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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 /> 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 (Corpus 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 /> 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 <br />