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56 <br /> ARTICLE 7: SUBDIVISIONS <br /> PROVISIONSSECTION 7.1: GENERAL <br /> 7.1.1 Purpose <br /> (A) The purpose of this Article is to guide and regulate the subdivision of land within Orange <br /> County, for sale or building development, in order to:34 <br /> (1) Ensure the public health, safety, and welfare; <br /> (2) Provide for the sound use of land; <br /> (3) Ensure adequate planning of street systems; <br /> (4) Avoid nvorrrGWdinn of Ind <br /> {5}(41 Prevent fire, panic, and other dangers; <br /> {&}(5) Ensure that water and sewage systems are safe and adequate; <br /> {7}(6) Prevent flood damage; <br /> M(7) Facilitate an orderly use of land; <br /> MLI Ensure the proper legal description and monumenting of subdivided land; and <br /> (9) Encourage the proper management of Orange County's natural resources.. <br /> {l8} Optimize protection of contiguous open space networks and agricultural lands. <br /> (B) It is the expressed purpose of this Article to provide for, in addition to the above, the <br /> protection of water resources in Orange County, through the use, alone or in <br /> combination, of buffer zones, varying lot sizes, slope restrictions, vegetation, ander other <br /> equally effective techniques. Innovative techniques on the part of the developer are <br /> encouraged where these techniques can be shown to be as effective as the specific <br /> requirements of the Article. <br /> 7.1.2 Jurisdiction and Applicability <br /> (A) In accordance with the North Carolina General Statutes, no person may subdivide their <br /> land within the planning jurisdiction of Orange County except in accordance with the <br /> provisions of this Ordinance. <br /> (B) No subdivision shall be recognized by the Planning Department until a final plat of the <br /> subdivision has been approved and signed by the Planning Director and recorded fn-at <br /> the Orange County Register of Deeds Office, including the recordation of any additional <br /> documentation required by this Ordinance. <br /> (C) As provided in the North Carolina General Statutes, the Orange County Review Officer <br /> shall not certify a plat of any subdivision within the County's subdivision jurisdiction <br /> unless the plat has been approved in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance or <br /> determined to be exempt, as provided by NCBGS 160D and Section 7.2.1 of this <br /> Ordinance.35 <br /> 7.1.3 Compliance with Plans and Other Applicable Regulations36 <br /> All subdivisions shall comply with applicable l.onoral provisions, standards;and policies outlined <br /> within this Ordinance and the Orange County Comprehensive Plan, as well as with any special <br /> 34 Brings language into alignment with 160D and/or Comp Plan <br /> 35 Brings language into alignment with 160D <br /> 36 Brings language into alignment with 160D <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-1 <br />