Agenda - 5-a - Class A Special Use Permit – Solar Array off US Highway 70 in Cheeks Township

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M, HF-nv Project 4201 n3 March 1, 2018 diesel fuel ASTs do not represent a REC of the site. Three former ASTs have been cut in half and are utilized as a covered storage area. This covered storage area resembles active ASTs when viewed can aerial photography. The covered storage area does not represent a REC of the site. The site is bounded on the south by residential dwallings, followed by Highway 70. ,Additional residential dwellings are located on the south side of Highway 70. The site is bounded on the west by residential dwellings, two ponds, wooded land, and pasture land. Residential dwellings and pasture land extend over 1,004 feet west. Vill. HISTORICAL REVIEW `V'111.1. Sanborn Mapping The Sanborn Library includes more than 1.2 million fire insurance maps from Sanborn. Bromley, Perris & Browne, Hopkin ,5, Barlow and others which track historical property usage in approximately 12,000 American cities and towns. The site is located in an area that was not mapped by the Sanborn company (Appendix E). V111.2.. City Directories The Orange County Public Library In Hillsborough, forth Carolina does not have city directories available for review, HEnv reviewed the Haines and Polk City Directories at the Chapel Hill Public Library. Directories for the years 1980 to 2016 are available for review and include listings for Orange County. However, the directories do not include listings for Mebane, North Carolina. The site is located in a historically rural area with no coverage available in the city directories. Based on the information obtained from other historical resources, the lack of city directory data does not represent a data gap. il1111.3. Aerial Photography We have reviewed aerial photographs of the site and surrounding properties for evidence of farmer usage which may constitute a potential for environmental concern. HEnv obtained the historic aerial photographs from the Orange Counter Snail and Water Conservation District and the NC One Pap online mapping resource. The aerial photographs reviewed were dated 1930. 1942, 1955, 1966, 1982, 1993, 2008. and 2013 (Appendix E). 1938 and 1955 Aerial Photographs - The central portion of the site is mapped as agricultural land. Wooded land is located on the northeastern, southern, and northwestern portions of the site. Wooded land, agricultural land, and residential dwellings are mapped throughout the site vicinity. Highway 70 is located approximately 450 feet south of the site. 1965 Aerial Photograph - A man -made pond is visible on the southern portion of the site. The remainder of the site and surrounding properties appear similar to the 1955 photograph. 15