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Article 11 Environmental Standards
11-24 Platting of Lots
Wake County Unified Development Code
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11-23 Building Setbacks from Buffers
Buildings must be setback at least 20 feet from the outer edge of water supply watershed buffers. In the
event of conflict between this buffer setback standard and other applicable standards, the more restrictive
standard (the one requiring the greater setback) governs.
11-24 Platting of Lots
11-24-1 Options
The inner 50 feet (“Zone 1”) of required 100-foot buffers along perennial streams must either be: (1)
platted as part of a development lot and included within a conservation easement or (2) set-aside as a
reserved conservation parcel, in accordance with the standards of this section.
11-24-2 Development Lots and Reserve Parcels
(A) “Development Lots”
For purposes of this section, “development lots,” are lots that are used or intended to be
used for principal uses allowed by the underlying zoning district.
(B) “Reserved Conservation Parcels”
For purposes of this section, “reserved conservation parcels” are parcels of land that are not
used and are not intended to be used for principal uses allowed by the underlying zoning
district, but are set-aside to conserve and protect natural areas in perpetuity.
11-24-3 Conservation Easement Option
Under the conservation easement option, the inner 50 feet (“Zone 1”) of required 100-foot buffers
along perennial streams must be covered by a perpetual conservation easement in accordance with the
following standards.
(A) The inner 50 feet (“Zone 1”) of required 100-foot buffers along perennial streams may be
platted in development lots only if a perpetual conservation easement is dedicated covering
the entire inner 50 feet.
(B) Conservation easements must run in favor of the Wake County Soil and Water
Conservation District or any other recognized land conservation agency approved by the
Planning Director.
(C) The easement grantee must grant permission to authorized employees and agents of Wake
County to enter upon the property, inspect, maintain or repair the required buffer whenever
the county deems necessary. This provision is not to be interpreted as an express or implicit
obligation for the county to maintain or repair buffer areas.
(D) The grantee of a conservation easement is responsible for ensuring conservation and
stewardship of the water supply watershed buffer and for carrying out conservation-related
activities. Easement grantees are authorized to assign all or a portion of their conservation
and stewardship duties to another appropriate entity approved by the Planning Director.
(E) A conservation easement and any related access easements must be shown on the record
plat, noting the purpose of the easement as well as the names of the grantees and grantors.
11-24-4 Reserve Parcel Option
Under the reserve parcel option, the inner 50 feet (“Zone 1”) of required 100-foot buffers along
perennial streams must be set aside as reserved conservation parcels in accordance with the following
standards.