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r.,30 <br />14 <br />* 17 -B -2 -d, Resource Protection <br />*Amended <br />9/4/90 The proposal shall be evaluated by the Planning Board for <br />Potential impairment of habitat of <br />rare and endangered <br />species or unique natural areas. A strategy shall <br />be <br />developed to protect resources listed by the North <br />Carolina Heritage Program, or identified in "An <br />Inventory <br />Of Sites of Cultural, Historic, Recreational, Biological, <br />and- Geological significance in the Unincorporated <br />Portions of Orange County" ',Inventory <br />or of the Natural <br />Areas and Wildlife Habitats of Orange county, <br />Carolina". North <br />The strategy shall provide protection of identified <br />natural and man -made resources from - impacts which could <br />result from development of the subdivision, <br />and, shall <br />include one or more of the following: <br />a) dedication of conservation easements, <br />b) restrictive covenants prohibiting clearing or <br />disturbance -.of the resource areas, <br />C) dedication of resource areas to Orange County, <br />d) clustering of lots to minimize Land disturbance and <br />preserve the special features of the property, <br />' <br />e) other restrictions or- development options which <br />provide an -adequate level of protection. <br />The Planning Staff shall review available documentation <br />of the <br />particular site and determine if the proposed <br />strategy adequately protects the identified <br />resources. <br />` <br />Maps, studies, and reports which are relevant to this <br />section will be maintained by the Planning Department. <br />r.,30 <br />