Stafford County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Definitions (Tree, canopy)
Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Landscaping & trees
- Minimum canopy tree caliper3 inches
minimum caliper of three (3) inches diameter at breast height (DBH)
- Minimum canopy tree heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.40 ft
mature height at or above forty (40) feet
- Minimum canopy tree planting heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
at the time of planting, is at least twelve (12) feet tall above the highest root
From the ordinance
A type of tree that, under normal growth conditions, will compose the top layer or canopy of vegetation and generally reach a mature height at or above forty (40) feet. A tree that, at the time of planting, is at least twelve (12) feet tall above the highest root, has a minimum caliper of three (3) inches diameter at breast height (DBH).