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i. Northern property line: There significant vegetation on the portion of <br />property towards Southern Drive composed of pine and other <br />hardwoods. <br />Along the residentially zoned parcels to the north-west, towards Mt. <br />Willing Road, there is almost no existing vegetation; <br />ii. Southern property line: There is significant existing vegetation <br />running through the middle of the property/north of the I-85/40 <br />freeway on/off ramp composed primary of pines and other <br />hardwoods; <br />iii. Eastern property line: Significant existing vegetation composed <br />primary of pines and other hardwoods; <br />iv. Western property line: Along Mt. Willing Road there is very little <br />existing vegetation. <br />II. PIN 9854-36-3711: An approximately 10 acre parcel of undeveloped property <br />with frontage on: <br /> Southern railroad (northern property line); and <br /> I-85/US 70 Connector (eastern property line). <br />There is no information indicating there are utilities on this parcel. Staff has <br />identified the following environmental features: <br />a. Water Features: Based on available data, there are no water features (i.e. <br />streams, ponds, floodplains, etc.) on the parcel; <br />b. Floodplain: The parcel is not encumbered by floodplain; <br />c. Slope: In general, the property has a west/east slope with the highest <br />elevation (i.e. adjacent to PIN 9854-16-1576) of 672 ft. and the lowest <br />elevation, adjacent to the I-85/US 70 Connector road, at 630 ft.; <br />d. Vegetation: There is an approximately 5 acres area of property, including <br />an area with frontage along the I-85/US 70 Connector road, which has <br />been cleared. The remaining portions of the property have significant <br />vegetation composed of various hardwoods. <br />CURRENT CONDITIONS – OTHER: <br />The following needs to be kept in consideration when reviewing the potential <br />development of the Project: <br />a. Upper Eno Protected Watershed: The Project is located within the Neuse <br />River Basin and is within the State’s defined Upper Eno Watershed area, a class <br />WS-II watershed with Nutrient Sensitive Water designation serving as a public <br />water supply for Hillsborough residents. <br />The County has designated the area as being within the Upper Eno Protected <br />Watershed Protection Overlay District, which establishes limits on the total <br />cumulative percentage of impervious surface area. As discussed in more detail <br />herein, impervious surface can be as high as 70% or 30,492 sq.ft. of impervious <br />108