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17 <br />- 11 <br />Orange County Comprehensive Plan Amendment: The following section analyses the Rural <br />Industrial Activity Node portion of this property (CP-1-00} against locational criteria, again with an <br />assessment of how the area complies. <br />RURAL INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY NODE <br />Cl) SLOPE. Located on land with less than 15% slope. <br />COMPLIES. Topographic mapping of the area indicates that the majority of this <br />property was originally slightly sloped. The original features of the area have been <br />drastically altered by the existing extractive land uses. Topography has been altered <br />to divert the majority of all runoff into the quarry area. The alignment of Phil's <br />Creek has been changed from its original Bourse diagonally crossing the site from <br />northwest to southeast to the perimeter of the site. <br />C2) HYDROLOGY. Located outside of 100-yeaz flood prone azeas as identified by the Corps <br />of Engineers. <br />UESTIONABLE. Phil's Creek is shown on the 1983 FEMA floodplain maps as <br />having a 100 year floodway approximately 200 feet in width, crossing the site as <br />described under the Slope section. <br />The EIS states that the 100 year floodplain along Phil's Creek has an average width of <br />150 feet. It goes on to state that: <br />A small area of existing flood plain associated with Phil's Creek may <br />experience minor disruption during the introduction of culvert structures of <br />the relocated roadway. Effects on floodplains will be minimal however due to <br />the storage capacity of the quarry reservoir and the flood control benefits <br />provided by the wetlands along Phil's Creek on bath sides of existing SR ].1.04. <br />Additional protection against flooding will be offered by the quarry pit itself: <br />Any overflow from Phil's Creek would spill into the existing quarry pit. <br />C3) FLORA AND FAUNA. Located away from sites that would, if developed, create a threat <br />to unique or endangered species as identified by the State or Federal government. <br />COMPLIES. This site presents no threat to unique or endangered species (as <br />identified by the state or federal government) if developed as proposed by the <br />applicant. <br />