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Article 7: Subdivisions <br /> Section 7.5: Subdivision Agreements <br /> (2) The estimated cost of the required improvements must be itemized and certi ied <br /> by the applicant's licensed professional engineer or licensed professional <br /> surveyor, if the surveyor was the original preparer of the plans for the <br /> subdivision. <br /> (3) In the case of minor subdivisions, the subdivider's licensed professi al engineer <br /> or licensed professional surveyor may provide the itemized cost a imate. <br /> (4) Cost estimates must be based on industry norms within Orang ounty. <br /> The Planning Director or Planning Board may require a high guarantee amount <br /> when deemed necessary to address higher potential corre ion costs due to the <br /> subdivision's size and site characteristics, but in no eve may the amount <br /> exceed 25%of estimated construction costs. <br /> (E) The guar tee shall have a term of two years and shall pro v' a an option for annual <br /> renewal if t subdivider/developer has: <br /> (1) Arran d for County inspection of the improve ents, <br /> (2) Submitte to the County an acceptable esti ate of the costs necessary to correct <br /> any deterio tion or defects discovered by a inspection, and <br /> (3) Increased the ount of the security b he amount of said estimate. <br /> (F) The subdivider/developer hall pay a fee in cordance with the Fee Schedule adopted <br /> by the Board of County Co issioners at a time of the initial posting of the guarantee <br /> and for each subsequent ren al or ext sion to cover the County's administrative costs. <br /> :SECTION <br /> (A) The subdivider of all minor and m o subdivisions shall record a subdivision agreement <br /> outlining the limitations associat wit he development of created lots at the Orange <br /> County Register of Deeds at t same ti a the Final Plat is recorded. <br /> (B) The purpose of the subdivi 'on agreement i to provide detail on various development <br /> limitations that will regula the overall develo ent of property consistent with the <br /> approval of the subdivi ' n. <br /> (C) This subdivision agr ment shall, at a minimum, o line the following development <br /> criteria for propert y ithin the subdivision: <br /> (1) Requir development setbacks for lots within t project. <br /> (2) Imp ious surface limits for the lots within the dev opment. <br /> (3) T presence of identified environmental features(i.e. tream buffers, flood plain, <br /> etlands, etc)and an explanation on how development f the lot(s) is impacted. <br /> (4) The presence of identified cultural features listed by the N h Carolina Heritage <br /> Program, or identified in "An Inventory of Sites of Cultural, H1 oric, Recreational, <br /> Biological, and Geological Significance in the Unincorporated rtions of Orange <br /> County"or"Inventory of the Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats Orange <br /> County, North Carolina". <br /> (5) Identification of soil and septic limitations, if any, for each lot. <br /> (6) Access restrictions for the project and individual lots. <br /> (7) Limitations on land uses. <br /> (8) Maintenance requirements for all roadways as well as references to the projec <br /> road maintenance agreement, if required. <br /> SECT-ION STANDARDS <br /> The avoidance of congestion and overcrowding and the creation of conditions essential to public health, <br /> safety and the general welfare may be best accomplished through the application of design standards <br /> Orange County,North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-7 <br />