Abingdon, Virginia · General provision

Section 8-2-8

Extracted standards

4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Protective fence distance from dripline5 ft

    enclosed by a temporary fence or barrier to be located and maintained five feet outside of their dripline during construction

  • Grade change requiring tree well6 in

    Where grade changes in excess of six inches from the existing natural grade level are necessary, permanent protective structures such as tree wells or walls shall be installed

  • Preservation priority tree caliper10 in

    Trees of ten-inch caliper or larger

  • Tree protection standard

    At minimum, the tree protection practices set out in the Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook, as amended, shall be utilized.

From the ordinance

Trees which are to be preserved on site shall be protected before, during, and after the development process... Trees and groups of trees which are to be preserved shall be enclosed by a temporary fence or barrier... five feet outside of their dripline...
Section 8-2-8