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Article 7: Subdivisions <br /> Section 7.4: Improvements and Performance Guarantees <br /> !R\!�\ The In+owner of no.�h dwellingdwellingunit nr In+shall have��n+in.. rights in +hn <br /> i�T��I ajsoownerci�r;and 40 <br /> (7)(6) The homeowners association shall be able to adjust any assessments to meet <br /> changed needs. <br /> (B) When articles of incorporation are required, they shall be submitted in the form in which <br /> they will be filed with the North Carolina Secretary of State and, upon filing, a copy of the <br /> articles of incorporation shall be provided to the Planning Department. <br /> 7.4.7 Assumption of Maintenance Responsibilities by Property Owner's Association <br /> In those instances where a property owner's association, as detailed within subsection 7.4.56, is <br /> to assume maintenance responsibility for unbuilt required improvements within the-a subdivision; <br /> the following nrnress shall he adhered tn• <br /> (A) The subdivider shall be required to submit te the PlanRing i in WitiRg, <br /> nntia+inn that he she inteRds to transfer m ntenanne r sihiliti fin es to a <br /> establisher) n nerty n iatinn <br /> staff and preperty GWRer's aSSGGiatieR members and GffiGers te review the status of all <br /> required i nts and nU aline the a a+inn's perpetual m ntenanne <br /> ibility. The meeting shall take plaGe at the Planning Departme <br /> normal b Usiness hey firs <br /> (C) The-subdivider shall prepare a document, to be approved in both form and content by the <br /> Planning Denar+men+ aR Orange County °tom, 961tIiRiagdetailing the current <br /> conforming status of all required improvements and providing documentation that the <br /> improvements Dave-were recently beeRinspected and certified as being compliant with <br /> federal, state, and/or local regulations, or otherwise ensured by an approved <br /> Performance Guarantee.. <br /> a .Jn fanilities fer v.ohinh r sihility is heron a nd me <br /> (E) Samd dOGUment shall, upon eXeGUtien, be FeGOrded with the Orange County Register of <br /> Deeds at the expense of the 1;,ihrdiyide as formal reonnni+ion that maintenance <br /> P yr va�v-macr,,�.r�vr�rmTccvgr� cnurrcc <br /> resnnnsibllities have been assumed imed by the nroneFty n ssnciation <br /> The Planning nenartmen+Orange County shall not release the subdivider of maintenance <br /> responsibilities, or authorize the release of Performance Guarantees, until this process is <br /> completed.41 <br /> (€)(1) All outstanding Performance Guarantees held by a subdivider must be effectively <br /> transferred to the Property Owners Association and/or Homeowner's Association <br /> before Orange County will release such a Performance Guarantee to the <br /> subdivider. <br /> 7.4.8 Maintenance Guarantees —Public Roads <br /> (A) Maintenance guarantees shall be required for the purpose of ensuring that roads that are <br /> to be dedicated to the public are properly maintained, free from defects, between the time <br /> of construction and the time of formal acceptance for maintenance by the North Carolina <br /> Department of Transportation. <br /> (B) A maintenance guarantee shall be in place before any required Performance Guarantee <br /> is released or before any building permits are issued for subdivisions containing public <br /> road improvements. <br /> 40 These are private matters outside the County's purview. <br /> "These are generally private civil matter that do not need to involve the county. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-7 <br />