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Cabarrus Soil & Water Conservation District SO L &WATFr C 0 N S E 12VA T I ON 745 Cabarrus Avenue West Concord. North Carolina 28027 Phone: 704-788-2105 Fax: 704-795-6432 TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Jonathan Marshall, Cabarrns County Planning Director Dennis Testerman, Resource Conservation Specialist September 10, 1997 Site Plan Review for Phase I of Highland Creek Attached is a soils map and a checklist of soil features and Imitations for Highland Creek. Soils have been evaluated for the entire development. The area included ia Phase 1 is highlighted ia green, while the rest of the tract is highlighted in yellow. The soils mapped on the lo. met area include Mecklenburg (MeB and MeD) and Poiadexter (PoF). I have also included detailed descriptions of the soils and their properties. However, a master plan for the entire Highland Creek development is essential for a proper evaluation. Please forward the master plan to this office as soon as one is available. I also want to make several additional comments and recommendations concerning this proposed development. l. The land in Phase I, along with the land ia future phases, lie ia the Clarke Creek watershed. A large wetland area exists along Clarke Creek, extending from the Cox Mill Road bridge upstream. The Highland Creek tract includes approximately h of a mile of stream front property, including a portion of this wetland. Conservation ofthi.~ wetland is recommended to provide control of downstream flooding associated with stormwater runoff. This wetland also acts as a filter to remove pollutants associated with stormwater runoff. 2. While the unnamed inte~'mittent tributary to Clarke Creek which vm.~ along the north side of Phase 1 of Highland Creek is not subject to the fiver-stream buffer overlay district, an adequate, vegetated (preferably forested) buffer should be provided along this stream as an added measure of protection to in.~ure continuation of the wetland functions cited above. The 500-year floodplain should be included in the buffer zone. 3. The developer should contact the Army Corps of Engineers at an early date, if they have not already done so, to insure that their plans are in compliance with federal regulations. 4. North Carolina's erosion and sedimentation laws should be closely adhered to ia order to minimize adverse impacts by Highland Creek on the wetland and to maintain proper functioning of the wetland system.