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_60 <br /> INWA <br /> d. Subdivision Regulations <br /> (1) Section IV-B-8-c-1 Required Landscaping <br /> Presentation by Collins. <br /> The proposed amendment was presented at public hearing <br /> on February 23, 1987. <br /> On December 6, 1986, the Board of Commissioners <br /> suspended enforcement of Section IV-B-8--c-1 of the <br /> Subdivision Regulations, pending further study of <br /> standards requiring installation of plant materials in <br /> building setback areas and on parcels designated for <br /> recreation/open space use. Concern had been expressed <br /> by landowners and developers about the high cost of <br /> complying with the standards. Clarification of <br /> application was also desired. <br /> The Planning Board Ordinance Review Committee has been <br /> working with a developer, a landscape architect and <br /> the UNC forester in reviewing the design standards. <br /> The proposed revisions represent changes to Section <br /> IV-B-8 as applicable to new subdivisions. <br /> Approval of the amendment would allow more flexibility <br /> in installation of required plant materials. Street <br /> frontages are required to have a canopy comprised of <br /> at least one (1) large tree per lot, with additional <br /> landscaping comprised of large and/or small trees. <br /> Side/rear yards as well as recreation/open space areas <br /> are still required to have one (1) tree per 1,000 <br /> square feet of area, but trees may be grouped, and <br /> large and small trees may be installed. Coupled with <br /> reductions in required tree sizes, the new standards <br /> result in lower installation costs. <br /> • <br /> • <br />