Sec. 24-98
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Construction zone setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from landscape buffer15 ft
All structures shall be setback a minimum of 15-feet from the perimeter of the landscape area buffer required in section 24-98 (a).
- Maximum distance from right-of-way for other Community Character Corridors65 ft
65 feet from the right-of-way of all other Community Character Corridors
- Maximum distance from right-of-way for all other roads45 ft
45 feet from the right-of-way along all other roads
- Maximum distance from right-of-way for Wooded Community Character Corridor outside Primary Service Area125 ft
125 feet from the right-of-way of a Wooded Community Character Corridor outside the Primary Service Area
- Maximum limb-up heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for overstory trees10 ft
Overstory tree limbs may be removed/"limbed-up" to a maximum height of ten feet above the base of the tree.
- Maximum limb-up heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for understory trees6 ft
Understory tree limbs may be removed/"limbed-up" to a maximum height of six feet.
- Minimum DBH for mature tree preservation8 in
All existing viable mature trees (eight inches or greater diameter at breast height (DBH)) and specimen trees (24 inches or greater DBH) shall be preserved within the required right-of-way landscape area.
- Minimum DBH for specimen tree preservation24 in
specimen trees (24 inches or greater DBH)
- Minimum DBH for understory tree preservation2 in
All understory trees of two inches or greater DBH shall be preserved.
- Minimum tree protection fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.40 in
The required landscape area shall be fully protected by a substantial, temporary fence or barrier with a minimum height of 40-inches.
From the ordinance
In no case shall any portion of any landscape area located more than 125 feet from the right-of-way of a Wooded Community Character Corridor outside the Primary Service Area, 65 feet from the right-of-way of all other Community Character Corridors or 45 feet from the right-of-way along all other roads be counted toward meeting the requirements of this paragraph.