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Article 2: Procedures 283 <br />Section 2.5: Site Plan Review <br />2.5.5 Vesting of Site Plan <br />(A) At the option of the Applicant, a site plan may be vested for a period of not less than two <br />nor more than five years. To become vested, a site specific development plan must be <br />approved by the Board of County Commissioners as a Special Use Permit, in accordance <br />with Section 2.7 of this Ordinance. An approved site specific development plan shall <br />contain the following statement: Approval of this plan establishes a zoning vested right <br />under G.S. 153A- 344.1. Unless terminated at an earlier date, the zoning right shall be <br />valid until <br />(B) The site specific development plan for a project which requires the preparation of an <br />Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in accordance with Section 6.16 of this Ordinance <br />shall not be approved until the EIS has been made available for public review, and has <br />been presented to the Board of County Commissioners in accordance with Section 2.23 <br />of this Ordinance. <br />2.5.6 Guarantee of Improvements <br />(A) If a guarantee of improvements is required as a condition of site plan approval, the <br />applicant shall provide Orange County with a security bond, escrow agreement, or <br />irrevocable letter of credit by an approved institution. <br />(B) The guarantee shall be effective for 12 months and shall include the cost of the <br />improvements plus 10 %. <br />(C) Prior to issuance of any site plan approval, the guarantee shall be approved by the <br />County Attorney. <br />(D) If a guarantee is not submitted, the developer must install all required improvements to <br />the satisfaction of the County prior to issuance of the zoning compliance permit. <br />2.5.7 Additional Requirements for Overlay Districts <br />(A) Efland- Cheeks Highway 70 Corridor Overlay District <br />(1) Approval Requirements <br />Within the Efland- Cheeks Highway 70 Corridor Overlay District (ECOD), no <br />construction activity shall begin nor shall any conversion of existing single - family <br />residence to a non - residential land use, excavation, soil removal, grading or <br />disturbance of vegetation including trees, land disturbing activity associated with <br />a non - residential land use, be commenced, nor any sign erected until such time <br />as a site plan has been approved and a permit issued by the Planning Director in <br />accordance with this Section and Sections 2.4, and 2.5.4 6.6.2 of this Ordinance. <br />i2)- S#e P an t?4gWfe_ments <br />+h' SeGtiGRS 2.5.4 @ d a 4 2 the <br />- itiG � .f rn Fnn shall he re aired fGr nnn rccideti ^I land uses <br />derclepiRg � e <br />pFGpesed use(s), tetal <br />irerl 2Rd nrepG- Sericrkingg- _pa-_es <br />f entire t inntud nn }hn pf- GpGSed --L of ^11 h�cilri nn <br />high - "s <br />Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance rage Z -I z <br />