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r ~ <br />~~ u~~ <br />Required nuwbsr of trees 3 large trees t1 <br />required + Z optional). <br />o- t! ~,~+.~... ~S?~IB J aAT~ ON L~_8d~..:MA~i...?R~ <br />90 feet - 40 feet t i Large tree? ~ 50 feet. . <br />' ~ SO feet divided Dy 25 feet = 2.0 or 2 swa l 1 <br />trees. <br />Required nuwber of trees ~ 2 large trees t1 <br />requlred + i optional) + 2 swab trees. <br />Upon installation, trees shall be space-d at least <br />fifteen tt5) feet apart, but preferably no greater than <br />tha spread of the canopy norwaily achieved by the tree <br />species upon waturity. <br />Street trees shall be planted Mithin the requlred front <br />yard setback area. Selection and Location of t=tees <br />shall consider existing end future site conditions <br />including. but not j.ielted to, overhead andl~Or under= <br />ground 'utility Ilnes,- vehicular access drives, the <br />location and extent of .existing vegetation, and soil <br />suitability. Select ton of .tree types shsil bb made from <br />the Ilst of acceptable plant waterials~ provided in <br />Appendix C. - ~. <br />In addition to street trees, there shall be at least one <br />(1) tree for every one thousand 11,000) square feet of <br />land area located in required recreation or open space <br />area, and side -and rear yard setback areas as required <br />by this Ordinance or the Orange County Zoning Ordinance <br />tsee sketch below). Approved play fields, building <br />sites and other similar recreational facilities are <br />exewpted from landscaping requirements. For the purpose <br />of calculating the nuwber of trees to De planted ~~n <br />unzoned townships, a forty (40) foot front yard setback <br />shall be used, and required trees shall be planted <br />Mithin that setback. A twenty (20) foot setback shall <br />be used along side and rear property ilnes-for the same <br />purpose.. - - - <br />