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t 7 <br /> B. Roads and Access(Cont.) <br /> 7. An erosion control plan for construction of Pine Ridge Road and Cedar Ridge <br /> Road shall be submitted by the applicant to the Orange County Erosion Control <br /> Division for review and approval. <br /> 8. The developer shall provide,for the benefit of Lots 1 and 2, an enroachment agreement <br /> from NCDOT for the septic easements for Lots 1 and 2 at such time as Cedar Ridge Road is <br /> accepted by the State into the State-maintained system. <br /> C. Land Use Buffers and Landscaping <br /> 1. In accordance with Orange County Subdivision Regulations Section IV-B-8-b, <br /> a landscape plan which includes the following shall be submitted: 1)The <br /> dimensions and acreage of the parcel being subdivided; 2)the layout of the entire <br /> project being submitted for approval; 3)locations of existing trees described <br /> according to average size and dominant tree types; 4)designation of tree <br /> protection areas accompanied by a note stating, "Existing trees will be preserved <br /> to meet the landscape requirements of Section IV-B-8-d-1 of the Orange County <br /> Subdivision Regulations."; 5)the location of berms,walls,and fences with an <br /> indication of their buffers as required by Orange County Subdivision Regulations <br /> labeled height and construction materials; 6)40-foot buffers along Moorefields <br /> Road,Dimmocks Mill Road and across the northern property boundaries of Lots <br /> 7, 8 and 9; 7) all proposed plantings sufficient to fulfill landscape and buffer <br /> requirements labeled according to species(common name),spacing and size at — <br /> installation and at least two alternative species for each proposed planting <br /> shown; 8)the name of the person responsible for plan preparation and the date <br /> that the plan was drawn or subsequently revised.The landscape plan shall <br /> affirmatively demonstrate that the buffer along Moorefields Road satisfies requirements for <br /> Secondary Open Space. <br /> 2. Landscaping shall be installed or preserved as indicated on the approved <br /> landscape plan and must be inspected and approved by the Planning Department <br /> prior to final plat approval and again prior to the transfer of control to the Home <br /> Owners Association and to the home owners from the developer <br /> as provided by the recorded Declaration of Covenants,Conditions and Restrictions for <br /> Woodgreen Subdivision. Orange County, on behalf of the public, shall be made <br /> a third party beneficiary in this declaration for purposes of enforcing,but not <br /> requiring it to enforce,the maintenance of the buffers along Moorefields Road, <br /> Dimmocks Mill Road and across the northern-property boundaries of Lots 7, 8 <br /> and 9 and along the eastern boundary of Lot 6.A letter of credit or escrow <br /> agreement or other security shall be submitted to secure landscaping which letter of <br /> credit shall remain in place until the earlier of the following two events: 1)seventy- <br /> five percent(75%)of the lots in Woodgreen Subdivision have been sold to other <br /> than another developer;or,2)provided fifty percent(50%)of the lots have been <br /> sold to other than another developer,December3 1,2004.The financial guarantee <br /> shall be accompanied by an estimate of the cost to purchase and install the <br /> required landscaping prepared by a nursery operator,landscape contractor, <br /> landscape architect, or other individual qualified to calculate the cost to <br /> complete the required improvements based on the approved landscape plan <br /> and who has no direct or indirect ownership interest in the project.The <br /> financial guarantee must reflect 110 percent of that estimate and be issued by <br /> an accredited financial institution licensed to do business in North Carolina. <br /> 3 <br />