Section 33-4
Extracted standards
14 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Landscaping & trees
- Mature heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of evergreen trees10 ft
Evergreen trees shall have a mature height of at least ten feet
- Mature heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of large shade trees45 ft
Large shade trees shall have a mature height over forty-five (45) feet
- Mature heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of medium shade trees30 ft
Medium shade trees shall have a mature height between thirty and forty-five feet
- Mature heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of ornamental trees30 ft
Ornamental trees shall have a mature height up to thirty feet
- Minimum caliper for ornamental trees at planting1 in
ornamental trees shall have a minimum caliper of one to one and one half inches measured six inches above final grade
- Minimum caliper for shade trees at planting2 in
all shade trees shall have a minimum caliper of two to two and one half inches measured six inches above final grade
- Minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for evergreen trees at planting6 ft
all evergreen trees shall have a minimum height of 6 feet
Other
- Percentage of shrubs that must be evergreen50 pct
Shall include evergreen varieties for at least 50 percent of the required shrubs planted
- Invasive species prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Species designated as highly or moderately invasive on the Invasive Alien Plant Species of Virginia list published by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation shall not be permitted.
- Mature heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of shrubs30 in
Shrubs shall have a mature height of at least 30 inches
- Minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for shrubs at planting24 in
shrubs shall have a minimum height of 24 inches
- Planting standards
The planting of trees and other plant material shall be done in accordance with either the Standardized Landscape Specifications jointly adopted by the Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association and the Virginia Society of Landscape Designers.
- Protection of plant material
Wheel stops, curbing or other barriers shall be provided to prevent vehicular damage to landscaping by vehicles.
- Sight distance maintained
Landscaping shall not obstruct sight distance required under the Code of the County of Culpeper or by the Virginia Department of Transportation.
From the ordinance
The following categories of plant material are hereby established: large shade trees, medium shade trees, ornamental trees, evergreen trees, and shrubs.