Merritt Alexander_Proposed Impacts Inventory for Reduced Impacts

FORM: BA 10-2013 Page 3 of 5
C. Proposed Impacts Inventory
1. Buffer Impacts
1a. Project is in which protected basin?

Neuse Tar-Pamlico Catawba
Randleman Jordan Goose Creek
1b. Individually list all buffer impacts below. If any impacts require mitigation, then you MUST fill out Section D of
this form.
Buffer impact
number –
Permanent (P)
or Temporary
(T)
Reason for
impact
Type of impact
(exempt, allowable,
allowable w/
mitigation)
Stream name Buffer
mitigation
required?
Zone 1
impact
(sq ft)
Zone 2
impact
(sq ft)
B1 P T Driveway Allowable w/mit Stream 8 Yes No 13 1,197
B2 P T Driveway Allowable Stream 8 Yes No 76 200
B3 P T SCM Outfall Allowable Stream 8 Yes No 238 441
B4 P T Yes No
B5 P T Yes No
B6 P T Yes No
Total buffer impacts 327 1,838
1c. Comments:

D. Impact Justification and Mitigation
1. Avoidance and Minimization
1a. Specifically describe measures taken to avoid or minimize the proposed impacts in designing project.
Prior to site plan design, the applicant requested that a detailed wetland delineation be conducted so that
impacts to wetlands and “waters” could be minimized.

The proposed permanent impacts for construction of the proposed facilities and infrastructure have been
minimized to only those necessary for construction of one driveway crossing and one SCM outfall. The project
was recently rezoned to remove frontage requirements along Alexander Town Boulevard allowing the
proposed facility to be shifted forward which eliminated stream impacts and reduced buffer impacts. The
proposed driveway crossing has been designed to cross Stream B buffers perpendicularly to minimize
impacts. Additionally, retaining walls have been designed to stabilize fill and further minimize impacts. The
site was designed around the two streams located on the site and there are no impacts to streams or other
buffers.

Upon completion of construction, all temporarily impacted buffers will be restored to pre-construction
conditions and grades, and temporarily stabilized with biodegradable matting and seeded with a riparian seed
mix.
1b. Specifically describe measures taken to avoid or minimize the proposed impacts through construction
techniques. Access during construction will occur within the uplands. Additionally, sediment and erosion
control measures will be installed prior to construction.