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B. Roads and Access <br />1. The owner/applicant shall, prior to the approval and recording of the Final Plat, construct <br />Orchard Trail to NCDOT standards, within afifty-foot (50') right-of--way, with ten-foot <br />(10') utility easements on each side, and with NCDOT construction inspection and <br />approval. Within the dedicated Jones Ferry Road right-of--way, the owner/applicant shall <br />construct a right turn deceleration lane with NCDOT construction inspection and <br />approval. And, within the private recreation area, the owner/applicant shall construct the <br />approximately 46001inear feet long footpath shown on the Landscape Plan with County <br />inspection and approval. <br />OR <br />The owner/applicant shall submit a letter of credit, escrow agreement or bond to secure <br />construction of the above public road improvements to NCDOT standards and the <br />footpath within the private recreation area to County standards. A certified/licensed <br />engineer or grading contractor shall submit an estimate, as specified in Section III-E-2 of <br />the Orange County Subdivision Regulations, of the construction cost to the Planning and <br />Inspections Department (the Planning Department). The financial guarantee shall reflect <br />110% of that construction cost estimate and an accredited financial institution licensed to <br />conduct business in North Carolina shall issue such financial guarantee. The financial <br />guarantee shall be effective for 372 days after the County Manager signed the Certificate <br />of Improvements. <br />The document describing development restrictions to be recorded with the Final Plat shall <br />state that The County shall not release the financial guarantee until NCDOT inspects and <br />approves the road construction and provides written certification of such approval and <br />until the County approves the footpath construction and provides written certification of <br />such approval. <br />2. The Final Plat shall state that all lots [except for the lot owned by Yukio & Yasuko <br />Tanaka bearing Orange County PIN# 9767-28-8177 (the "Tanaka Tract") and the lot <br />owned by Marvin J. & Kathryn A. Cheek bearing Orange County PIN# 9767-48-1894 <br />(the "Cheek Tract")]shall receive .access from Orchard Trail, and no driveways along <br />Orchard Trail shall be permitted within fifty feet (50') of the intersection of Orchard Trail <br />with Jones Ferry Road. <br />3. The owner/applicant shall submit to the County Erosion Control Division for review and <br />approval, before any land disturbing activity on the site, an erosion control plan for <br />construction of Orchard Trail, private recreation activities, and drainage improvements. <br />4. The owner/applicant shall erect an approved street name sign at the intersection of <br />Orchard Trail and Jones Ferry Road according. to the provisions of Section IV-B-3-c-12 <br />of the Orange County Subdivision Regulations before Planning Department signatures on <br />the Final Plat. <br />Before any construction or alteration of any existing access within the Jones Ferry right- <br />of-way, the owner/applicant shall secure a driveway permit from the NCDOT District <br />Offices. Owner/applicant shall submit a copy of such NCDOT approval permit and letter <br />to the Planning Department at the same time as the request for Planning Department <br />signatures on the Final Plat. The owner/applicant shall perform no work in the Orchard <br />