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RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN <br />A document and map, submitted as a part of a Conditional District application that sets forth, in <br />detail, the location of and the proposed methods for: <br />a) Protection of natural resources (i.e. habitat maintenance, existing vegetation, and mitigation <br />of environmentally sensitive areas): The Cedar Ridge HS property has no significant habitats or <br />species on it except for the Sand Branch stream and its buffer. This stream buffer may include <br />specimen trees, but they will not be impacted by any future development activities as the stream <br />and its 100’ buffer are already restricted from all access by an 8’ chain-link fence. Continuation <br />of this restricted access is a proposed condition of approval on the zoning application. <br />b) Ownership and maintenance of open spaces (common open space, proposed conservation <br />easements, and landscape buffers): It is the understanding of OCS that all school property is <br />owned by Orange County and leased to Orange County Schools as reflected in public records with <br />Orange County Register of Deeds. Maintenance of open spaces and common open space is <br />managed by OCS and third-party landscape contractors employed by OCS. There are no <br />conservation easements or landscape buffers which are not already in public records. <br />c) Provision of services (solid waste management to include recycling, stormwater <br />management (temporary and permanent), irrigation systems to include the source of water: <br />All water and wastewater services are provided by the town of Hillsborough. Recycling is placed <br />in sorted containers within the school and collected by Orange County Solid Waste Management. <br />Irrigation systems are supplied by Hillsborough as well. There is a water tower at the corner of <br />New Grady Brown Road and Orange Grove Road which holds water for use by both Cedar Ridge <br />High School and Grady Brown Elementary School <br />d) The handling of land clearing debris: This is a cleared building lot so there will be very little if <br />any debris created. In keeping with protection of natural resources, all organic matter produced <br />by the project will be incorporated back into the finish site prep and landscaping. If any remaining <br />debris is onsite, it will be taken to a central facility for composting <br />26