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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 5-34 Unified Development Ordinance
Table
MINIMUM WIDTH AND SCREENING REQUIREMENTS
Also see general requirements for all buffer types at bottom of table.
Buffer Type D (Perimeter)
This perimeter buffer provides a relatively open tree buffer between developments on adjoining properties. It is not intended to screen views but
to enhance visual appeal of the development.
Option 1
 Shade trees: 3 per 100 linear feet, with at least
20 feet between mature canopies
 Understory trees: 3 per 100 linear feet
Option 2
 Shade trees: 2 per 100 linear feet, with at least
20 feet between mature canopies
 Understory trees: 3 per 100 linear feet
 A solid fence or wall at least 3 feet high or
solid evergreen hedge at least 3 feet and 2
feet wide [1]
Buffer Type E (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 a
development and an adjoining major utility facility.
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