Essex County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Section 36.492
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum grade change without protective structures6 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.
- Tree protection fence distance from dripline5 ft
Trees and groups of trees which are to be preserved shall be enclosed by a temporary fence or barrier to be located and maintained five feet outside of their dripline during construction.
From the ordinance
Trees which are to be preserved on site shall be protected before, during, and after the development process ... enclosed by a temporary fence or barrier to be located and maintained five feet outside of their dripline during construction. ... 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.