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Southern Orange County Government Services Campus SPECIAL USE PERMIT PAGE 4 33. Transportation Management Plan: That a Transportation Management Plan for individual building proposals shall be approved prior to issuance of the Zoning Compliance Permit with annual updates required. The required components of the Transportation Management Plan include: a. Designation of a Transportation Coordinator to communicate and promote alternate modes of transportation. b. Submission of an Occupancy Survey due 90 days after issuance of the final Certificate of Occupancy. c. Submission of an updated annual Transportation Management Plan Report and Resident and Employee Surveys during survey years. d. Measures to gradually attain the goals of the program. e. Annual survey of employees for any increase demand for additional bicycle parking. Landscaping and Elevations 34. Landscape Buffers: The following landscape bufferyards shall be provided: Location Landscape Buffer Southern Property Line(Carolina North) 20 ft.wide Type C Western Property Line(R-2) 20 ft.wide Type B Northern Property Line(Homestead Road.) 30 ft.wide Type D Eastern Property Line 20 ft.wide Type B 35. Landscape Protection: That prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit for new construction,a Landscape Protection Plan shall be approved by the Town with details including trees to be removed and preserved,critical root zones of all rare and specimen trees,with names and species. 36. Tree Save Area: That the mature hardwood forest in the southwest corner and along the western edge of the property shall be protected.A note to this effect shall be placed on the plans. 37. Tree Protection Fencing: That prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit for new construction, the applicant shall provide Town standard landscaping protection notes on Final Plans, including a noted indicating that tree protection fencing will be installed and inspected prior to land-disturbing activity. Tree protection fencing shall be provided around construction limits,parking,and staging/storage areas. 38. Landscape Planting Plan: That prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit for new construction, the applicant shall provide a detailed Landscape Planting Plan with a detailed planting list, for approval by the Town. The Plan shall meet the minimum 40%tree canopy coverage requirement of the entire site,including surface parking areas and adhere to screening and shading standards for Section 5.9.6(a-d)of the Land Use Management Ordinance. 39. Invasive Exotic Vegetation: That prior to the issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit,the applicant shall identify on the planting plan, known invasive exotic species of vegetation, as defined by the Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council (SE- EPPC)and provide notes indicating removal from the landscape buffer areas,prior to planting. 40. Design Guidelines: That the Design Guidelines for the site be modified to call explicitly for: 1. clustering,of buildings on the site to achieve walkability, visibility, and connectedness while maximizing preservation of undisturbed areas; 2. covered walkways that link buildings on the site whenever building location, driveway configuration, and topography allow; 3. clustering of buildings on the site to achieve walkability, visibility, and connectedness while maximizing preservation of undisturbed areas;and 4. sharrows instead of bike lanes for internal driveways and streets including sharrow bicycle signage constructed to industry standards. 41. Community Design Commission Approval: Prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit for new construction, the applicant shall obtain Community Design Commission approval of building elevations and site lighting including special consideration of the location and screening of HVAC. Environment 42. Energy Management and Efficiency: That prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit for new construction, the applicant shall provide an Energy Management Plan (EMP) for Town approval.The plan shall incorporate a"20 percent more energy efficient" feature to outperform the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) energy efficiency standard 90.1-2010. The property owner shall provide, by the Certificate of Occupancy date, a letter sealed by a licensed professional engineer showing the anticipated energy performance of the buildings,as designed and built,satisfies the"20 percent more energy efficient"expectation.