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b. Side Yard: 10 ft. <br />c. Rear Yard: 10 ft. <br />d. All structures shall comply with minimum spacing <br />requirements established within NC State Building Code for <br />separation between structures. <br />d. Ratio standards: <br />a. Minimum Percentage of Open Space for project: 80% or 89 <br />acres. Farm/pasture operations, roadways and parking <br />areas, as well as off-site septic areas shall be allowed within <br />this open space area. <br />b. Maximum Allowable Floor Area Ratio (i.e. the cumulative <br />amount of floor area for the project): 0.10 <br />c. Required Recreation Space Ratio, minimum: 0.031 <br />e. Landscaping shall be installed on every individual residential space in <br />accordance with the provisions of Section 6.8.7 of the UDO and in <br />accordance with the following general standards: <br />i. Preferred Plant Species - For landscaping purposes in the village, <br />the Land Use Committee will develop a list of preferred species that <br />will be founded on principles of being native, drought tolerant, and <br />well adapted to Orange County, and also support shading, <br />screening, solar access, and aesthetic enhancement goals. It will <br />also include edible landscaping species. <br />This list will synthesize planting recommendations from the <br />Cooperative Extension Service, NC Botanical Gardens, NC Native <br />Plant Society, and other sources identified by the Land Use <br />Committee that are consistent with the vision, missions, and goals <br />of Hart’s Mill Village. <br />ii. Prohibited Plants - Invasive species recognized by the North <br />Carolina Invasive Plants Council for the Piedmont shall be <br />prohibited. <br />iii. Location and Width of Land Use Buffers - Except at the property <br />entrance, land use buffers shall be 20 ft. wide. The buffer at the <br />project entrance street shall be 10 ft. in width along the northern <br />property line on the narrow portion of the site beginning at Frazier <br />Road and continuing approximately 1000 linear feet to the point at <br />which the property widens. At that point, the buffer will transition to <br />20 ft. in width. <br />iv. Preservation of Natural Buffers: <br />1. If there is existing, healthy, natural vegetation in the area of a <br />required buffer, it must be preserved. If the vegetation is <br />removed for any reason, other than in accordance with an <br />approved landscape and tree preservation plan, the number <br />of required plantings shall be increased 50%. <br />2. The critical root zones of trees within the buffer must be <br />protected if the applicant seeks credit for preservation of <br />existing trees. <br />60