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12 <br />C. Land Use Buffers and Landscaping <br />Landscaping shall be installed [or preserved] as indicated on the approved <br />landscape plan prior to Final Plat approval. Landscaping shall also include a 75- <br />foot Land Use Buffer along US Hwy 70 West as shown on the approved <br />landscape plan. <br />Xf <br />A letter of credit or escrow agreement or other security shall be submitted to <br />secure the required landscape installation and preservation. An estimate of the <br />cost for required preservation, new plantings, and their installation must be <br />provided. The financial guarantee shall reflect 110 percent of the estimate and <br />must be issued by an accredited financial institution licensed to do business in <br />North Carolina. <br />2. The landscaping shall be maintained by the owner /applicant (Perry's <br />Construction Corporation) until such time as it is accepted for maintenance by <br />the homeowners association. <br />3. Provisions for the protection of existing trees as shown on the approved <br />landscape plan shall be included in a document describing development <br />restrictions and requirements to be prepared by Planning Staff and recorded <br />concurrently with the Final Plat. <br />D. Drainage <br />Impervious surface data for all lots, pursuant to Article 6.23 Extra Requirements <br />for Watershed Protection Overlay Districts of the Orange County Zoning <br />Ordinance, shall be included in the development restrictions and requirements <br />document to be prepared by Planning Staff and recorded concurrently with the <br />Final Plat. The impervious surface limitations for each lot shall indicate whether <br />the impervious surface includes or excludes one -half (1/2) of the roadway width <br />in the calculations. <br />2. Drainage easements shall be located on the Final Plat as required following <br />review and approval of the Erosion Control Plan. <br />3. Drainage culverts shall be sized and located as required by NCDOT and the <br />Orange County Erosion Control Officer. <br />E. Parkland (Public & Private Recreation Space) and Open Space <br />1. The proposed fifty -eight (58) lot subdivision is located within the Cheeks <br />Township District Park area. Per Section IV -B -7 -b of the Orange County <br />Subdivision Regulations, subdivisions (located within a floodplain) must provide a <br />minimum of 1/20 acre of recreation space per residential lot. Based on the <br />number of proposed residential lots, the applicant shall dedicate a minimum of <br />2.9 acres (126,324 square feed to the County for public recreation space or <br />