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Article 6: Development Standards <br />Section 6.8: Landscaping, Buffers & Tree Protection 355 <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 purpose. <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 />6.8.6 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, landwases 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 />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 Page 6 -51 <br />U) o <br />R -2 & R -3 <br />A <br />- <br />A <br />B <br />F <br />D <br />F <br />F <br />F <br />D <br />B <br />B <br />`o ° <br />R -4 & R -5 <br />A <br />A <br />- <br />B <br />F <br />C <br />E <br />E <br />F <br />C <br />B <br />B <br />R -8 & R -13 <br />B <br />B <br />B <br />- <br />F <br />B <br />D <br />D <br />F <br />C <br />B <br />B <br />•E <br />N in <br />MHP -CZ <br />F <br />F <br />F <br />F <br />- <br />F <br />F <br />F <br />F <br />F <br />F <br />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 Page 6 -51 <br />