RES-2010-028 Resolution approving The Lodges at Chapel Hill Subdivision Preliminary Plat

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RES—2010 --028 5. Sight triangles, ten (10) feet by seventy (70) feet, shall be shown on the Final Plat at all intersections. The sight distance triangle shall be exclusive of the proposed sign easement. C. Land Use Buffers and Landscaping 1. The owner/applicant shall install or preserve landscaping as indicated on the approved Landscape Plan (open space and pathways plan), and the Planning Department shall inspect and approve such landscaping before signing the Final Plat. No part of the landscaping shall encroach into the ten- (10) foot by seventy- (70) foot sight triangles at the public road intersection. OR The owner/applicant shall submit a letter of credit or cash bond to secure required landscape installation and preservation. The owner/applicant shall provide, as specified in Section IV-B-8-b-9 of the Orange County Subdivision Regulations, an estimate of the cost for required preservation, plantings and their installation. The financial guarantee shall reflect one hundred (110) percent of the estimate and be issued by an accredited financial institution licensed to do business in North Carolina. 2. Provision for protection of existing trees as shown on the approved Landscape Plan shall be included in a document describing development restrictions and requirements that Planning-Department staff prepared and recorded concurrently with the Final Plat. Clear cutting or other removal of any trees or other vegetation on individual lots is prohibited as specified in Section IV-B-8-c of the Orange County Subdivision Regulations. 3. The owner/applicant shall provide a Type A Land Use Buffer along the internal public road, as shown on the Preliminary Plan. The buffer shall be thirty (30)feet wide and shall be composed of deciduous and/or evergreen vegetation, forming semi-opaque intermittent visual obstructions from the ground to a height of at least thirty (30) feet. Said buffer shall be so noted on the plat, and detailed in a document describing development restrictions and requirements prepared by Planning Department staff and recorded concurrently with the Final Plat. The owner/applicant shall convey the thirty- (30) foot buffer easement along the public roads to the Homeowner's Association (HOA) for enforcement and maintenance. 4. The stream buffer areas in Open Space Lots A and B, as shown on the preliminary plan, shall be shown on the final plat as areas to be left undisturbed and in their natural state. Grading, clearing, or installation of any structure, impervious surface, fence or play apparatus shall not be placed within the buffer. Additionally, when marketing these lots to prospective buyers, the developer, contractor or real estate sales person shall provide information, available at the Orange County Erosion Control offices, to prospective buyers regarding the nutrient reduction requirements within the University Lake Protected Watershed. D. Drainage