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Material Submitted Into Evidence During 10-18-2023 Evidentiary Hearing <br /> w <br /> 9 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 9 <br /> Ingram Cameron, Executive Director <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Lyn Biles,Environmental Assistance and SEPA Coordinator <br /> NCDENR Division of Environmental Assistance and Customer Services <br /> FROM: Olivia Munzer,Western Piedmont Coordinator <br /> Habitat Conservation <br /> DATE: 09 October 2023 <br /> SUBJECT: Environmental Assessment for the Lawrence Road Recreational Facilities Development <br /> in Orange County,North Carolina. DEQ No. 24-0077. <br /> Biologists with the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission(NCWRC)have reviewed the subject <br /> document. Comments are provided in accordance with provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination <br /> Act(48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661-667e) and North Carolina General Statutes(G.S. 113-13 1 <br /> et seq.). <br /> On behalf of Lawrence Road Partners,LLC, Summit Design and Engineering Services has prepared a <br /> Special Use Permit Application for the Lawrence Road Recreational Facilities Development located east <br /> of Lawrence Road and U.S. Highway 70A in Orange County,North Carolina. The proposed project <br /> includes subdividing the current parcel into three lots for an athletic club, and baseball and softball fields. <br /> Unnamed tributaries to the Eno River and Stony Creek in the Neuse River Basin flow through the site. <br /> We have no known records for rare,threatened, or endangered species at or adjacent to the site. However, <br /> we have known records for the state endangered and federal proposed endangered tricolored bat <br /> (Perimyotis subflavus)in Orange County and potentially suitable habitat may occur on the site. We <br /> recommend contacting the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service to ensure that any issues related to this species <br /> are addressed. <br /> Based on the information provided,the NCWRC has no major concerns with regards to the project. <br /> However,we offer the following recommendations to further minimize impacts to aquatic and terrestrial <br /> wildlife resources: <br /> 1. We recommend not clearing the entire site,but rather maintaining the maximum amount of native <br /> vegetation as possible. <br /> 2. We recommend minimize clearing of living,dying, or dead mature trees,particularly if they are <br /> hardwoods, and avoid tree clearing activities during the activity period for tricolored bats (April 1 <br /> —November 14). <br /> Mailing Address: Habitat Conservation • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh,NC 27699-1721 <br /> Telephone: (919) 707-0220 • Fax: (919) 707-0028 <br />