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Article 7: Subdivisions 18 <br />Section 7.7: Lots <br />(7) In cases where anticipated land disturbance for the subdivision and the proposed <br />lots will cumulatively exceed established thresholds denoted within Section <br />6.14.5 of this Ordinance, a formal stormwater management plan shall be required <br />as part of the application submittal. <br />(F) Resource Protection <br />(1) Applications for subdivision shall be evaluated by the Planning Depart nt and <br />Planning Board for potential impairment of habitat of rare and endan red <br />species or unique natural areas. <br />(2) A strategy shall be developed to protect resources listed by the orth Carolina <br />Heritage Program, or identified in "An Inventory of Sites of Cu ral, Historic, <br />Recreational, Biological, and Geological Significance in the nincorporated <br />\ Portions of Orange County" or "Inventory of the Natural A as and Wildlife <br />Habitats of Orange County, North Carolina ". <br />(a) The strategy shall provide protection of iden Y ied natural and cultural <br />resources from impacts which could result om development of the <br />subdivision, and shall include one or mo of the following: <br />(i) Dedication of conservation a ements, <br />Restrictive covenants pro iting clearing or disturbance of the <br />resource areas, <br />(iii) Dedication of resour areas to Orange County, <br />(iv) ustering of lots minimize land disturbance and preserve the <br />sp ial feature of the property, <br />(v) Other estri ons or development options which provide an <br />adequa vel of protection. <br />(3) The Planning Departm t s II review available documentation of the particular <br />site and determine if e prop ed strategy adequately protects the identified <br />resources. <br />(4) Maps, studies, d reports which a relevant to this section shall be maintained <br />by the Planni Department. <br />7.7.1 Generall <br />All lots shall confoi;0 to all of the requirements of this Ordinance r the zoning district and any <br />overlay district in hich they are located. <br />7.7.2 Shaoe and <br />(A) T e shape and orientation of lots shall be appropriate to the locat\prov�ide sion <br />nd the development intended. <br />(B) Interior lot lines extending from a street should be approximately radial <br />to the street right of way line. <br />C) Lot lines shall be located to permit efficient installation and maintenes on <br />utility easements, to maximize buildable area, and, where applica <br />suitable area for septic systems. <br />6 Staff would prefer c omprehensive stormwater management plans rather than multiple plans, multiple systems, on <br />individual lots that all have to be inspected by Erosion Control on a semi annual basis and maintained by individual <br />property owners. Through this process staff is hoping to encourage neighborhood wide stormwater management <br />plans to avoid unnecessary development and maintenance costs on individual property owners and encourage a <br />comprehensive approach to stormwater and nutrient management. <br />Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 7 -9 <br />