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Article 7: Subdivisions <br /> Section 7.6: General Design Standards <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-8 <br /> <br />(4) The presence of identified cultural features listed by the North Carolina Heritage <br />Program, or identified in "An Inventory of Sites of Cultural, Historic, Recreational, <br />Biological, and Geological Significance in the Unincorporated Portions of Orange <br />County" or "Inventory of the Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats of Orange <br />County, North Carolina", <br />(5) Identification of soil and septic limitations, if any, for each lot, <br />(6) Access restrictions for the project and individual lots, <br />(7) Limitations on land uses, <br />(8) Maintenance requirements for all roadways as well as references to the project’s <br />road maintenance agreement, if required, and <br />(9) Maintenance requirements for all Common Open Space areas . <br />SECTION 7.6: GENERAL DESIGN STAND ARDS <br />The avoidance of congestion and overcrowding and the creation of conditions essential to public health, <br />safety and the general welfare may be best accomplished through the application of design standards <br />providing for the distribution of population and traffic, safe and coordinated street systems, approved <br />water supply and sewage disposal systems, usable lots and conformance to plans for Orange County as <br />recommended by the Planning Board and adopted by the Board of Commissioners. The following <br />general requirements and principles of land subdivision shall be observed: <br />7.6.1 Minimum Lot Size <br />(A) All lots shall contain the minimum lot area required by Article 3 of this Ordinance and <br />shall comply with all applicable development standards. <br />(B) Any lot which provides an easement for individual septic disposal for use by a separate <br />lot or deed shall conform with NC DHHS DPH Innovative Waste Water System approval <br />IWWS 2016-01.be adequately sized and approved by Orange County Environmental <br />Health. <br />7.6.2 Residential Density <br />The allowable density on a given parcel of property proposed for subdivision shall comply with the <br />residential maximum density requirements in Section 4.2.4. <br />7.6.3 Land Suitability <br />(A) In reviewing subdivision proposals, the Planning Department and Planning Board shall <br />consider the overall design of the subdivision with the suitability of the land for <br />development to insure that the platting and development of the subdivision will not create <br />a danger to the health, safety, and welfare of Orange County residents. <br />(B) Land suitability shall be determined by an investigation of conditions including but not <br />limited to flood prone areas, soil drainage, drainage patterns, slope, historic sites, <br />maximum anticipated levels of land disturbance for the project and all proposed individual <br />lots, and unique natural areas. The investigations shall be carried out by the Planning <br />Board, the Planning Department, or other agencies or individuals having the appropriate <br />technical expertise. <br />(C) Special Flood Hazard Areas shall be considered during the review process. <br />(D) Soils shall be evaluated for suitability or provisional suitability for septic tanks according <br />to guidelines established in the Laws and Rules for Ground Absorption Sewage Disposal <br />Systems, incorporated herein by reference. <br /> 33