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TABLE 6.8.6.F: BUFFER TYPES <br />BUFFER <br />TYPE <br />MINIMUM <br />WIDTH <br />OPTION 1 <br />MIXED <br />OPTION 2 <br />DECIDUOUS <br />OPTION 3 <br />EVERGREEN <br />OPTION 4 <br /> OVERHEAD UTILITY <br />Plant Material Required Per 100 Linear Feet <br />E 75 <br />6 Canopy Tree <br />1 Evergreen Tree <br />4 Deciduous <br />Understory <br />10 Evergreen <br />Understory <br />77 Shrubs Tree <br />8 Canopy Tree <br />0 Evergreen Tree <br />11 Deciduous <br />Understory <br />0 Evergreen <br />Understory <br />73 Shrubs Tree <br />0 Canopy Tree <br />8 Evergreen Tree <br />0 Deciduous <br />Understory <br />17 Evergreen <br />Understory <br />74 Shrubs Tree <br />0 Canopy Tree <br />0 Evergreen Tree <br />13 Deciduous <br />Understory <br />10 Evergreen <br />Understory <br />58 Shrubs Tree <br />F 100 <br />7 Canopy Tree <br />1 Evergreen Tree <br />5 Deciduous <br />Understory <br />12 Evergreen <br />Understory <br />85 Shrubs Tree <br />10 Canopy Tree <br />0 Evergreen Tree <br />13 Deciduous <br />Understory <br />0 Evergreen <br />Understory <br />80 Shrubs Tree <br />0 Canopy Tree <br />10 Evergreen Tree <br />0 Deciduous <br />Understory <br />20 Evergreen <br />Understory <br />83 Shrubs Tree <br />0 Canopy Tree <br />0 Evergreen Tree <br />16 Deciduous <br />Understory <br />12 Evergreen <br />Understory <br />65 Shrubs Tree <br />6.8.7 Planting Requirements <br />(A) Street Trees <br />(1) Street trees shall be required at the rate of one canopy tree and one understory, <br />either deciduous or evergreen, tree for every 65 feet of street frontage along <br />existing and proposed public and private streets, not including alleys. <br />(2) To enhance the natural appearance in the rural areas of the County, canopy and <br />understory trees shall be planted, and clustering is encouraged. However, there <br />must be at least one tree every 100 feet of street frontage. <br />(3) In all developments subject to the provisions of this section, the developer shall <br />either retain or plant trees within the front yard setback along all existing and <br />proposed street frontages, public and private, except for alleys. <br />(4) If a conflict exists with public utilities, alternate plantings consisting of a greater <br />number of understory trees will be permitted. <br />(5) Street trees shall be of a species included on the Planning Director’s list of <br />acceptable street tree species. <br />(B) Between Lot Plantings <br />(1) Where a land use buffer is not required, a landscape area ten feet in width <br />exclusive of drainage and/or utility easements shall be provided along the interior <br />side and rear lot lines of each lot being developed. If there are no existing trees, <br />the developer shall provide a minimum of one tree per one thousand square feet <br />of land contained within the ten foot landscape area. <br />92