Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - June 2017

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

Buffer Type Standards

5.7.4.

Table 5.7.4, Buffer Type Standards, describes five types of perimeter buffer and six different types of streetyard buffer in terms of their function, opacity, width, and screening requirements.

Table 5.7.4: Buffer Type Standards M INIMUM W IDTH AND S CREENING R EQUIREMENTS Also see general requirements for all buffer types at bottom of table. Buffer Type A (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 developments on adjoining properties.

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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

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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 Understory trees: 3 per 100 linear feet 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

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Option 2

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June 23, 2017

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