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line crossing is perpendicular to the stream. <br /> 6.25 . 6 Placement of Streets , Driveways, and Buildings <br /> Streets, driveways, and buildings or other impervious <br /> structures shall be located, to the extent reasonably <br /> possible, so as to take full advantage of the <br /> absorptive capacity of the soils on which they are <br /> to be situated and to avoid the following <br /> environmentally sensitive areas : <br /> a. Stream buffer zones as required by Article 6 .25. 5 <br /> above; <br /> b. Floodplains as defined in the Orange County Flood <br /> Damage Prevention Ordinance, by special survey by a <br /> registered engineer or surveyor or by alluvial <br /> soils as designated in the Orange County Soils <br /> Survey and which are not part of a required stream <br /> buffer zone; <br /> c. Wetland areas as defined by the U. S. Army Corps of <br /> Engineers; <br /> d. Land with slopes greater than fifteen percent <br /> ( 15%) ; and <br /> e. Natural areas as identified in the Inventory of <br /> Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats of Orange <br /> County, N.C. <br /> To avoid the creation of lots that will be difficult to <br /> build upon in a manner that complies with the standards <br /> set forth in this Article, the preliminary and final <br /> plats for the subdivision of land shall show proposed <br /> building envelopes and approximate driveway locations <br /> for all lots within such subdivisions . Thereafter, no <br /> zoning compliance permit may be issued for the <br /> construction of buildings or driveways outside the areas <br /> so designated on the final plat unless the Zoning <br /> Officer makes a written finding that the proposed <br /> location complies with the provisions of this Article.. <br /> 6 .25 . 7 Water Supply/Sewage Disposal Facilities Required <br /> Every principal use and every lot within a subdivision <br /> shall be served by a water supply and sewage disposal <br /> system that is adequate to accommodate the needs of such <br /> use or subdivision lot and that complies with all <br /> applicable regulations of the Orange County Health <br /> Department. <br /> Not withstanding the above provisions, no water supply <br /> or sewage treatment system other than an individual well <br />