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Article 6: Development Standards 36 <br /> Section 6.8: Landscaping, Buffers&Tree Protection <br /> (5) Limited breaks in required interstate highway buffers may be allowed in <br /> accordance with Section 6.6:3(5)6.6.5(5). <br /> (6) Buffers may consist of existing wooded areas. If existing vegetation is not <br /> sufficient for screening, a planted buffer shall be augmented and interspersed, <br /> consisting of 50-75% evergreen trees reaching a minimum mature height of 30- <br /> feet. <br /> (7) In lieu of the Land Use Buffers required in Section 6.8.6, buffers between <br /> adjacent land uses, whether internal or external to the project, shall be provided <br /> in accordance with the Land Use Buffer 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 /> ACROSS TABLE 6.8.12.C: LAND USE BUFFER SCHEDULE <br /> A B ABUTS THIS EXISTING LAND USE... "A"PROVIDES A <br /> BUFFER WIDTH OF.... <br /> WHEN THIS LAND USE IS BEING NOTE:"ABUTTING LAND USES INCLUDE THOSE <br /> DEVELOPED AND... STREET(OTHER THAN AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY) • <br /> -. <br /> PROPOSED . .- <br /> Residential all types N/A <br /> Finance 20 <br /> Government, Information, Recreation, Retail,Services, 30 <br /> Non-Residential Use/Reuse of Historic Buildings <br /> Other all other Use Types in Section 5.2.2 50 <br /> Residential,all types Interstate Highway See also Section 6.6.3 100 <br /> Arterial Road 30 <br /> Collector Road 20 <br /> Railroad 40 <br /> Transmission Lines 40 <br /> Undeveloped Parcel 20 <br /> Residential,all types 20 <br /> Finance 20 <br /> Government, Information, Recreation, Retail,Services, 20 <br /> Non-Residential Use/Reuse of Historic Buildings <br /> Finance Other all other Use Types in Section 5.2.2 N/A <br /> Interstate Highway See also Section 6.6.3 100 <br /> Arterial Road 20 <br /> Collector Road 20 <br /> Railroad 20 <br /> Transmission Lines 20 <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-56 <br />