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\.f . <br />B. Roads and Access (Cont.) <br />7. An erosion control plan for construction of Pine Ridge Road and Cedar Ridge <br />Road shall be submitted by the applicant to the Orange County Erosion Control <br />Division for review and approval. <br />8. The developer shall provide, for the benefit of Lots 1 and 2, an enroachment agreement <br />from NCDOT for the septic easements for Lots 1 and 2 at such time as Cedar Ridge Road is <br />accepted by the State into the State-maintained system. <br />C. Land Use Buffers and Landscaping <br />1. In accordance with Orange County Subdivision Regulations Section IV-B-8-b, <br />a landscape plan which includes the following shall be submitted: 1) The <br />dimensions and acreage of the parcel being subdivided; 2) the layout of the entire <br />project being submitted for approval; 3) locations of existing trees described <br />according to average size and dominant tree types; 4) designation of tree <br />protection areas accompanied by a note stating, "Existing trees will be preserved <br />to meet the landscape requirements of Section IV-B-8-d-1 of the Orange County <br />Subdivision Regulations."; 5) the location of berms, walls, and fences with an <br />indication of their buffers as required by Orange County Subdivision Regulations <br />labeled height and construction materials; ~ 40-foot buffers along Moorefields <br />Road, Dimmocks Mill Road and across the northern property boundaries of Lots <br />7, 8 and 9; 7) all proposed plantings sufficient to fulfill landscape and buffer <br />requirements labeled according to species (common name), spacing and size at - <br />installarion and at least two alternative species for each proposed planting <br />shown; 8) the name of the person responsible for plan preparation and the date <br />that the plan was drawn or subsequently revised. The landscape plan shall <br />affirmatively demonstrate that the buffer along Moorefields Road satisfies requirements for <br />Secondary Open Space. <br />2. Landscaping shall be installed or preserved as indicated on the approved <br />landscape plan and must be inspected and approved by the Planning Department <br />prior to final plat approval and again prior to the transfer of control to the Home <br />Owners Association and to the home owners from the developer <br />as provided by the recorded Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for <br />Woodgreen Subdivision. Orange County, on behalf of the public, shall be made <br />a third party beneficiary in this declaration for purposes of enforcing, but not <br />requiring it to enforce, the maintenance of the buffers along Moorefields Road, <br />Dimmocks Mill Road and across the northern property boundaries of Lots 7, 8 <br />.and 9 and along the eastern boundary of Lot 6. A letter of credit or escrow <br />agreement or other security shall be submitted to secure landscaping which letter of <br />credit shall remain in place until the earlier of the following two events: 1) seventy- <br />five percent (75%) of the lots in Woodgreen Subdivision have been sold to other <br />than another developer; or, 2) provided fifty percent (50%) of the lots have been <br />sold to other than another developer, December3 1, 2004. The financial guarantee <br />shall be accompanied by an estimate of the cost to purchase and install the <br />required landscaping prepared by a nursery operator, landscape contractor, <br />landscape architect, or other individual qualified to calculate the cost to <br />complete the required improvements based on the approved landscape plan <br />and who has no direct or indirect ownership interest in the project. The <br />financial guarantee must reflect 110 percent of that estimate and be issued by <br />an accredited financial institution licensed to do business in North Carolina. <br />