Northampton County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
§ 154.2.045(E)(18)
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 10%
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Landscaping & trees
- Landscaped area location
At least one-half of the landscaped area must be between the street right-of-way or curb line and the building line
- Minimum green area percentage10 pct
At least 10% of the developed area covered by a site plan must be designated as green area
- Minimum tree density0 trees/sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
at least one tree for every 400 square feet of green area
- Minimum tree trunk diameter2 in
The trees must have a minimum trunk diameter of two inches measured 12 inches above the ground line.
From the ordinance
At least 10% of the developed area covered by a site plan must be designated as green area, which is to be planted with grass, ground cover, trees, shrubs, or other landscaping.