inventory. Buffer width shall <br />be determined by site <br />evaluation in consultation <br />with the applicant's <br />biologist and County staff; <br />2. Habitat enhancements <br />as described in the <br />biological inventory shall be <br />made for a broad range of <br />species to help mitigate the <br />loss of wildlife habitat <br />during construction. <br />Examples include <br />preserving, planting, and <br />maintaining a variety of <br />native vegetation (also <br />dead trees and snags); <br />installing structures <br />conducive for nesting such <br />as bird houses or bat boxes <br />designed and located for <br />various species; or creating <br />wetlands; <br />PLANNING BOARD <br />RECOMMENDED <br />FINDINGS <br />EVIDENCE SUBMITTED <br />TO SUPPORT FINDINGS <br />13 <br />BOARD OF <br />COMMISSIONERS <br />FINDINGS <br />x Yes _No Large undisturbed buffers are _Yes <br />provided around the <br />construction site The <br />biological inventory suggests <br />that there are no rare, <br />threatened or endangered <br />species <br />x Yes _No Construction is limited to 1 4 _Yes <br />acre at the site and leaves <br />undisturbed 19.4 acres for <br />wildlife, <br />No <br />t !;nd,1 mn !.), (d �l :.rvlb l,Itli I! :,r b `tj ill l l4m .i q. 1l I_, I oollD Fnidi'mMI'm tlil IL.c;d W, dna 13 <br />