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CIO <br /> Article 6: Development Standards 91 <br /> Section 6.8: Landscaping, Buffers&Tree Protection <br /> PROPERTIES TABLE 6.8.6.D:LAND USE BUFFERS <br /> ZONING OR USE OF ADJACENT <br /> .� <br /> • <br /> O/I, NC-2, <br /> LC-1 E D C B F - - - F B B D <br /> CC-3, GC-4, F F E D F - - - F B B D <br /> EC-5 <br /> El, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, F F E E F - - - B B D <br /> PID <br /> -1 <br /> Note: MPD-CZ buffers to be determined at time of approval. <br /> (E) Natural Buffers <br /> (1) If there is existing, healthy, natural vegetation in the area of a required buffer, it <br /> must be preserved. If the vegetation is removed for any reason, other than in <br /> accordance with an approved landscape and tree preservation plan, the <br /> dimensions of the buffer shall be increased 50% and the number of required <br /> plantings shall be increased 50%. <br /> (2) The critical root zones of trees within the buffer must be protected if the applicant <br /> seeks credit for preservation of existing trees. For example, if a required buffer <br /> has a dimensional width of 30 feet, and the critical root zone extends beyond the <br /> 30 feet,the-buffer will be extended to the edge of the critical root zone in the area <br /> around the tree. <br /> (3) If necessary, a natural buffer will be supplemented with additional plantings in <br /> order to meet the Constructed Buffers standards established herein. <br /> (F) Constructed Buffers <br /> (1) If existing plantings are not sufficient to meet the buffer standards established in <br /> this Section, additional plantings shall be installed. <br /> (2) The plant units listed below will be considered comparable, and therefore <br /> interchangeable, as set forth below. <br /> (3) Option 2, Deciduous, shall not be permitted when the proposed use is non- <br /> residential and is proposed next to a residential district or use, unless employed <br /> with a wall, as set forth herein. <br /> 99 All interstate highways are,by definition,located within the Major Transportation Corridor(MTC)overlay <br /> district and a 100-foot buffer is required within the MTC,which corresponds to Buffer Type F. (See Section 4.5 and <br /> 6.6.3 for additional MTC information). <br /> loo Listing roadways as the subject property that must provide a buffer is incorrect as 1)streets are not actually <br /> required to provide a buffer,and 2)it is in direct conflict with(C)(1)which states locational requirements and <br /> specifically states that buffers shall not be located on any portion of an existing or proposed street right of way. <br /> Orange County,North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-52 <br />