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8 <br /> 6. drainage and waterways <br /> 7. floodplains <br /> 8 significant rock outcropping <br /> 9. significant scenic vistas <br /> 10 soils with limitation for on-site wastewater systems and <br /> building development <br /> e The manner in which the plan makes adequate provision for water and <br /> wastewater treatment. <br /> f The relationship of the plan to the physical environment the <br /> neighborhood in which it is 12mposed to be established and the intent <br /> of the provisions providing for the establishment of a cluster <br /> subdivision. <br /> SECTION III - APPLICATION AND APPROVAL PROCEDURES <br /> III-D. Approval Procedures for Major Subdivisions <br /> III-D-1. Concept Plan Approval in all Zoning Districts Except the Rural Buffer <br /> III-D-2 Concept Plan Approval in the Rural Buffer Zoning District <br /> III-D-2a. Application Requirements <br /> Prior to the submission of a Preliminary Plat,the subdivider shall submit to the <br /> Planning Department sixteen(16)copies of a Concept Plan of the proposed <br /> major subdivision. The Concept Plan shall be prepared in accordance with the <br /> S12ecifications for Concept Plan drawings as contained in Section V-B of this <br /> Ordinance. <br /> III-D-2-b. Planning Department Review Procedures <br /> Upon receipt of the Concept Plan. the Planning Department shall review the <br /> proposal for general compliance with the requirements of this Ordinance and the <br /> Zoning Ordinance, if applicable including the presence of any sites identified in <br /> Inventory of Sites of Cultural. Historic.- Recreational. Biological and <br /> Geological sign' cance in e Unincorporated Portions of Orange County"and <br /> "Inventory of the Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats of Orange Coun, . North <br /> Carolina". The Planning Department shall also consider the general suitabilitX <br /> of the land for development to avoid unnecessary expense in the redesign of <br />