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90 ' <br /> ,Article 6: Development Standards <br /> Section 6.8: Landscaping, Buffers&Tree Protection <br /> The Planning Director shall maintain a list of plants that are not permitted for any <br /> use due to their invasive tendencies. Such species shall not be planted as <br /> landscaping-for any purppse. <br /> (D) Installation <br /> (1) The International Society of Arborculture (ISA) maintains standards for tree <br /> plantings. All installations shall adhere to the standards published by the ISA. <br /> The Planning Director will have available the planting details as a booklet. <br /> (E) Maintenance <br /> (1) All plantings must be maintained in a healthy state. Should any vegetation that <br /> was required to meet the standards of this section die within two years of <br /> planting, the plants must be replaced with the same or comparable species. <br /> (2) The Planning Director may conduct inspections to monitor the health and status <br /> of the required landscaping. <br /> 6.3.6 Land Use Buffers <br /> (A) Purpose <br /> Land use buffers are intended to screen and buffer lower intensity/density uses from <br /> incompatible higher intensity/density land uses. Buffers reduce adverse visual effects, as <br /> well as noise, dust, and odor. <br /> (B) Applicability <br /> Land use buffers will be required based on the zoning district of the proposed use and <br /> the zoning district of the adjacent uses. <br /> (C) Location <br /> (1) Required land use buffers shall be located along the interior or street lot lines <br /> nearest the adjacent streets, land uses and/or zoning designations. Buffers shall <br /> not be located on any portion of an existing or proposed street right of way, <br /> drainage or utility easement. <br /> (2) No building or structure of any type shall be erected, constructed or installed in a <br /> required land use buffer. <br /> (D) Land Use Buffer Table <br /> TABLE r r USE BUFFERS <br /> ZONING OR USE OF ADJACENT PROPERTIES <br /> t <br /> LU <br /> cli U_ <br /> .. , <br /> • <br /> LU <br /> • <br /> 6 RB,AR, R1 - A A B F E F F F E 13 B <br /> U) 0 R-2&R-3 A - A B F D F F F D E3 B <br /> `3 °- R-4&R-5 A A - B F C E E F C 13 B <br /> CM U <br /> E <br /> °' R-8&R-13 B B B - F B D D F C 13 B <br /> N° cn MHP-CZ F F F I F - F F F F F 1= F <br /> 98 The R-8 zoning classification does not appear in any of the columns and needs to be included. <br /> Orange County,North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Paqe 6-51 <br />