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072 126 IV-B-8 . Landscaaino and Buffer Reoyirements. IV-B-8-a: Aooticabi lity In every subdivision , provision shall be made for the protection , preservation ; proper maintenance and use of trees and woodlands Located within the subdivision regulation jurisdiction of Orange County in order to achieve the following : ( a] To prevent damage from erosion , siltation and flooding , and to wildlife habitats ; (b ] To absorb pollutants , filter impurities and add oxygen to the atmosphere ; (c] To modify the climate through reduction of temperatures and absorptionlrefLection of solar radiation ; (d] To serve as buffers between incompatible Land uses through visual screening and the reduction of noise and glare ; and (e] To provide important physical , aesthetic , recreation and economic assets to existing and future residents of Orange County . Where tracts or parcels of Land are to be subdivided which have been cleared or harvested of trees prior to application for subdivision approval , provision shall be made for the installation , maintenance and use of new trees and vegetation in accordance with the provisions of this Article . IV-B-8-b. Protection of Existing Vegetation On any land for which application for subdivision approval has been made, no person , firm or corporation shall remove or cause to be removed any trees cr other vegetation except in accordance with approved plans . Concurrent with the submission of a final plat for minor subdivision approval , or a preliminary plat in the case of a major subdivision , the subdivider shall submit plans or drawings at the same scale as the plat which identify stands of existing trees and those trees which are to be preserved upon project completion , specifying their Location and approximate size . Differentiation shall also be made on the plans between deciduous and evergreen plant species and between existing trees to be preserved and proposed planted trees .