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Article 3 Zoning Districts
3-73 RCOD-2, Resource Conservation Overlay District 2
Wake County Unified Development Code
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(6)
forestry and husbandry activities that eliminate diseased, infected or damaged timber
or nuisance vegetation;
(7)
sedimentation and erosion control measures and devices as approved by the
Department of Environmental Services;
(8)
grassed yards; and
(9)
construction of new lakes or ponds, provided that applicable buffers are designated
around such new lakes or ponds.
(E)
All buildings must be set back at least 20 feet from the edge of any drainageway buffer,
special water impoundment buffer, or water impoundment buffer.
(F)
In the event of conflict with other applicable regulations, the more restrictive regulation
will govern.
(G)
Some streams may require both special watershed buffers and Neuse River riparian buffers.
3-73
RCOD-2, Resource Conservation Overlay District 2
3-73-1 Purpose and Intent
(A)
The RCOD-2 overlay district is intended to protect and preserve the water quality of
special watersheds while allowing the orderly development of land in the watersheds of
these sensitive areas. The purpose of these regulations is consistent with the Wake County
Land Use Plan and otherwise advance the public health, safety, and general welfare.
(B)
Special watersheds provide significant wildlife, aquatic and other organisms, or plant life
habitats; possess characteristics unique to Wake County. It is the intent of these
regulations to protect the water quality in these watersheds by requiring vegetated buffer
areas along perennial streams and stormwater runoff controls.
(C)
As is the case with any regulation or provision of this ordinance, when practical difficulties
or unnecessary hardships would result from carrying out the strict letter of the regulation,
the Board of Adjustment may vary or modify said regulation after making findings of fact
supporting its conclusions in accordance with Sec. 19-26.
3-73-2 District Boundary
RCOD-2 overlays districts must be appropriately located within special watersheds and such other
significant physical and biological areas and habitats, as the Wake County Board of Commissioners
deems appropriate.
3-73-3 Regulation Of Uses
The uses permitted or prohibited in the RCOD-2 district will be those uses permitted or prohibited
in the underlying zoning district.
3-73-4 Existing Development, Redevelopment, And Expansions
(A)
Existing development is not subject to the requirements of this section; existing
development will be considered to be any impervious surfaces created, or for which a
vested right has been established, as of May 31, 2005.