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Article 5: Development Standards
Section 5.7. Perimeter and Streetyard Buffers
5.7.4. Buffer Type Standards
June 23, 2017 Morrisville, NC
Page 5-32 Unified Development Ordinance
5.7.4. Buffer Type Standards
Table describes five types of perimeter buffer and six different types of
streetyard buffer in terms of their function, opacity, width, and screening requirements.
Table
MINIMUM WIDTH AND SCREENING REQUIREMENTS
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.
Option 1
 Shade trees: 6 per 100 linear feet, with at least
5 feet between mature canopies
 Understory trees: 4 per 100 linear feet
 Evergreen shrubs: 20 per 100 linear feet and at
least 6 feet high at maturity
 At least 50% of all trees must be evergreen
Option 2
 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