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Article 6: Development Standards 89 <br />Section 6.8: Landscaping, Buffers & Tree Protection <br />TABLE 6.8.6.F: BUFFER TYPES <br />BUFFER MINIMUM OPTION I OPTION 2 OPTION 3 OPTION 4 <br />TYPE WIDTH MIXED DECIDUOUS <br />Plant Material Required Per 100 Linear Feet <br />6 Canopy Tree <br />8 Canopy Tree <br />0 Canopy Tree <br />0 Canopy Tree <br />1 Evergreen Tree <br />0 Evergreen Tree <br />8 Evergreen Tree <br />0 Evergreen Tree <br />4 Deciduous <br />11 Deciduous <br />0 Deciduous <br />13 Deciduous <br />E <br />75 <br />Understory <br />Understory <br />Understory <br />Understory <br />10 Evergreen <br />0 Evergreen <br />17 Evergreen <br />10 Evergreen <br />Understory <br />Understory <br />Understory <br />Understory <br />77 Shrubs Tree <br />73 Shrubs Tree <br />74 Shrubs Tree <br />58 Shrubs Tree <br />7 Canopy Tree <br />10 Canopy Tree <br />0 Canopy Tree <br />0 Canopy Tree <br />1 Evergreen Tree <br />0 Evergreen Tree <br />10 Evergreen Tree <br />0 Evergreen Tree <br />5 Deciduous <br />13 Deciduous <br />0 Deciduous <br />16 Deciduous <br />F <br />100 <br />Understory <br />Understory <br />Understory <br />Understory <br />12 Evergreen <br />0 Evergreen <br />20 Evergreen <br />12 Evergreen <br />Understory <br />Understory <br />Understory <br />Understory <br />85 Shrubs Tree <br />80 Shrubs Tree <br />83 Shrubs Tree <br />65 Shrubs Tree <br />6.M Planting Requirements <br />Street Trees <br />Street trees shall be required at the rate of one canopy tree an ne understory, <br />either deciduous or evergreen, tree for every 65 feet of stre frontage along <br />e ' ting and proposed public and private streets, not in ding alleys. <br />(2) To en a the natural appearance in the rural a s of the County, canopy and <br />understory es shall be planted, and clusteri is encouraged. However, there <br />must be at leas a tree every 100 feet o reet frontage. <br />(3) In all developments su ct to the pr isions of this section, the developer shall <br />either retain or plant trees ' in e front yard setback along all existing and <br />proposed street frontages, p and private, except for alleys. <br />(4) If a conflict exists with lic utilities, mate plantings consisting of a greater <br />number of underst trees will be permitt <br />(5) Street trees II be of a species included on the anning Director's list of <br />Isideand street tree species. <br />(B) Bettings <br />(1) nd use buffer is not required, a landscape area ten fee ' width <br />of drainage and /or utility easements shall be provided along interior <br />ear lot lines of each lot being developed. If there ar e no existing es, <br />per shall provide a minimum of one tree per one thousand square fe <br />oancontained within the ten foot landscape area. <br />Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 6 -45 <br />