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Article 7: Subdivisions Section 7.4: Improvements and Performance Guarantees Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-4 any applicable federal, state, or county standards to include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) All roads within the subdivision and improvements to existing roads required for safe and adequate access to the subdivision; (2) Road signs; (3) Water supply and wastewater systems, other than individual wells and septic tanks; (4) Drainage facilities and easements; (5) Stormwater management devices; (6) Erosion and sedimentation control devices; (7) Low-impact (passive) and active recreation amenities; (8) Fire suppression management facilities; (9) Common Open sSpace, Rrecreation or Llandscape management improvements, areas, and facilities; and13 (10) Any other on- or off-site improvements required by this Ordinance or required at the time of preliminary plat approval. (B) If the subdivider records a plat for only a portion of the subdivision for which a preliminary plat was approved, the improvements required to be constructed, installed, and maintained in accordance with said recorded plat shall be those improvements that the Planning Director deems necessary to serve the lots shown on the recorded plat. 7.4.3 Completion of Improvements (A) The Planning Director shall not approve a final plat presented for recordation until: (1) All required improvements have been completed, (2) All required Common Open Space is identified for dedication, construction (if applicable), perpetual maintenance, and legal right of access, or (3) A performance guarantee has been provided in accordance with the provisions detailed herein.14 (B) An improvement shall be deemed completed only after the appropriate public agency has certified that the improvement(s) has been installed in accordance with the approved preliminary plat, the approved construction plan, and in accordance with applicable federal, state, and county regulations. (C) In lieu of certification from a public agency, the Planning Director is authorized to accept certification from the applicant’s licensed professional engineer or licensed professional surveyor or other professional as authorized by the North Carolina General Statutes that the improvements have been installed in accordance with all applicable standards. 13 Staff is adding language clarifying those areas subject to maintenance responsibility. We are clarifying the type of open space subject to maintenance, for example, as primary/secondary open space is not intended for disturbance or maintenance by anyone. It is supposed to be left alone. The revised language eliminates a contradiction and properly identifies what is required to be maintained. 50