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the County of any park, recreation or other public land shown on the
plat until such land is improved pursuant to Section (c) (E) hereof. The
Office of Planning and Zoning may require the plat to be endorsed with
appropriate notes to this effect. The Office of Planning and Zoning may
also require filing of written agreements and performance security between
the subdivider and Anne Arundel County covering future title, dedication
and the improvement and maintenance of any park or recreation area.

Section 13-109.2 PRESERVATION OF EXISTING FEATURES

Existing features which would add value to residential development
or natural or man-made assets of the County, such as trees, water courses,
falls, beaches, vistas, historic spots, historic or architecturally signifi-
cant buildings, and similar irreplaceable assets, should be preserved, in-
sofar as possible, through harmonious and careful design of the subdivision.

Section 13-109.3 PRESERVATION OF NATURAL COVER

Land to be subdivided shall be designed and improved in reasonable
conformity to existing topography, in order to minimize grading, cut and
fill, and to retain, insofar as possible, the natural contours, minimize
storm water run-off, and conserve the natural cover and soil. No top soil,
sand or gravel shall be removed from any lots shown on any subdivision
plat, except in accordance with the provisions of the County Zoning
Ordinance and/OR in keeping with the Sediment Control Program then
in effect THAT IS IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF SUBMITTAL.

Section 13-109.4 GRADING

No person shall do any grading, stripping, excavating or filling of
land, or create borrow pits, quarries, material processing facilities or any
other facility without first having obtained the approval of the Office of
Planning and Zoning and the Department of Public Works, acting upon
the recommendations of the Soil Conservation Service DISTRICT and the
State Department of Natural Resources. (Refer to Grading and Sediment
Control Ordinance for Anne Arundel County, Maryland.)

Section 13-109.5 SEDIMENT CONTROL

The subdivider shall provide effective sediment control measures in
the planning and construction of subdivisions. Practical combinations of
the following technical principles shall be applied:

(1)    The smallest practical area of land shall be exposed at any one
time during development.

(2)    When land is exposed during development, the exposure shall
be kept to the shortest practical period of time.

(3)    Temporary vegetation and/or mulching shall be used to protect
critical areas exposed during development.

(4)    Sediment basins (debris basins, desilting basins or silt traps)
shall be installed and maintained to remove sediment from run-off waters
on land undergoing development.

(5)    Provisions shall be made to effectively accommodate the in-
creased run-off caused by changed soil and surface conditions during and
after development.

(6)    The permanent final vegetation and structures shall be in-
stalled as soon as practical in the development.