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c. Tree Preservation: The site is heavily wooded with mostly non -hardwood tree species (e.g. pine trees). However, there are several existing hardwood trees that will be preserved in place, and the final design of the noway path will be adjusted as needed to avoid most of those existing hardwood trees. Very few existing hardwood trees, if any, will be removed from the site. The applicant must obtain Environmental Planning staff approval of the project's final tree protection plan, and tree mitigation plan (if applicable), prior to issuance of land clearing and tree removal permits for the project. d. Listed Species: The applicant provided an environmental assessment that indicated a total of nine gopher tortoise burrows on the project site. The project will be designed to avoid the existing gopher tortoise burrows to the maximum extent possible. However, if an existing burrow cannot be reasonably avoided, then the subject gopher tortoise will be relocated to a different area on site. If a gopher tortoise needs to be relocated, the applicant must obtain a gopher tortoise permit from the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission (FWC) prior to issuance of land clearing and tree removal pen -nits. No other listed species were observed on the project site. 12. Stormwater Management: The Public Works Department has reviewed and approved the proposed project plans. A County stormwater permit will not be required. 13. Utilities: The project will be served by public water and sewer service provided by County Utility Services. The County Department of Utility Services and the Department of Health have approved these project utility provisions. 14. Abandonment of 12th Avenue SW Right -of -Way: The Public Works Department has submitted a separate right-of-way abandonment application requesting abandonment of the 30 - foot wide unimproved 12th Avenue SW "paper street" right-of-way that runs from 5th Street SW to a point approximately 165 feet north of 7th Street SW (i.e. along the subject site's western perimeter). That application has been reviewed and conceptually approved by the Technical Review Committee (TRC), and the right-of-way abandonment public hearing will be held immediately following the public hearing for the subject special exception application. The proposed project design integrates the Osprey Marsh facility with the noway system, providing a stormwater (force main) pipe connection that crosses 12th Avenue SW from the Osprey Marsh facility to the proposed project site. Therefore, if the subject segment of 12th Avenue SW right-of-way is not abandoned, then the applicant will be required to obtain a County right-of-way permit for that stormwater pipe connection. If the subject segment of 12th Avenue SW is abandoned as proposed, then a right-of-way permit for the stormwater pipe connection will not be required for the force main. 15. Specific Land Use Criteria: Pursuant to LDR section 971.44(3), the following criteria for public limited utilities apply to this project: 1. Per Chapter 901, the definition of utilities, public and private — limited includes "electrical substations, package treatment plants, water purification, storage and pumping facilities, sewage pumping facilities, and similar utility uses;" 4 P134