Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - February 2021.2

Article 5: Development Standards Section 5.7. Perimeter and Streetyard Buffers 5.7.4. Buffer Type Standards

Table 5.7.4: Buffer Type Standards Minimum Width and Screening Requirements Also see general requirements for all buffer types at bottom of table. Buffer Type A (Perimeter) This perimeter buffer provides a continuous opaque screen to a height of at least six feet. It serves as a visual and noise barrier between developments on adjoining properties.

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Shade trees: 6 per 100 linear feet, with at least 5 feet between mature canopies

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Understory trees: 4 per 100 linear feet

Option 1

Evergreen shrubs: 20 per 100 linear feet and at least 6 feet high at maturity At least 50% of all trees must be evergreen

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Shade trees: 5 per 100 linear feet, with at least 5 feet between mature canopies

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Understory trees: 3 per 100 linear feet

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Evergreen shrubs: 15 per 100 linear feet and at least 3 feet high at maturity A solid fence or wall at least 6 feet high [1] At least 50% of all trees must be evergreen

Buffer Type B (Perimeter) This perimeter buffer provides a continuous opaque screen to a height of at least six feet. It serves as a visual and noise barrier between developments on adjoining properties, but less separation between developments than the Buffer Type A.

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Shade trees: 6 per 100 linear feet, with at least 5 feet between mature canopies

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Understory trees: 4 per 100 linear feet

Option 1

Evergreen shrubs: 20 per 100 linear feet and at least 6 feet high at maturity At least 50% of all trees must be evergreen

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Shade trees: 4 per 100 linear feet, with at least 5 feet between mature canopies

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Understory trees: 2 per 100 linear feet

Option 2

Evergreen shrubs: 10 per 100 linear feet and at least 3 feet high at maturity A solid fence or wall at least 6 feet high [1] At least 50% of all trees must be evergreen

Morrisville, NC

February 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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