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• Y AM • 15c a IV-13-8 . sCa ' an ' 8u a Re ' r nt5 IV-B-8-a , A iaa i it In every subdivision , provision shall be made for the protection , preservation ; proper maintenance and use of trees and wand Lands located within the subdi ui si ran 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 absorption/reflection of solar radiation ; NO 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 . '-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 or athr vegetation except in accordance with approved plans . Concurrent with the submission of a final plat for minor subdivision approval , or a preliminary of a major subdivision , the subdividerashallthsubmit plans or drawings at the same scale as the plat which kL 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 .