Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - May 2020

Article 5: Development Standards Section 5.12. Landscaping 5.12.4. Vehicle Use Area Landscaping

N. Amount of in Lieu Payment The amount of an in-lieu payment shall be in an amount equal to 150 percent of the estimated full cost of completing the installation of the required improvements, including the costs of materials, labor, and project management. Estimated costs for the in-lieu payment shall be itemized by improvement type, certified by the applicant’s licensed Professional Engineer, and approved by the Town Engineer. O. Use of in Lieu Funds 1. The Town shall deposit any in-lieu payment into a special Town fund that shall be used only for the construction of cross access improvements for which the in-lieu payment is made. Such activities may be undertaken by the Town or private entity. 2. All in lieu funds utilized shall be for the amount equal to the in lieu payment.

(Ord. No. 2019-106, 08/27/2019)

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Performance Guarantees.

P. Alteration of Required Landscaping Landscaping may be altered through replacement or relocation by a maximum of ten percent over the life of the development without submittal of a revised landscape plan provided that the overall landscaping remains in compliance with this section. A revised plan shall not be required for plan tings that exceed the requirements of this section.

5.12.4. Vehicle Use Area Landscaping

A. Applicability Except for driveways serving as off-street vehicle parking areas for bungalow court, pocket neighborhood, single-family detached, duplex, manufactured home, and single-family attached dwellings, the vehicle use areas of developments shall include landscaping both within the interior of the vehicle use area (interior landscaping) and around its perimeter (perimeter landscaping) as a means of mitigating the vehicle use area’s microclimate and visual impacts.

(Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)

B. General

1. To the maximum extent practicable, required landscaped planting areas and shade trees shall be distributedand sited within and around the vehicle use area so as to maximize shadingof pavement and pedestrian routes through the parking area. Part of every parking space shall be located within 50 feet from the trunk of a shade tree. 2. Perimeter landscaping and interior landscaping shall be sited and designed for stormwater management purposes to the maximumextent practicable, as longas they comply with these vehicle use area landscaping standards. 3. Perimeter landscaping and interior landscaping may include non-landscaping features such as walkways, light or utility poles, utility lines, and fire hydrants, provided the minimum landscaping width and planting standards for vehicle use areas are met. C. Perimeter Landscaping Where a vehicle use area is within 50 feet of and visible from a street, other developme nt (except another vehicle use area), or vacant property, perimeter landscaping shall be provided and maintained within the strip of land between the vehicle use area and the adjacent street right-of-way or easement or property line in accordance with the following standards, except where such strip is crossed by an authorized vehicular or pedestrian accessway or utility easement. (See Figure 5.12.4.C: Perimeter Landscaping.)

Morrisville, NC

May 26, 2020 Page 5-126

Unified Development Ordinance