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~~ <br />ARTICLE 8.8.29 -MAJOR SUBDIVISION CLASS A SPECIAL USE (RURAL DESIGNATED OR URBAN DESIGNATED( <br />SPECIFIC STANDARDS (continued) <br />("Yes" indicates compliance; "No" indicates non-compliance) <br />PLANNING STAFF <br />RECOMMENDED <br />FINDINGS <br />Standards of Evaluation <br />c. Habitats shall be identified <br />and evaluated in the Biological <br />Inventory and are subject to <br />the following: <br />1. An undisturbed buffer <br />is required around the <br />boundary of habitats of <br />rare, threatened, or <br />endangered species as <br />shown on the biological <br />inventory. Buffer width shall <br />be determined by site <br />evaluation in consultation <br />with the applicant's biologist <br />and County staff; <br />2. Habitat enhancements <br />as described in the <br />biological inventory shall be <br />made for a broad range of <br />species to help mitigate the <br />loss of wildlife habitat <br />during construction. <br />Examples include <br />preserving, planting, and <br />maintaining a variety of <br />native vegeta#ion (also <br />dead trees and snags); <br />installing structures <br />conducive for nesting such <br />as bird houses or bat boxes <br />designed and located for <br />various species; or creating <br />wetlands; <br />PLANNING BOARD <br />EVIDENCE SUBMITTED RECOMMENDED <br />TO SUPPORT FINDINGS FINDINGS <br />x Yes No Yes No <br />Biological Inventory <br />submitted; no adverse <br />affects to habtat <br />x Yes No Biological Inventory Yes No <br />submitted; no mitigation <br />required <br />C:\Documents and Settings\Rdavis\Desktop\Efland Commons\Staff Findings for Efland Commons PD.doc <br />