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Article 7: Subdivisions <br /> Section 7.13: Specifications for Plat Drawings <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-69 <br /> <br />(e) All street names shall be approved through the Orange County Land <br />Records office. <br />(3) Utility and Drainage Data <br />(a) Construction plans shall be submitted to proper authorities, as required, <br />to document any new: <br />(i) Public or private community water supply system, <br />(ii) Public or private community sewage disposal system, and/or <br />(iii) Storm drainage facilities. <br />(b) Written approval of the reviewing authorities and a set of approved <br />construction plans shall be submitted to the Planning Department prior to <br />approval of the Final Plat. <br />(c) The location and purpose of all new easements for utility systems shall <br />be shown on the Final Plat, including, but not limited to,: <br />(i) Sanitary sewers, <br />(ii) Septic tanks and nitrification fields, <br />(iii) Storm sewer lines, <br />(iv) Water mains, <br />(v) Gas, transmission mains, <br />(vi) Overhead electric, telephone and CATV transmission mains, and <br />(vii) Any other above or below ground utility systems which are <br />contained within a designated easement. <br />(d) It is understood that utility distribution systems to individual lots for gas, <br />electric, telephone, and TV cable service are customarily covered by <br />“blanket easements” or “general easements”. If these easements have <br />been recorded, the recording data shall be shown on the plat. <br />Otherwise, these easements need not be denoted on the plat. <br />(4) Landscaping and Buffer Data <br />Buffers widths and locations as required by Section 6.8 of this Ordinance shall be <br />shown on the Final Plat and specified in a separate document to be recorded <br />concurrently with the Final Plat. The Deed Book and Page reference shall be <br />noted on the Final Plat. <br />(5) Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) Standards <br />(a) The boundary of the Special Flood Hazard Area zoning overlay district <br />shall be designated and labeled on the plat as required by this <br />Ordinance. <br />(b) For subdivisions located within a water supply watershed of regional <br />and/or local importance, the following information shall be shown on the <br />Final Plat: <br />(i) The maximum impervious surface data as required by Section <br />4.2 of this Ordinance shall be shown for each lot. <br />(ii) Stream buffers as required by Section 6.13 of this Ordinance <br />shall be delineated with widths noted on the Final Plat. <br />(iii) Development restrictions within the stream buffer shall be <br />specified in a separate document to be recorded concurrently <br />with the Final Plat. The Deed Book and Page reference shall be <br />noted on the Final Plat. <br /> 49