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121 (2)USE WILL MAINTAIN OR ENHANCE THE VALUE OF CONTIGUOUS PROPERTY(UNLESS THE USE IS A PUBLIC NECESSITY, IN WHICH CASE THE USE NEED NOT MAINTAIN OR ENHANCE THE VALUE OF CONTIGUOUS PROPERTY). Future campus expansion as part of this Master Plan is planned to continue to develop in a low impact, pedestrian focused manner as all previous development on the campus. The goals of promoting walkability and on campus student safety, as well as minimizing the impact on the wooded, residential setting of the existing campus and on the surrounding residential areas will remain the mission and the development trend of the EWS. Parking and internal traffic improvements will reduce potential conflict and congestion on surrounding roads. The existing property use is not changing, and the values of contiguous properties will be maintained. (3)THE LOCATION AND CHARACTER OF THE USE, IF DEVELOPED ACCORDING TO THE PLAN SUBMITTED,WILL BE IN HARMONY WITH THE AREA IN WHICH IT IS TO BE LOCATED AND THE USE IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PLAN FOR THE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTY AS EMBODIED IN THESE REGULATIONS OR IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN,OR PORTION THEREOF,ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. The Master Plan improvements proposed to the campus are intended to be constructed in such a manner as to minimize visual,acoustic and aesthetic impacts on the surrounding area and to keep the expanding campus in harmony with the surrounding residential properties. 3. SPECIFIC STANDARDS OF EVALUATION 3.1.1 HARMONIOUS AND EFFICIENT ORGANIZATION This Master Plan has been strategically prepared to promote harmonious and efficient organization in relation to existing topography,existing vegetation,the character of adjoining property,the type and size of existing, and proposed building(s) by incorporating like sized structures organized to minimize disturbance to the natural environment.This allows EWS to preserve the topo and natural portions of the site to the greatest extent possible. 3.1.2 PRESERVATION OF NATURAL STATE The natural state of the property has been preserved to the greatest extent possible.The stream located on- site appears(from aerial photography)to have forested buffers on both sides and it would be important to maintain(and possibly enhance)those buffers to protect water quality and stream habitats. The northernmost Waldorf properties are in close proximity to a forested riparian corridor along New Hope Creek, which is located about 0.4 mile north of the Waldorf parcel on Galilean Trail. That section of New Hope Creek is identified as a significant wildlife corridor that links other protected open space properties. Maintaining the forest cover on the northernmost Waldorf parcels(as much as feasible)will contribute to the current relatively forested and open space character of that neighborhood, which also provides habitat to plants and wildlife that utilize the New Hope Creek corridor". Future site plans submitted under the Master plan will preserve desirable vegetation and other unique natural features in their natural state when practical and as required by the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance. A Biological Inventory was conducted to better assess the types of environmentally sensitive areas existing on-site and there are no findings or major indications that a development in accordance with the Master Plan would adversely impact significant wildlife. An Environmental Protection Plan will be provided with each future site plan for the development and shall include the locations of all existing trees 12" dbh and larger.