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stormwater easements. Minor stormwater improvements (e.g. stormwater pipes, inlets, and control structures) are shown on the conceptual site plan. Public Works has reviewed and approved the project's conceptual stormwater management design. The final stormwater management design will be reviewed by the Public Works Department via the County stormwater permitting process. 12. Environmental and Archeological Issues: a. Wetlands: County Environmental Planning staff has determined that no jurisdictional wetlands exist on the subject site. Therefore, no wetlands criteria apply to the proposed development. b. Uplands: Since the site is over five acres, the County's native upland set-aside requirement potentially applies; however, County Environmental Planning staff has determined that no intact native upland plant communities exist on the project site. Therefore, no native upland set-aside requirements apply to the proposed development. c. Tree Preservation: The project site was mostly cleared when the commercial subdivision improvements were constructed. However, there are several existing trees located along the northern project boundary. A detailed final tree survey will be required with the project's final site plan application. If any specimen hardwood trees or cabbage palms are located during the final tree survey, and those trees are proposed to be removed, then those trees must be mitigated per the County's tree mitigation requirements. All nuisance exotic trees will be removed during development. County Environmental Planning staff has reviewed and approved the project's conceptual tree protection and tree mitigation plan. The final tree protection and tree mitigation plan will be reviewed by County Environmental Planning staff during review of the final site plan. d. Archeological Site: The project site is located near the "Gifford Bones" archeological site, which generally parallels the North Relief Canal on both sides of US 1. Chapter 933 of the County LDRs provides certain protections for known and suspected archeological sites. Specifically, Section 933.09 requires that if any archeological resources are discovered during any ground -disturbing activities, then the entity conducting those activities must notify County Environmental Planning staff immediately (see attachment 4). Depending on the scope and scale of what is discovered, additional requirements and/or limitations maybe imposed by staff, including the temporary suspension of all activities in the immediate and/or surrounding area where the archeological resources are discovered. At the suggestion of County staff, the applicant also requested a due diligence review by the Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources (DHR). The DHR conducted a due diligence review, and recommends that a qualified professional archeologist be present to monitor all ground -disturbing activities during project construction (see attachment 5). That recommendation is consistent with IRC Chapter 933 regulations, and has been incorporated into staff's recommended special exception approval conditions. As a cautionary measure, and with staff support, the applicant also identified a "no build" area located along the north property line in an effort to avoid potential impacts to archaeological resources. The conceptual site plan shows the "no build" area (see attachment 109 3