Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - June 2017

Article 5: Development Standards Section 5.12. Landscaping 5.12.5. Foundation Plantings

designed to maximize shading of the walkway and minimize disturbance of vegetation by pedestrians.

b. The planting island shall include shade trees spaced no more than 40 feet apart.

Figure 5.12.4: Vehicle use area configuration. [to be revised to match text]

5.12.5. Foundation Plantings

A. Purpose and Intent Foundation plantings are intended to soften the visual impact of building foundations and provide for the even dispersal of shrubs along building facades. They consist of evergreen and deciduous shrubs planted around a building’s foundation to help soften its appearance.

(Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)

B. Applicability

All new development shall plant shrubs along any building foundation that faces:

a. A street; or

b. An off-street parking facilities or driveway, unless separated from the building by only a paved walkway. This requirement shall not apply to a building foundation constructed along or within one foot of the street right-of-way boundary, or along those parts of a building facade containing building entrances, driveways into garages or carports, or loading docks.

Figure 5.12.5: Foundation plantings.

(Ord. No. 2015-002, 04/29/2015; Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)

C. Foundation Planting Standards

The required shrubs shall:

June 23, 2017

Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance