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5 <br /> C. Land Use Buffers and Landscaping <br /> 1. Landscaping shall be installed or preserved as indicated on the approved <br /> landscape plan, and must be inspected and approved by the Planning and <br /> Inspections Department. Landscaping shall be placed behind the sight triangles <br /> at intersections. <br /> OR <br /> Guaranteed financially through a letter of credit or escrow agreement submitted <br /> to secure required landscape installation and preservation. An estimate of the <br /> cost for required preservation, plantings and their installation must be provided. <br /> The financial guarantee shall reflect 110 percent of the estimate and be issued <br /> by an accredited financial institution licensed to do business in North Carolina. <br /> 2. Provisions for protection of existing trees as shown on the approved landscape <br /> plan shall be included in a document describing development restrictions and <br /> requirements to be prepared by Planning Staff and recorded concurrently with <br /> the Final Plat. <br /> 3. A Type D Land Use Buffer shall be provided along Yarborough Road. <br /> The buffer shall be 50-feet in width as shown on the Preliminary Plan and shall <br /> provide sufficient vegetation to meet the standards of Section IV-B-8-e of the <br /> Subdivision Regulations. Said buffer shall be so noted on the plat, and <br /> described in a document describing development restrictions and requirements <br /> to be prepared by Planning Staff and recorded concurrently with the Final Plat. <br /> D. Drainage <br /> 1. Locate 30-ft. drainage easements for the section of stream shown flowing across <br /> Lot 16; the stream flowing west across the north end of Lots 24, 25, 26, and <br /> 27; for the stream areas shown on the south side of Lots 26 and 27; and for the <br /> stream on Lot 11. <br /> Submit approval letter from the U.S. Corps of Engineers.that the site has been <br /> approved for disturbance and all stream crossings are in compliance with <br /> guidelines. <br /> 3. Drainage culverts shall be sized and located as required by NCDOT and the <br /> Orange County Erosion Control Officer. <br /> 4. Impervious surface data, as pursuant to Article 6.23.3c.I of the Zoning <br /> Ordinance shall be included in a document describing development restrictions <br /> and requirements to be prepared by Planning Staff and recorded concurrently <br /> with the Final Plat. The impervious surface limitations for each lot shall <br /> indicate whether the impervious surface includes or excludes one-half(1/2) of <br /> the road width in the calculations. <br />