Secondary and Cumulative Impacts Master Management Plan

Article 16 Landscaping and Tree Protection

16-10 Landscaping and Bufferyards

Wake County Unified Development Code

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Example (100’ x

10’):

(d)

Example 4

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Overhead Utility Screen

O deciduous canopy trees

ii.

0 evergreen trees

iii.

3 deciduous understory trees

iv.

2 evergreen understory trees

12 shrubs

Example (100’ x 10’):

(G) Depth Reductions for Walls, Fences or Berms

The Planning Director may allow a reduction in bufferyard depth by up to 25% if a solid

wall, solid fence, or berm is provided within the interior portion of the bufferyard. For

purposes of this section a solid wall or fence will be considered any completely opaque

wall or fence without any openings, including shadowbox fences. Walls and fences

provided pursuant to this provision must have a minimum height of 6 feet and berms must

have a minimum height of 4 feet. Any such fencing must have the dress side facing

outward toward the right-of-way or adjacent properties. When a bufferyard depth reduction

is taken pursuant to this provision, the number of shrubs required within the bufferyard may

also be reduced to 50%. In order to approve such reduction, the Planning Director must

determine that the proposed bufferyard plan is at least as effective in achieving the

purposes of this section, as is strict compliance with the bufferyard standards.

(H) Plant Density Reductions

The Planning Director may allow a reduction in a bufferyard screening (plant) density by

up to 25% if the bufferyard’s depth is i

ncreased to effectively mitigate the density

reduction. In order to approve a reduction in plant density, the Planning Director must

determine that the proposed bufferyard plan is at least as effective in achieving the

purposes of this section as is strict compliance with bufferyard standards.

(I) Additional Bufferyards and Screening

(1)

Any outside storage of junk, refuse, salvage, or discarded materials must be screened

from adjacent rights-of-way and adjacent properties by means of a Type A screen.

(2)

Whenever a nonresidential use is proposed along a thoroughfare, a 10-foot deep

bufferyard and Type F screening must be provided adjacent to the thoroughfare right-

of-way.