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Article 5: Development Standards
Section 5.12. Landscaping
5.11.3. Utility Easements
Morrisville, NC
June 23, 2017
Unified Development Ordinance
Page 5-121
Preliminary Plat Approval (Section
2.5.6.B.1), Type 2 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval (Section
2.5.6.B.2), Major Site Plan Approval (Section
2.5.7.B), Minor Site Plan Approval (Section
2.5.7.C)for a
development located outside the corporate limits of the Town, the property owner of the development
site shall submit a petition for voluntary annexation of an area that includes the development site before
submitting any further applications for development of the site. For any development applications
located in the Morrisville-Durham Water and Sewer Service Areas and Annexation Boundaries
Agreement Area, the property owner shall submit a petition for voluntary annexation of an area that
includes the development site with the initial development application.
(Ord. No. 2014-051, 11/10/2014; Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)
5.11.3.
Utility Easements
A.
Developments shall provide utility easements to the appropriate utility service provider as necessary to
accommodate the installation and maintenance of utility lines and facilities that are not proposed within
street rights-of-way or access easements. The width and location of easements shall be as required by
the utility service provider, but generally shall be at least 20 feet wide and centered along or adjacent
to lot lines to the greatest extent practicable.
B.
Development within utility easements shall comply with the standards and restrictions of the appropriate
utility service provider(s).
5.11.4.
Solid Waste Removal
A.
Purpose
The purpose of this section is to minimize the impact that noise associated with the removal of solid waste
may have on adjacent residential development.
B.
Hours of Collection
Solid waste shall not be collected from exterior commercial containers located within a residential
development or within 500 feet of a residential dwelling between the hours of 9:00 PM and 7:00 AM.
Notice of this limitation shall be posted on the gate screening the container.
SECTION 5.12.
LANDSCAPING
5.12.1.
Purpose
It is the purpose of this section to establish minimum standards for the development, installation, and
maintenance of landscaping that protects and enhances property values, the environment, and aesthetic
qualities in the Town, and otherwise promotes the public health, safety and general welfare. The standards
are specifically intended to ensure and promote the planting and maintenance of trees, shrubs, ground cover,
and other landscaping that will:
A.
Mitigate against erosion and sedimentation by stabilizing the soils through root systems that hold and
consolidate soil and other loose earthen materials;
B.
Reduce stormwater runoff and associated costs by intercepting, dispersing, and absorbing rainfall and
slowing down surface flow;
C.
Reduce water pollution by filtering pollutants from stormwater runoff;
D.
Conserve water supplies by allowing more rainfall to stay in the water table and minimizing water use
for landscaping maintenance;
E.
Moderate urban heat island effects by shading buildings and paved surfaces and lowering ambient
temperatures through transpiration;