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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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(b)
diffuse flow is maintained; and
(c)
any vegetation removed is restored with woody native species of equivalent or
better quality
(13)
Road crossings (public or private roads), provided:
(a)
no reasonable alternative to their location in the buffer exists;
(b)
buffer disturbance does not extend beyond the required right-of-way or
easement width, or in no case is more than 90 feet wide;
(c)
buffer disturbance is no more than 9,000 square feet in area;
(d)
the road crosses the buffer at an angle as close to 90 degrees as possible (and
not less than 60 degrees);
(e)
side slopes do not exceed a 2:1 horizontal: vertical ratio (bridging and/or
retaining walls may be used to meet this and the disturbance width standard);
and
(f)
all culverts are designed and constructed for the 25-year storm event or as
otherwise required by Wake County Environmental Services.
(14)
Scientific studies and stream gauging
(15)
Stormwater management ponds, provided
(a)
no reasonable alternative to their location in the buffer exists; and
(b)
a new vegetated buffer is established around the new pond
(16)
Stream restoration and bank stabilization for mitigation purposes only
(17)
Temporary in-stream sediment and erosion control measures for work within a
stream channel
(18)
Manual vegetation management is permitted but no grubbing or excavation; manual
vegetation management may include:
(a)
emergency fire control measures, provided topography is restored;
(b)
planting vegetation to enhance the buffer’s function;
(c)
pruning forest vegetation, provided the health and function of the vegetation
is not compromised;
(d)
removing individual trees that are in danger of causing damage to dwellings,
other structures, or human life; and
(e)
removing poison ivy; and other noxious growth
(19)
Water dependent structures (See definition, Section 21-11)