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Article 7: Subdivisions Section 7.13: Specifications for Plat Drawings Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-70 (iii) Proposed streets, pavement or travelway widths shall be denoted as well as typical roadway cross sections. The approximate centerline radius shall be shown on all proposed streets. (iv) Proposed street names shall be indicated on the plat. Such names shall not duplicate or approximate the name of any other street in Orange County except where a proposed street is the continuation or extension of an existing street. (6) Utility and Drainage Data (a) Proposed utility systems shall be shown on the plat, including but not limited to: (i) Public or private community water supply systems, (ii) Public or private community sewage disposal systems, and (iii) Storm drainage facilities, including existing and proposed drainageways and channels. (b) Any easements associated with such utility systems shall also be denoted and the purpose for the easements designated on the plat. (7) Landscaping and Buffer Data The following information shall be denoted on the Preliminary Plat to demonstrate compliance with the provisions of Section 6.8 of this Ordinance: (a) Existing trees and/or vegetation to be preserved and proposed trees and/or landscape materials to be installed. (b) Required buffers. (8) Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) Standards (a) The boundary of the Special Flood Hazard Area zoning overlay district shall be designated and labeled on the plat as required by this Ordinance. (b) For subdivisions located within a Watershed Protection Overlay District, as identified on the Orange County Zoning Atlas, the following information shall be designated and labeled on the plat: (i) Impervious surface data as required by Section 4.2 of this Ordinance; (ii) Stream buffers as required by Section 6.13 of this Ordinance; and (iii) Stormwater detention and/or retention sites and undisturbed areas for infiltration purposes as required by the Section 6.14 of this Ordinance. 7.14.37.13.3 Final Plat Specifications (A) Plat Preparation (1) The Final Plat shall be drawn in accordance with the requirements of G.S. 47-30 as amended and to the specifications of this Section. The plat shall be prepared by a Professional Land Surveyor at a scale of not less than 100 feet to the inch nor more than 20 feet to the inch. (2) All Final Plats shall be prepared in accordance with the Manual of Practice for Land Surveying in North Carolina as prepared by the North Carolina State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. 95