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135 <br /> 9. Outdoor lighting fixtures shall not exceed 25-feet in height from ground level. All <br /> lighting shall be downward to minimize light trespass and obtrusive lighting. <br /> 10.The property owner shall record a final plat dividing the +/- 11.22-acre parcel from the <br /> existing +/- 80.52-acre tract within 120 days of BOCC approval of the rezoning <br /> application. <br /> 11.Offsite easements for water, wastewater, utilities, and access shall be recorded within <br /> 120 days after approval of the rezoning application. <br /> 12.Offsite landscape preservation easement shall be recorded within 120 days after <br /> approval of the rezoning application. <br /> 13.Impervious surface transfer shall be recorded within 120 days after approval of the <br /> rezoning application. <br /> 14.The project shall maintain the existing vegetation on the north, south, and west sides <br /> of the site and incorporate an offsite easement area of approximately 1.28 acres <br /> along the northern, southern, and western parcel lines in lieu of standards contained <br /> in Section 6.8, Landscaping, Buffers, and Tree Protection: Street Trees, Between Lot <br /> Plantings, Foundation Plantings, Landscaping of Vehicular Areas, and Screening of <br /> the Unified Development Ordinance. <br /> 15.The final landscape plan will be reviewed as part of the Zoning Compliance Permit <br /> process. If existing vegetation contained onsite or within the recorded landscape <br /> preservation easement area does not meet UDO standards, additional plantings shall <br /> be required. All required landscaping plantings shall be selected from the Orange <br /> County Preferred Plant List. <br /> 16.All required landscaping for Phase 1 shall be installed prior to the issuance of a <br /> Certificate of Compliance for Phase 1 allowing for the units to be rented/occupied. <br /> Required landscaping shall be installed per phase. <br /> 17.The applicant shall be required to maintain all required land use buffers, including <br /> those of preserved vegetation, in accordance with the requirements of the Orange <br /> County Unified Development Ordinance Section 6.8, Landscaping, Buffers, and Tree <br /> Protection. <br /> 18.Proposed driveway connections with NC-57 shall be paved with asphalt. <br /> 19.The parking and drive aisles shall be surfaced with Type 57 washed stone. <br /> 20.The Planning Director shall have the authority to review and approve minor changes <br /> to the approved plan, per Section 2.9.1(1), Alterations to an Approved Conditional <br /> District of the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance, specific to the location <br /> and arrangement of development within the limits of disturbance and the proposed <br /> "activity area". The "activity area" shall be defined as the edge of gravel as shown on <br /> the provided conditional zoning plan set. <br /> b. The amendment is reasonable and in the public interest because it furthers the goals of <br /> the adopted Comprehensive Plan, is consistent with the description of the "Agricultural <br /> Residential" future land use, and, more specifically, the Orange County-adopted "Highway <br /> 57 Small Area Plan". The latter document seeks, among other goals and principles, to 1) <br /> preserve and protect the rural character and nature of the area; 2) minimize negative <br /> impacts to natural systems/environmentally sensitive areas; 3) restrict growth and <br /> development so that it complements the rural character and lifestyles; and 4) to bring <br /> existing non-residential, non-conforming land uses into conforming uses of property <br />