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(A) Required Landscaping on Single-Family Lots
(1) Minimum requirements shall be written out on the approved site and/or subdivision plan; however, no specific landscape plan is required for individual lots.
(2) Landscaping for individual lots shall be installed or secured for a future planting date prior to the Certificate of Occupancy permit.
(3) Existing vegetation on single-family lots shall be retained to the maximum extent possible.
(4) Existing and/or installed landscaping shall be provided along the perimeter of the subdivision where rear yards back up to each other or are visible from other rear yards (including trees and shrubs to provide some visual break, or a ten-foot wide landscape area meeting the Type B buffer, as applicable, pursuant to the standards of Table 7.2-1).
(B) Required Foundation Plantings for Non-Residential Buildings
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(C) Standards for New Planting
(1) All trees shall be at least eight feet high above ground level and a minimum of two inches in caliper at the time of installation, and shall have an expected mature height based on the buffer type.
(2) All shrubs shall be healthy, measure at least two feet high above ground level, and shall reach the height required for performance within five years after installation.
(3) The standards for all trees and shrubs, including the minimum height, root ball size, number of branches, and width, shall conform with the American Standard for Nursery Stock published by the American Association of Nurserymen for that type of tree or shrub at the time of installation.
(4) The selection and planting of trees and shrubs shall conform to the standards set forth in the Community Appearance Manual.
(D) Irrigation
(1) The use of irrigation systems and lawn turf is generally discouraged, but may be permitted if connected to a private well, other private water source, or public reclaimed water system.
(2) If automatic irrigation systems are permitted, moisture sensor regulators, soil moisture sensors, or drip irrigation shall be used.
(3) Irrigation systems may connect to the main water connection for the building unless otherwise restricted through other Town ordinances or policies.
(4) The use of reclaimed water is also an option for irrigation systems.
(5) The above provisions shall also apply to all landscape areas required in parking and vehicular use areas per Section 7.3.6.
(E) Design Standards for Berms
All berms used in a perimeter buffer (or in a streetscape or streetfront landscape area) shall meet the following design standards:
(1) The slope of all berms shall not exceed a 2:1 ratio (horizontal to vertical), shall have a top width at least one-half the berm height, and a maximum height of four feet above the toe of the berm. The Planning Director shall approve all berms. (Berms proposed to be greater than four feet in height may be permitted if deemed appropriated by the Director.)
(2) Proposed berms to be placed over an existing or proposed utility easement(s) shall be approved by the Development Review Committee.
(3) All berms, regardless of size, shall be stabilized with a ground cover or other suitable vegetation according to the Town’s Standard Specifications and Details.
(4) The Directors of Public Works and Utilities and Planning shall approve all berms proposed to be placed along street right(s) of way. Such berms shall be designed and constructed to provide adequate sight distances at intersections and along all other roads.
(5) Berms proposed to satisfy the buffer requirements specified in subsection 7.3.2 shall be vegetated as required by this section. Berms must be stabilized with ground cover to prevent erosion and sedimentation. Use of berms as a substitute for existing healthy vegetation is strongly discouraged. However, if berms are allowed to replace existing vegetation that already meets the standards contained in this section, then they must also meet the buffer standards and must be approved by the Planning Director.
(6) Berms shall in no case damage the roots of existing healthy vegetation designated to be preserved.
(F) Easements
Nothing shall be planted or installed within an underground or overhead utility easement or a drainage easement without the consent of the Town and the easement holder at the time of site plan approval.
(G) Designated Utility Corridors
In order to reduce the damage to root systems of existing vegetation within streetscapes, buffers or any other tree save areas, designation of planned utility connection corridors is required to be shown on all site and/or subdivision plans to coordinate the location of electrical, telephone, cable, and other similar utilities.
(H) Additional Requirement for Clear-Cut Sites or Sites with Removed Vegetation in Required Vegetation Protection Areas
(1) Larger trees up to four inches in caliper and/or up to double the amount of the required number of trees and shrubs may be required by the Planning Director if the site and/or the required vegetation protection areas specified in this Ordinance were clear cut within five years prior to submittal of a site and/or subdivision plan.
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