Town of Cary, North Carolina - Land Development Ordinance Intro   
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7.2.2  General Provisions

(A)     Landscaping Plans

(1)      In order to implement the requirements of this section, landscaping plans are required as part of each site plan required under Section 3.9 of this Ordinance.  In addition, subdivision plans which include buffers, streetscapes, or other landscape areas shall be required to provide a landscape plan.  Plans shall be developed by individuals or professional firms having the competence and knowledge to satisfactorily develop plans required by this Section. 

PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION

 

The Landscaping, Buffering, Screening, and Tree Protection section contains requirements for the following: perimeter buffers, streetscape and street front landscaping, tree and vegetation protection, vehicular use area landscaping, fences and walls, screening, and miscellaneous landscaping requirements.

 

(2)      Landscaping plans shall be designed to improve efficiency of irrigated areas (if applicable) through minimizing slopes, preserving topsoil, and retaining stormwater drainage on-site

(3)      Landscaping plans shall meet the standards of this Section 7.2, and shall be consistent with the standards contained in the Community Appearance and Design Guideline Manuals, which contain standards, guidelines, examples, and details needed to make this section easy to understand and apply in various situations, including examples of required plans, recommended plant species for various applications, and illustrated examples of what Cary considers to be good site design.

(B)     Violations

Violations of this section are subject to fines, replacement of damaged vegetation, stop-work orders, or any combination of the penalties listed in Section 7.2.13 or Chapter 11.

 

Cary, NC Land Development Ordinance On-line VIC Version - This site last updated 3/4/2008

Note: This is not the official version of the Cary Land Development Ordinance