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Article 5: Development Standards
Section 5.4. Tree Protection
5.4.4. Tree Canopy Retention
June 23, 2017 Morrisville, NC
Page 5-8 Unified Development Ordinance
canopy cover retained may include a combination of the areas listed below, but shall, to the maximum
extent practicable, include all the highest priority areas, then all of the next highest priority areas, and
so forth until the minimum percentage is met.
Table
Order of
Priority
Required Preservation Preservation Example
1
Existing tree canopy area containing mature deciduous trees
and their root zones.
2
Existing tree canopy area containing mature evergreen or
both evergreen and deciduous trees and their root zones.
3 Existing specimen trees and their associated root zones.