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Article 5: USN <br /> Section 5.17: Standards for Miscellaneous Uses <br /> (d) Landscaping and Buffers <br /> (i) Existing vegetation shall be preserved as indic ed on the <br /> approved landscape plan in accordance wit e provisions of <br /> Section 6.8 of the this Ordinance; <br /> Tree protection measures shall be in Iled and maintained <br /> between all areas of disturbance a trees to be retained as <br /> shown on the approved landsca plan. A detail of the tree <br /> p tection barrier proposed s I be included as part of the <br /> Ian ape plan submitted ' In the application; <br /> (iii) Corridor onnecting In itats identified in the biological inventory <br /> shall be pre rved a ng streams, buffers, or other wooded <br /> areas. If destr a during construction, such connections shall <br /> be restored usi propriate plant materials; <br /> (iv) Trees and mps cle ed for roads and building construction <br /> shall eith be used for ti ber purposes or shredded for <br /> Iandsc pe mulch, compost e buried or otherwise disposed of <br /> BU OT BURNED. <br /> (v) erms, fences and landscaping wa may be used with plant <br /> materials for screening, provided such atures are designed and <br /> located in harmony with other site feat and functions; <br /> vi) To minimize visual impact by blending archite ure into the <br /> surrounding landscape, foundation plantings are quired at all <br /> freestanding entrance signs; <br /> (vii) Use of xeriscaping principles. <br /> (e) Stormwater Management <br /> (i) A stormwater management plan shall be prepared and reviewed <br /> in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.14 of this <br /> Ordinance. <br /> (ii) All drainage structures will be installed and maintained according <br /> to the approved Stormwater Management Plan. <br /> (iii) Subdivisions that include S+r61,t61ral st rW,wateF <br /> m„easy sstormwater control measures (SCMs) shall comply <br /> with Section 6.14 of this Ordinance. <br /> (f) Grading and Erosion Control <br /> (i) Plans for grading and erosion control comply with sta rds <br /> contained in the Orange County Erosion and Se i ent Control <br /> Manual and this Ordinance; <br /> (ii) truction is phased to the extent actical to minimize <br /> distur ce and sedimentation- <br /> (iii) Sediment con meas s will be properly installed to filter <br /> sediment from run uring construction and maintained until <br /> grading is co ete an ermanent vegetative cover has been <br /> establish and all slopes sta ' ' ed; and <br /> (iv) P anent landscaping, groundcove , ulch, etc. will be <br /> installed as soon as practical after constru ' n activities for each <br /> phase are completed. <br /> ( Solid Waste Management Plan <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-142 <br />