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Article 6: Development Standards <br />Section 6.8: Landscaping, Buffers & Tree Protection <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-41 <br />TABLE 6.8.6.D: LAND USE BUFFERS <br />ZONING OR USE OF ADJACENT PROPERTIES <br />RB <br />, <br /> AR <br />, <br /> RI <br /> <br />R- <br />2 <br />, <br /> R- <br />3 <br /> <br />R- <br />4 <br />, <br /> R- <br />5 <br /> <br />R- <br />8 <br />, <br /> R- <br />1 <br />3 <br /> <br />MHP <br />- <br />C <br />Z <br /> <br />O/ <br />R <br />M <br />, <br /> NC <br />- <br />2 <br />, <br /> LC <br />- <br />1 <br /> <br />CC <br />- <br />3 <br />, <br />G <br />C <br />- <br />4 <br />, <br /> EC <br />- <br />5 <br /> <br />EI <br />, <br /> I- <br />1 <br />, <br /> I- <br />2 <br />, <br /> I- <br />3 <br />, <br /> PI <br />D <br /> <br />INT <br />E <br />R <br />S <br />T <br />A <br />T <br />E <br /> <br />HIG <br />H <br />W <br />A <br />Y <br /> <br />ART <br />E <br />R <br />I <br />A <br />L <br /> <br />STR <br />E <br />E <br />T <br /> <br />COL <br />L <br />E <br />C <br />T <br />O <br />R <br /> <br />STR <br />E <br />E <br />T <br /> <br />ACT <br />I <br />V <br />E <br /> <br />FAR <br />M <br />/ <br />AGR <br />I <br />C <br />U <br />L <br />T <br />U <br />R <br />E <br /> <br />Zo <br />n <br />i <br />n <br />g <br /> <br />o <br />r <br /> <br />U <br />s <br />e <br /> <br />o <br />f <br /> <br />S <br />u <br />b <br />j <br />e <br />c <br />t <br /> <br />P <br />r <br />o <br />p <br />e <br />r <br />t <br />y <br /> <br />RB, AR, R1 - A A B F E F F F E B B <br />R-2 & R-3 A - A B F D F F F D B B <br />R-4 & R-5 A A - B F C E E F C B B <br />R-8 & R-13 B B B - F B D D F C B B <br />MHP-CZ F F F F - F F F F F F F <br />O/RM, NC-2, <br />LC-1 E D C B F - - - F B B D <br />CC-3, GC-4, <br />EC-5 F F E D F - - - F B B D <br />EI, I-1, I-2, I-3, <br />PID F F E E F - - - F B B D <br />AS, ASE-CZ D A A A F A A A F B B B <br />Note: MPD-CZ buffers to be determined at time of approval. <br />(E) Natural Buffers <br />(1) If there is existing, healthy, natural vegetation in the area of a required buffer, it <br />must be preserved. If the vegetation is removed for any reason, other than in <br />accordance with an approved landscape and tree preservation plan, the <br />dimensions of the buffer shall be increased 50% and the number of required <br />plantings shall be increased 50%. <br />(2) The critical root zones of trees within the buffer must be protected if the applicant <br />seeks credit for preservation of existing trees. For example, if a required buffer <br />has a dimensional width of 30 feet, and the critical root zone extends beyond the <br />30 feet, the buffer will be extended to the edge of the critical root zone in the area <br />around the tree. <br />(3) If necessary, a natural buffer will be supplemented with additional plantings in <br />order to meet the Constructed Buffers standards established herein. <br />(F) Constructed Buffers <br />(1) If existing plantings are not sufficient to meet the buffer standards established in <br />this Section, additional plantings shall be installed. <br />(2) The plant units listed below will be considered comparable, and therefore <br />interchangeable, as set forth below. <br />(3) Option 2, Deciduous, shall not be permitted when the proposed use is non- <br />residential and is proposed next to a residential district or use, unless employed <br />with a wall, as set forth herein. <br />31