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Article 5: Uses <br /> Section 5.18: Standards for Miscellaneous ASSEMBLY Uses <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-168 <br /> <br />(i) If the subdivision is located in a Transition Area designated as <br />such on the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan, a <br />plan for sidewalks or pedestrian/bike lanes as part of the public <br />roads using, where appropriate, alternative North Carolina <br />Department of Transportation design guidelines that include <br />pedestrian/bike lanes as part of the public road system. <br />(ii) For proposals not located in a transition area an off-road, <br />pedestrian plan shall be submitted. <br />(g) Landscape Plan Details <br />A landscape and tree preservation plan that shows the following: <br />(i) The proposed locations, and types of, plantings, <br />(ii) The existing natural landscape with existing topography, <br />(iii) The width of roadside and perimeter buffers to be left <br />undisturbed, <br />(iv) The open space (proposed undisturbed and proposed improved) <br />as well as type of ownership. <br />(2) Additional Submittal Requirements - For all applications of over 40 lots <br />(a) Solid Waste <br />The location within the subdivision of a solid waste convenience <br />center(s) intended to serve the subdivision and, where appropriate, the <br />area in which the subdivision is located. <br />(b) Biological Inventory <br />(i) A biological inventory which identifies the following: <br />a. Habitat diversity, <br />b. Species diversity, <br />c. Species of special concern such as those designated as <br />threatened or endangered, <br />d. Last known sighting, <br />e. Candidate species likely to be present which may <br />warrant protection, <br />f. Specimen trees outstanding in size and/or species, and <br />g. The status and source of the information compiled in the <br />inventory. <br />(ii) The biological inventory shall be accompanied by an analysis <br />describing the following: <br />a. Habitat integrity, <br />b. Relationships between habitats and to ecological <br />communities offsite, <br />c. Any existing threats to flora and fauna and <br />d. Potential for habitat enhancement. <br />(c) Environmental Mitigation <br />A mitigation plan is required when any wetland or other environmentally <br />sensitive area identified in the biological inventory will be altered as a <br />result of development of the subdivision or construction of homes or <br />other buildings and structures associated with the subdivision. The <br />mitigation plan shall include the following: <br />(i) An assessment of the ecological value of resources that will be <br />lost and a statement of how that value will be replaced through <br />mitigation; <br />145