Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - September 2020

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 E (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 a development and an adjoining major utility facility.

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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

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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

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Buffer Type F (Streetyard) This streetyard buffer provides a continuous opaque screen to a height of at least six feet. It serves as a visual and noise barrier between the developments and an adjoining controlled access highway.

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Shade trees: 6 per 100 linear feet, with at least 5 feet between mature canopies [2] Understory trees: 4 per 100 linear feet [2] Shrubs: 20 per 100 linear feet, at least 75% evergreen, and at least 6 feet high at maturity At least 50% of all trees must be evergreen

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Option 1

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 Shade trees: 5 per 100 linear feet, with at least 5 feet between mature canopies [2] Understory trees: 3 per 100 linear feet [2]  Evergreen shrubs: 15 per 100 linear feet, at least 75% evergreen, 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 

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Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance

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