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Article 5: Development Standards
Section 5.4. Tree Protection
5.4.5. Tree Protection Plan and Tree Protection Areas
Morrisville, NC June 23, 2017
Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-9
Table
Order of
Priority
Required Preservation Preservation Example
4
Existing tree canopy area containing deciduous, evergreen,
or both evergreen and deciduous trees and their root zones
that do not qualify as an Order of Priority 2.
(Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)
C. Reduction or Modification
The standards in Table Existing Tree Canopy Retention Standards, may be reduced or
modified only in accordance with the following standards.
a. Applications to reduce the minimum existing tree canopy retention standards by less than 50
percent may be proposed, subject to the standards in Sectio and
b. Applications to reduce the minimum existing tree canopy retention standards by 50 percent or
more may be reviewed and approved in accordance with the standards and procedures in
Section The use of the
procedure requires compliance both with Section Compliance and with
Section In no instance shall the minimum existing tree
canopy retention standards be reduced by more than 75 percent.
In no instance shall a development be granted more than one tree canopy reduction or modification
request authorized in Section , In cases where a single
development is comprised of multiple lots, development applications on individual lots may not
request tree canopy retention reductions to the tree protection area created with the approval that
established the individual lots.
5.4.5. Tree Protection Plan and Tree Protection Areas
A. All applications subject to this section shall include a tree protection plan prepared by an ISA-certified
arborist, registered landscape architect, or registered forester that designates boundaries of one or
more tree protection areas and shows grading and other major development activities proposed
adjacent to the tree protection area(s).
B. The tree protection area(s) shall include land within the drip lines for all individual trees and stands of
trees proposed to be retained and protected in accordance with Section
as well as for any replacement trees proposed to be provided in accordance with Section
The tree protection plan shall also depict the location and details of protective
fencing, marking, and signage to be provided in accordance with Section
C. Tree protection areas shall be located within required common open space or public recreation areas,
where they are maintained so as to protect the included trees in accordance with Section
For subdivision developments,
subject to these standards, tree protection areas shall not be located within individual lots, and the