Secondary and Cumulative Impacts Master Management Plan - 2014

Article 16 Landscaping and Tree Protection 16-10 Landscaping and Bufferyards

(3) Whenever a nonresidential use is proposed next to a residential use and is separated from the residential use by a public road, a 10-feet-deep bufferyard and Type F screening must be provided adjacent to the public road right-of-way. (4) Any outside storage existing on August 21, 1989, must be screened from adjacent properties and rights-of-way on or before December 31, 1992, by means of Type A screening or its equivalent as determined by the Planning Director. (J) Features Allowed within Bufferyards (1) A bufferyard may be traversed by utility lines, water supply and wastewater lines, septic systems (if a qualified soil scientist determines that such location is the only feasible alternative), sidewalks, driveways, roads and other similar improvements, provided that: (a) the proposed locations of such uses are necessary for their proper functioning, and such uses cross the bufferyard where feasible, rather than lie along the length of the bufferyard; (b) the total width of the bufferyard is maintained; and (c) no screen required by this ordinance is reduced or eliminated. (2) The required undisturbed radius around a well may lie within the bufferyard, but the well head itself may not encroach within the bufferyard. (3) Signs are permitted within bufferyards provided that: (a) they are completely screened from view from any point on adjacent residential properties; and (b) placement of such signs will not violate other provisions of this ordinance. (4) Bufferyards may not be used for parking, loading, storage, or any activity that is either part of or accessory to the proposed use. 16-10-3 Plant Material, Installation and Maintenance [Section 16-10-3 “Landscaping of Freestanding Signs” was moved to Section 18-10-2 (P) on 1/22/2008 by OA 04-07. Section 16-10-4 “Plant Material, Installation and Maintenance” became the new Section 16-10-3.] (A) Time of Installation (1) All landscaping, bufferyards and screening materials must be must be in place prior to final inspection by the Wake County Zoning Inspector. (2) When weather conditions do not permit planting, installation of plant material may be delayed until the start of the next growing season (for the particular species), provided that adequate financial guarantees are posted to ensure compliance. This performance guarantee must provide for the cost of the plant material, the labor costs

of installation, and a 25 percent contingency. The process for providing such performance guarantee must parallel that described in Sec. 8-22 and is required before the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, or the approval of the final plat, whichever may be applicable.

Wake County Unified Development Code 16-15