20200473 Ver 3_Duke Mixed-Use Dest Ctr Phase 2 Buffer Auth_20230105

STORMWATER DIVISION
December 16, 2022
Duke University Heath Systems, Inc. c/o
Ms. Jennifer Burdette
Natural Resource Consultants, LLC
308 Millbrook Road, Ste D #200
Raleigh, NC 27609
RE: No Practical Alternatives/Request for Authorization Certificate
Jordan Lake Watershed Riparian Buffer
Duke Green Level Mixed -Use Destination Center Phase 2
3208 Green Level West Road
UT to Bachelor Branch
TCBA-22-012
Dear Ms. Burdette:
The Town has received your No Practical Alternatives/Request for an Authorization Certificate to
construct Phase 2 of the above -referenced project, including a hospital, medical office buildings,
parking facilities and associated infrastructure, including a road crossing, at the above -referenced
property. The project proposes 21,701 square feet of impacts (permanent and temporary) to Jordan
Lake Buffers/Urban Transition Buffers (UTBs) associated with a UT to Bachelor Branch.
Upon a thorough review and careful consideration, this request is approved since it meets the no
practical alternatives criteria in the Town of Cary's Land Development Ordinance (LDO) Section 14.6.9.
This approval is contingent upon you complying with the conditions and time frames shown below.
Below is a summary of approved impacts based on your Buffer Authorization Request received by this
office on December 15, 2022:
Temporary or
Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Imuffer pact pact
Permanent
Feature
Mitigation
Impact
Impact
Impact
#
Y/N�
B1
Permanent
UT to
N
9,465 SF
5,043 SF
NA
(Road
Bachelor
Crossing)
Branch
B2
Temporary
UT to
N
4,626 SF
2,567 SF
NA
(Construction
Bachelor
Access)
Branch
TOTAL
14,091 SF
7,610 SF
NA
IMPACTS
Temporary impacts due to construction in Zone 1 require re -planting of trees at a density sufficient to
achieve a stem density of 260 stems per acre. The planting shall include a minimum of four native
hardwood tree species or four native hardwood tree and native shrub species, where no one species is
greater than 50 percent of stems.
TOWN Of CARY
316 North Academy Street • Cary, NC 27513 • PO Box 8005 • Cary, NC 27512-8005
te1919-469-4030 • fax [phone] • www.townofcary.org

Ms. Burdette
Jordan Lake Buffer Authorization
December 16, 2022
Page 2 of 2
Appeals of determinations regarding Authorization Certificates for activities in Zone 1 or Zone 2 of the
riparian buffer shall be referred to the Director of the Division of Water Resources, c/o the 401 and
Buffer Permitting Unit, or its successor.
Thank you for your cooperation in the submittal of your application. Please call me at [phone] if
I can be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
&0
Eric W. Kul
Environmental Specialist
Cc: File Copy
TOWN Of CARY
316 North Academy Street • Cary, NC 27513 • PO Box 8005 • Cary, NC 27512-8005
te1919-469-4030 • fax [phone] • www.townofcary.org