Herndon

Screening for vehicular use areas shall consist of evergreen shrubs. Shrubs shall be planted no less than three feet on center.

There shall be at least one canopy tree for every eight parking spaces not contained within a covered parking structure or garage when a site plan or subdivision plan indicates more than four parking spaces.

No parking space shall be located more than 120 linear feet from a tree provided on the site.

No healthy tree shall be destroyed or removed from any parcel of land for which an application for a subdivision plat, subdivision plan, site plan, single lot development plan, or generalized development plan for a special exception has been submitted to the town for approval.

Any tree eight inches in diameter at breast height or four and one-half feet above the ground (DBH) or larger that is damaged or removed from the protected site canopy area shall be replaced by three trees with a minimum 3.5-inch caliper.

All existing trees that are to be preserved in the tree protection zone shall be fenced with a sturdy and visible fence before grading begins. Fencing shall extend as far as practical; preferably at least one foot distance from the tree for each inch of caliper, but in no case closer than six feet to the trunk.

The credit provided will be 1.25 multiplied by the number of preserved trees as delineated on the site plan

An encroachment into a required building setback of up to five percent may be approved by the zoning administrator through the administrative adjustment procedure

Up to a five percent reduction in the number of off-street parking spaces required on the site shall be allowed if the reduction in the amount of required pavement will preserve the root zones of existing healthy trees with a diameter at breast height of ten inches or greater.

The streetscape shall meet the requirements in the Herndon Guidelines for the Planning and Design of Town Streetscape Projects (dated November 25, 2008, as may be amended) and shall be designed in general conformance with the Downtown Pattern Book and the Urban Design and Architectural Guidelines for the Herndon Transit-Oriented Core as determined by the zoning administrator.

Development shall provide at least the minimum amounts of open space identified in zoning districts in Articles III, IV, V, in the tables of dimensional standards for residential districts and for business districts, respectively, and in the provisions for planned developments in Article VI.

60 percent of the required open space is 'green space' as defined in Article XVIII, Definitions. To be counted as green space, candidate spaces have no dimension less than seven and one-half feet.

30 percent of the required open space is 'green space' as defined in Article VIII, Definitions. To be counted as green space, candidate spaces have no dimension less than three feet.

On-site recreational space shall be provided at the rate of 100 square feet per dwelling.

On-site recreational space shall be provided at the rate of 100 square feet per dwelling.

screening shall be required for all uses other than single-family detached and townhouses to conceal specific areas of high visual or auditory impact or hazardous areas.

Screening shall be required for all uses other than single-family detached and townhouses to conceal specific areas of high visual or auditory impact or hazardous areas.

Solid waste containers shall be placed either within a building in a room designed to store solid waste or in a screening enclosure.

Accessory Structures for Residential Uses in any Residential Zoning District: May be located in a required rear yard as long as it is not closer than five feet to any alley line or two feet to any side or rear lot line.

Accessory Structures for Nonresidential Uses in any Residential Zoning District: Shall be located no less than ten feet from the side or rear property line.