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Article 6: Riparian Buffers
Section 6.8. Uses and Activities Permitted in Riparian Buffers
6.6.3. Riparian Buffer Variance Review Standards
Morrisville, NC June 23, 2017
Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-13
Table
Use or Activity Exempt [1] Allowable [2]
Allowable with
Mitigation [3]
New drainage ditches, roadside ditches and stormwater
conveyances applicable to linear projects that do not provide
a stormwater management facility due to topography
constraints provided that other practicable BMPs are
employed [9]
X
Existing drainage ditches, roadside ditches, and stormwater
outfalls provided that they are managed to minimize the
sediment, nutrients and other pollution that convey to
waterbodies [8]
X
New drainage ditches, roadside ditches and stormwater
outfalls provided that a stormwater management facility is
installed to control nitrogen and attenuate flow before the
conveyance discharges through the riparian buffer [8]
X
New drainage ditches, roadside ditches and stormwater
outfalls that do not provide control for nitrogen before
discharging through the riparian buffer [8]
X
Excavation of the streambed in order to bring it to the same
elevation as the invert of a ditch [8] X
Drainage of a pond in a natural drainage way provided that a
new riparian buffer that meets the requirements of this article is
established adjacent to the new channel
X
Driveway crossings of streams and other surface waters subject to
this article:
Driveway crossings on single family residential lots that disturb
no more than 25 linear feet or 2,500 square feet of riparian
buffer
X
Driveway crossings on single family residential lots that disturb
more than 25 linear feet or 2,500 square feet of riparian
buffer
X
Driveway crossings in a subdivision that cumulatively disturb no
more than 150 linear feet or 1/3 acre of riparian buffer
X
Driveway crossing in a subdivision that cumulatively disturb
more than 150 linear feet or 1/3 of an acre of riparian
buffer
X
Driveway impacts other than crossing of a stream or other surface
waters subject to this article [9] X
Fences where disturbance is minimized and installation does not
result in removal of trees as defined in this Ordinance X
Fences where disturbance is minimized and installation results in
removal of trees as defined in this Ordinance [9] X
Fertilizer application: one-time application to establish vegetation X
Grading and revegetation in Zone Two where diffuse flow and
the health of existing vegetation in Zone One is not compromised
and disturbed areas are stabilized until they are revegetated
X
Grading and revegetation in Zone Two where diffuse flow and
the health of existing vegetation in Zone One is not compromised
and disturbed areas are stabilized [8]
X
Greenway/hiking trails designed, constructed, and maintained to
maximize nutrient removal and erosion protection, minimize
adverse effects on aquatic life and habitat, and protect water
quality to the maximum extent practical [9]
X
Greenway/hiking trails [8] X
Historic preservation X
Maintenance access on modified natural streams via a grassed
travel way on one side of the water body where less impacting
alternatives are not practical, the width and specifications of the
travel way are only that needed for equipment access and
operation, and the travel way is located to maximize stream
shading [9]
X