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5 <br /> III-E-3. Maintenance of Improvements <br /> Improvements installed as a requirement of subdivision approval Shall be <br /> maintained by the developer until they are accepted for main enanre by <br /> _(1) for a public road_ the North Carolina Department of Transpgrtationa <br /> (2)for utilities the utility provider: ) for landscaping the homeowners and <br /> (4) for a private road and other community facilities such as recreation anc� <br /> stormwater management improvements the homeowners or a neighborhood or <br /> homeowners association or similar legal entiz <br /> Where a neighborhood or homeowners association or similar legal entity is to be <br /> responsible for the maintenance and control of any improvements required as part <br /> of subdivision approval,the subdivider shall file with the Planning Department <br /> and record with the final plat, a declaration of covenants and restrictions, articles <br /> of incorporation,where required,and/or by-laws as approved by the County <br /> Attorney that will govern the maintenance and control of such improvements. <br /> Provisions shall include but not be limited to the following: <br /> (a) The association shall be established before any homes are sold and any <br /> building occupied; <br /> (b) Membership shall be mandatory for each home buyer and all successive <br /> buyers; <br /> (c) The association shall be responsible for the liability insurance,local taxes <br /> and maintenance of recreation and other facilities,including streets and <br /> utility lines; <br /> (d) The homeowners must pay their pro rate share of the costs,and any sums <br /> levied by the association that remain unpaid shall become a lien on the <br /> individual homeowner's property which shall be subordinate only to tax <br /> and mortgage liens; <br /> (e) If all or any portion of the property held by the association is being <br /> disposed of, or if the association is dissolved, adequate recreation space <br /> shall be deeded to Orange County or the appropriate unit of local <br /> government to satisfy the requirements for public recreation-space-under - -- <br /> Section IV-B-7-b of this Ordinance; <br /> (f) The lot owner of each dwelling unit or lot shall have voting rights in the <br /> association; and <br /> (g) The homeowners association shall be able to adjust any assessments to <br /> meet changed needs. <br />