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11 <br />Steep Slope Plan <br />A Steep Slope Plan will be approved prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit, and shall address <br />the following guidelines. <br />a) A Steep Slope Plan will be provided which designates the slopes by 0 -10 %, 10 -15 %, 15 -25 %, and <br />25% or greater. <br />b) Each slope area will show all clearing limits and the distribution for that slope category on the <br />grading plan. <br />c) No work will be done on slopes greater than 25% without prior approval of the Town. <br />Specialized site construction techniques will be approved by the Town of Chapel Hill for work in <br />any of these areas. <br />Grading Plan <br />An approved Grading Plan is required prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit. <br />A Grading Plan will be prepared for all new work with new and existing contours at two foot intervals, <br />limits of disturbance, and tree protection fencing locations. The Plan will denote the total perimeter of <br />disturbed areas, as well as existing and proposed impervious surface totals for the property. <br />Landscape Protection Plan <br />A Landscape Protection Plan shall be approved prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit. <br />A Landscape Protection Plan will be proposed for any new work at the site. The plan will show all <br />existing rare and specimen trees per the Town of Chapel Hill Standards. These trees will be drawn <br />showing their critical root zones. All trees to be removed shall be noted. A clearing limit with the new <br />tree protection fencing shown will be required. A pre- construction /demolition conference will be <br />conducted with the Town of Chapel Hill's Urban Forester to discuss the Landscape Protection Plan. The <br />plan shall comply with all applicable patterns of the Town's Tree Protection Ordinance. The tree canopy <br />coverage calculations will be shown on the plan. <br />Planting Plan <br />An approved Planting Plan is required prior to the issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit. <br />A Planting Plan will be provided which labels all landscape buffer yards and screens. All existing <br />easements shall be shown on the planting plan. New landscape buffers and parking lot plantings shall <br />be shown along with the calculations for a 35% shading requirement. All new grading and utilities shall <br />be shown on this plan. <br />INFRASTRUCTURE <br />Water and Sewer <br />All water and sewer layouts will conform to the latest OWASA Standards and Specifications. Fire <br />hydrant layout will be provided around the primary road system and comply with all requirements of <br />the Town of Chapel Hill Fire Department. All utilities will be located underground. All water and sewer <br />lines will require a dedicated OWASA easement. All utilities will be located under paved areas where <br />possible with appropriate easements. Stormwater piping and structures will be installed per Town of <br />Chapel Hill Standards. A 20 foot minimum dedicated easement will be provided over all lines and <br />structures for the Town of Chapel Hill. No plantings will be allowed over the utility easements. <br />Southern Orange County Government Services Campus I MASTER PLAN Page 7 <br />