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94 Article 6: Development Standards <br /> Section 6.8: Landscaping, Buffers&Tree Protection <br /> ( Qrrconinn In lieu of the Land Use Buffers required in Section 6.8.6, buffers <br /> between adjacent land uses,whether internal or external to the project, shall be <br /> provided in accordance with the a#aGhed gGhedule e Land Use Buffers <br /> Schedule that follows. <br /> (8) Trees with a caliper of six inches or greater should be considered for <br /> preservation. <br /> (9) No grading for building or parking shall encroach upon required buffer. <br /> (10) Landscape buffer widths,may be reduced if the buffer material is adequate to <br /> provide additional screening. <br /> (11) Decorative walls may be used to augment required landscaping for buffer <br /> reduction. <br /> (12) Access and utility crossings are to be made as close to perpendicular as possible <br /> to the length of the buffer. <br /> (13) No land disturbances for buildings, parking, or storage, drainage, etc. are <br /> permitted within a required buffer. <br /> TABLE 6.8.12.C: LAND USE BUFFER SCHEDULE 106 <br /> A B ABUTS THIS EX!STING LAND USE... "A"PROVIDES <br /> WHEN THIS LAND USE IS BEING NOTE:"ABUTTING LAND USES INCLUDE THOSE ACROSS A BUFFER WIDTH OF.... <br /> DEVEL.• • FROM <br /> P.'�OPOSED DEVELOPMENT <br /> Residential(-m-on-lot 18"m-e-Ifn4ax-density) <br /> 20,099 39,999 SF(2.19-4-.Q94u4G) �1Mt <br /> 30 <br /> 45,090 49,999 SP(2.90­2444u4G) 30 <br /> 48 <br /> 75 <br /> Non RaRidPRH211 Usemet-se of Histarin 3466 -75 <br /> 48A <br /> Aftefial Read- 75 <br /> CnIlartor Read 30 <br /> Ral#ead 50 <br /> 59 <br /> 9t#ef 480 <br /> Residantlal c lot rimelmax.density) <br /> 407009-W , �9 <br /> X8;000--347@j = 30 <br /> (2.48' no a„iiG) FIFA <br /> 30 <br /> 105 Staff is suggesting a re-write of this paragraph in order to use the correct terms and be more clear. Additionally, <br /> it needs to be clear that in the EDDs,there is a different Land Use Buffer Schedule than is applied to other areas of <br /> the county. <br /> 106 Staff is suggesting a revision to this extensive Table. Given that residential uses,and especially low density <br /> residential uses,are not encouraged in the Economic Development Districts,staff is suggesting the categories be <br /> collapsed as shown in the new table. The revised buffer widths are suggested based on the types of Land Use <br /> Buffers required of similar uses outside of the Economic Development Districts and take into consideration the <br /> denser types of development anticipated in the EDDs. The idea that substantial buffers tend to lead to a"pod.-like" <br /> development pattern was also considered in the suggested buffer widths. Given the extensive landscaping standards <br /> required of new development and the array of other development standards such as impervious surface limits and <br /> stream buffer requirements,lessening the required land use buffer is expected to continue to result in a quality,more <br /> urban-style development in the EDDs while balancing impacts on the environment and surrounding area. The Land <br /> Use types in the suggested new table correspond to the"Use Type"headings in the Table of Permitted Uses for <br /> Economic Development Districts(Section 5.2.2) <br /> Orange County,North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-61 <br />