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91 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> PLANNING and INSPECTIONS <br /> Cy Stober,AICP,Director I cstober@orangecountync.gov 1131 W.Margaret Lane,Hillsborough,NC 27278 1919.245.2575 <br /> March 11, 2024 <br /> Hands Four Development <br /> PO BOX 1201 <br /> Carrboro, NC 27510 <br /> Re: Orange County Unified Development Ordinance Surface Water Identification <br /> Haw River Unprotected Watershed <br /> PIN: 9739720339 <br /> Dear Mr. Cox, <br /> This letter serves as confirmation of an on-site surface water identification made by Orange County <br /> Erosion Control Division staff for the referenced parcel. Orange County enforces a stream buffer along <br /> streams and water features in the County per the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (see <br /> Section 6.13 Stream Buffers). <br /> According to current Orange County GIS imagery of the parcel, there are (3) previously mapped <br /> water features, two of which were evaluated. Feature A was evaluated and found subject to buffer <br /> regulations and has been modified within the Orange County GIS stream layer. Feature B was <br /> evaluated and found subject to buffer regulations and has been modified within the Orange County <br /> GIS stream layer. One additional feature was also found jurisdictional. This jurisdictional feature is <br /> subject to buffering. The water features noted on the attached aerial photo on the parcel require an <br /> undisturbed buffer along both sides, as calculated per the referenced Ordinance regulations. <br /> Undisturbed buffer areas shall be measured from the top of the stream bank, outer edge of wet, <br /> marshy areas, or outer edge of the floodplain where applicable. In the instance where a water feature <br /> has braided stream segments with channels running parallel to one another, the buffer shall be <br /> measured from the outermost bank on either side. See below for examples of how the buffer is to be <br /> measured in varying situations: <br /> Orange County Government I www.orangecountync.gov 919.732.8181 <br />