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Article 6: Development Standards <br /> Section 6.8: Landscaping, Buffers & Tree Protection <br /> <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 /> <br />TABLE 6.8.12.C: LAND USE BUFFER SCHEDULE <br />A <br />WHEN THIS LAND USE IS BEING <br />DEVELOPED AND… <br />B ABUTS THIS EXISTING LAND USE… <br />NOTE: “ABUTTING LAND USES INCLUDE THOSE ACROSS A <br />STREET (OTHER THAN AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY) FROM A <br />PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT <br />“A” PROVIDES A <br />BUFFER WIDTH OF …. <br />NEXT TO “B” <br />Residential, all types <br />Residential, all types N/A <br />Finance 20 <br />Government, Information, Recreation, Retail, Services, <br />Non-Residential Use/Reuse of Historic Buildings 30 <br />Other (all other Use Types in Section 5.2.2) 50 <br />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 />Finance <br />Residential, all types 20 <br />Finance 20 <br />Government, Information, Recreation, Retail, Services, <br />Non-Residential Use/Reuse of Historic Buildings <br />20 <br />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 />Undeveloped Parcel 20 <br />Government, Information, <br />Recreation, Retail, <br />Residential, all types 30 <br />Finance 20 <br />Section <br />reference <br />update <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-58 <br /> <br />42