Martinsville, Virginia · General provision

Section I. - Site Protection and General Planting Requirements

Extracted standards

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

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  • Debris removal deadline30 days

    All stumps and other tree parts, litter, brush, weeds, excess or scrap building materials or other debris shall be removed from the site within thirty (30) days of notification by the zoning administrator and disposed of in accordance with the law.

  • Maximum slope ratio for ground cover3 ratio

    all roadway slopes steeper than one foot vertically to three (3) feet horizontally shall be planted with ground cover appropriate for the purpose and the soil conditions, water availability and environment.

  • Minimum topsoil depth4 in

    Topsoil moved during the course of construction shall be redistributed on all re-graded surfaces so as to provide at least four (4) inches of even cover to all disturbed areas of the development and shall be stabilized by seeding and planting.

  • Minimum tree caliper at planting2 in

    Deciduous trees shall have at least a two-inch caliper at planting.

  • They shall be a minimum of four (4) feet high and constructed of a durable material that will last until construction is completed.

  • Shrub protection distance4 ft

    No material or temporary soil deposits shall be placed within four (4) feet of shrubs or ten (10) feet of trees designated on the landscape plan to be retained.

  • Tree protection distance10 ft

    No material or temporary soil deposits shall be placed within four (4) feet of shrubs or ten (10) feet of trees designated on the landscape plan to be retained.

From the ordinance

Topsoil moved during the course of construction shall be redistributed on all re-graded surfaces so as to provide at least four (4) inches of even cover to all disturbed areas of the development and shall be stabilized by seeding and planting.
Section I. - Site Protection and General Planting Requirements