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4 <br /> B. Roads and Access <br /> 1. Sunrise Springs Road shall be constructed to standards of the North Carolina <br /> Department of Transportation, within a 50' right-of-way with 5 foot utility <br /> easements on each side, and the construction shall be inspected and approved by <br /> NCDOT. <br /> OR <br /> A letter of credit or escrow agreement or other security shall be submitted to <br /> secure construction of Sunrise Springs Road to the standards of the North <br /> Carolina Department of Transportation. An estimate of the construction cost must <br /> be prepared by a certified/licensed engineer or grading contractor and submitted to <br /> the Planning and Inspections Department. The financial guarantee must reflect <br /> 110% of that estimate and be issued by an accredited financial institution licensed <br /> to do business in North Carolina. <br /> The document describing development restrictions to be recorded with the Final <br /> Plat shall state that the financial guarantee will not be released until the road <br /> construction has been inspected and approved by NCDOT. <br /> 2. An erosion control plan for construction of the road shall be approved by the <br /> Orange County Erosion Control Division for review and approval prior to <br /> Planning Department signatures on final plat. <br /> 3. Approved street name signs shall be erected at the intersection of streets as <br /> required in Section IV-B-3-c-12 of the Orange County Subdivision Regulations. <br /> Evidence shall be submitted by the applicant that the sign is in place, or a copy of <br /> the receipt for purchase of the sign shall be submitted to the Planning Department. <br /> 4. All lots shall access onto the new subdivision road. No access point shall be <br /> located closer than 50 feet to an intersection. <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. A 30-foot Type A buffer, as defined in the subdivision <br /> regulations, shall be installed along Sunrise Road. The Type A buffer shall be <br /> constructed to be a mixed planting of small deciduous and small evergreen trees. <br /> A 100 foot Type F buffer shall be installed along I-40. The Type F buffer shall be <br /> constructed of at least 75 %evergreen trees that will be opaque and grow to a <br /> height of at least 30 feet. A homeowners association shall be established to <br /> provide for maintenance of the buffers to County standards. <br />