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Article 16 Landscaping and Tree Protection
16-10 Landscaping and Bufferyards
Wake County Unified Development Code
16-2
(2)
Each landscape island must have a horizontal dimension of at least 9 feet, as
measured back-of-curb to back-of-curb.
(3)
Where interior parking lot islands are provided, ratio of 1 landscape island must be
provided for every 10 parking spaces, but in no case may any parking space be
located more than 50 feet from the trunk of a tree in a single landscape island, or 75
feet from the trunk of a tree in a double landscape island or landscape median.
(4)
Where landscape divider medians are provided to meet the minimum landscaped
area, they must be a minimum of 8 feet in width (measured back-of-curb to back-of-
curb), and be planted with a minimum of 1 canopy tree for every 40 feet of linear
median, as well as shrubs and ground cover. Divider medians that are at least 15 feet
in width may include a pedestrian walkway, in addition to the required landscape
plantings. Landscape divider medians may serve as the first 1.5 feet of required
parking stall depth for parking spaces that are designated for non-compact vehicles
only. A maximum of 25 percent of the total required number of parking spaces may
be designated for compact vehicles.
(5)
All parking spaces must be blocked or curbed to prevent vehicles from damaging
adjacent fences or overhanging planting islands or landscaped yards by an average of
more than 2 feet.