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Location: Along Camp Chestnut Ridge Road, west side Chestnut Ridge Church <br />Road, and east of Mt. Willing Road. The primary physical address is <br />1058 Equestrian Center Drive (an internal named access driveway off of <br />Camp Chestnut Ridge Road). Please refer to Attachment 1 for a map <br />and site assessment of the subject parcel. <br /> <br />Parcel Information: a. PIN: 9843-22-1289; 9843-13-7930; 9843-05-5036; 9833-93- <br />5222; and 9842-49-7233. <br />b. Size of parcels: +/-376 acres. <br />c. Zoning of parcels: Agricultural Residential (AR); Upper Eno <br />Protected; and Cane Creek Protected Watersheds. <br />d. Township: Cheeks. <br />e. Future Land Use Map Designation: Rural Residential and <br />Resource Protection Area. <br />f. Growth Management System Designation: Rural Designated. <br />g. Existing Conditions/Physical Features: Previously developed <br />as a Camp Retreat Center consisting of multiple structures and <br />activity areas supporting the camp. <br />The site(s) are primarily forested with areas maintained as open <br />fields, including several horse pastures on the southern side of <br />the project area. Topography across the properties composing <br />the project are generally has less than 15% slopes, and in a few <br />places approaches 30% slopes with naturally occurring steep <br />topography in proximity to riparian corridors sloping toward the <br />centerline of streams. There are no steep slopes caused by <br />human alteration. The overall site contains: 17 intermittent and <br />perennial stream features; 38 jurisdictional wetland features; and <br />3 jurisdictional open water features (i.e. ponds). <br />Forested areas are dominated by mature hardwood tree species, <br />including southern red oak (Quercus rubra), white oak (Quercus <br />alba), red maple (Acer rubrum), tulip poplar (Liriodendron <br />tulipifera) and dogwood species (Cornus sp.). <br />Approximately 60 acres are encompassed by County enforced <br />riparian buffers along tributaries to Seven Mile Creek. Many of <br />these buffers are protected against development by a previously <br />established Conservation Easement held by the NC Division of <br />Mitigation Services. Development is prohibited within these <br />easement areas. <br /> <br />h. Roads: Public access for proposed expansion would be via the <br />existing camp entrance at Camp Chestnut Ridge Road at the <br />intersection with Chestnut Ridge Church Road. <br />i. Water and Sewer Service: The property is not located within a <br />primary utility service area. Any development on the property <br />would be served via existing and/or new private septic and well <br />27