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1R7 RURAL BUFFER IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES Landscape/Screening/Buffer Requirements Descri tion All subdivisions are required to provide landscaping and create buffers as described in the Orange County Subdivision Ordinance. Site plans for development of land are required to meet the landscaping and screening requirements of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance. - Exceptions to this Latter requirement are developments for single family detached and duplex residences. The purpose of these requirements is to preserve existing vegetation; to improve the appearance of vehicular use areas and property abutting the public right- of-way; to. require screening and buffers between. non- compatible land uses; and to protect, preserve, and promote the visual appeal, character and value of the surrounding neighborhood. _ The requirements that apply to subdivisions address three areas. The first concerns protection of existing vegetation. A plan must be submitted showing existing trees and those that will be preserved through completion of the project . Specific tree preservation areas must be designated and protective measures taken to minimize damage to existing vegetation. A landscaping plan must be developed to show where and how existing vegetation will be supplemented, if necessary, with landscape materials. Landscaping require- ments are specified for individual building Lots and other areas such as recreation facilities. These requirements essentially establish a minimum density for trees in building setback areas and recreation and open spaces. Finally, a schedule of buffers must be applied to the subdivision. This schedule determines whether buffers must be established along existing major streets and along lot Lines for adjacent property. The schedule also identifies what type of buffer is required. Buffers are described in terms of width and the degree of visual obstruction to be achieved. The landscaping requirements that apply to site plans use landscaping to screen off-street parking areas from view from public rights-of-way and from adjoining property. Landscaped areas including trees and hedges are required to screen off-street parking areas. Within the parking areas additional landscaping is required. Planted areas are required between at least every tenth parking space. Planted strips or medians are required between every fourth row of parking. AgglUcation The landscape requirements in the Subdivision Ordinance have yet to be applied in the rural buffer area. A mora- torium has been placed on their enforcement pending their