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Page 9 <br /> <br />kimley-horn.com 421 Fayetteville Street, Suite 600, Raleigh, NC 27601 919 677 2000 <br /> <br />or business could become an unnecessary focus of discussion/criticism during review <br />of the Project. <br /> <br />Response: Language added as requested. <br /> <br />29. Comment: Page 8 – I.B.12 – Section 2-3-2 Landscaping and Preservation Design: <br />i. General: The section should provide detail on the landscape and buffer <br />management standards for the Project, including: <br />1. Amount of proposed foliage within identified landscaped areas. <br />Section 6.8.7 (F) of the UDO, the County establishes various buffer <br />types outlining the number/species of foliage required within every 100 <br />linear ft. of property. <br />The narrative will need to define what level of landscaping is going to <br />be required consistent with this standard. <br />ii. Number 2: Language should be modified to indicate formal landscape plans <br />shall be submitted as part of each individual site plan for review and approval <br />consistent with approved standards for the Project. <br />iii. Number 5: <br />1. Specify planting of a canopy tree within required tree islands; <br />2. Tree(s) should be, at a minimum, 1 '7 inch caliper at dbh at time of <br />installation; <br />3. Tree planting area should be increased from 162 sq.ft. (9 ft. by 18 ft. as <br />suggested) to a minimum of 200 sq.ft. to ensure adequate area for installation. <br />As a reminder Section 6.8.7 (D) (2) (b) requires terminal landscape islands <br />within parking lots to be 300 sq.ft. in area; <br />4. Each terminal island or ‘tree grate area’ as detailed in the narrative should <br />contain 1 canopy tree and shrubs for coverage. Staff recommends inclusion of <br />a typical ‘tree grate area’ design schematic showing the ‘tree grate area' design <br />as well as the anticipated installation of proposed foliage. <br />iv. Number 6: <br />1. All parking areas should have a vegetative buffer, at least 10 ft . in width, <br />separating parking from adjacent open space, vehicular use areas, <br />property lines, etc. For reference purposes, staff is recommending <br />compliance with Section 6.8.7 (D) (1) of the UDO. <br />If it is your intention to allow existing/preserved foliage to satisfy this <br />requirement, please indicate same within the narrative and on Sheet C-6 of <br />the master plan set; <br />2. Staff is not of the opinion a 5% building perimeter landscaping requirement <br />will be sufficient and recommends continued discussion. For reference <br />purposes, current regulations would require the following (Section 6.8.7 <br />(C)) <br />A minimum of a five foot landscape area must be planted <br />around the entire foundation of non - residential structures to <br />394