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Article 7: Subdivisions Section 7.4: Improvements and Performance Guarantees Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-4 7.4.2 Improvements Required (A) Subdividers are responsible for the construction, installation, and maintenance of required improvements in accordance with the standards in this Ordinance in addition to 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 Space, Rrecreation, or Llandscape management improvements, areas, and facilities; and (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 legal documents shall be submitted, reviewed and approved by the Orange County Attorney, or (3) A performance guarantee has been provided in accordance with the provisions detailed herein. (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. 7.4.4 Performance Guarantees (A) Performance guarantees shall be required for the purpose of ensuring that subdividers properly install all required subdivision improvements in a timely manner, in accordance with approved plats and construction plans. (B) The term of a performance guarantee shall not exceed two years. The Planning Director may, for good cause and with the approval of the provider of the guarantee, grant extensions of the term, with each such extension not to exceed one year. 30