Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance – September 2018

Article 5: Development Standards Section 5.7. Perimeter and Streetyard Buffers 5.7.4. Buffer Type Standards

Table 5.7.4: Buffer Type Standards Minimum Width and Screening Requirements Also see general requirements for all buffer types at bottom of table. Buffer Type D (Perimeter) This perimeter buffer provides a relatively open tree buffer between developments on adjoining properties. It is not intended to screen views but to enhance visual appeal of the development.

• Shade trees: 3 per 100 linear feet, with at least 20 feet between mature canopies • Understory trees: 3 per 100 linear feet

Option 1

• Shade trees: 2 per 100 linear feet, with at least 20 feet between mature canopies • Understory trees: 3 per 100 linear feet • A solid fence or wall at least 3 feet high or solid evergreen hedge at least 3 feet and 2 feet wide [1]

Option 2

Buffer Type E (Perimeter) This perimeter buffer provides a continuous opaque screen to a height of at least six feet. It serves as a visual and noise barrier between a development and an adjoining major utility facility.

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Shade trees: 6 per 100 linear feet, with at least 5 feet between mature canopies

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Understory trees: 4 per 100 linear feet

Option 1

Evergreen shrubs: 20 per 100 linear feet and at least 6 feet high at maturity At least 50% of all trees must be evergreen

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Shade trees: 5 per 100 linear feet, with at least 5 feet between mature canopies

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Understory trees: 3 per 100 linear feet

Option 2

Evergreen shrubs: 15 per 100 linear feet and at least 3 feet high at maturity A solid fence or wall at least 6 feet high [1] At least 50% of all trees must be evergreen

September 25, 2018

Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance