7.1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
7.1.1 Purposes
7.1.2 Applicability
7.1.3 Pre-Application Conference
7.1.4 Community Appearance, Site Design Standards, and Other Documents
7.1.5 Limitations on Site Disturbance
(A) Limits of Disturbance
(B) Limited Disturbance or Construction Outside Limits of Disturbance
7.2 LANDSCAPING, BUFFERING, SCREENING, AND TREE PROTECTION
7.2.1 Purpose
7.2.2 General Provisions
(A) Landscaping Plans
(B) Violations
7.2.3 Requirements for Perimeter Buffers and Landscape Areas
(A) Applicability
(B) Type and Width of Required Buffer
(C) Land Use Classes
(D) Types of Buffers and Landscaped Areas
(E) Determination of Buffer Width and Responsibility for Installation
(F) Location of Buffers
(G) Existing Vegetation, Fences, Walls, and Berms
(H) Development within Required Buffers
(I) Zoning Change
(J) Ownership of Buffers
(K) Use of Off-Site Landscape Easements
(L) Distance of Buildings and Structures from Required Buffers
7.2.4 Streetscape Landscaping
(A) Preservation of Existing Vegetation Along Roadways
(B) Installation of Planted Vegetation Along Roadways
(C) Required Width of Streetscapes for all Types of Development
(D) Plantings in Streetscape
(E) Tree Placement
(F) Pervious Area and Soil Volume for New Trees
(G) Stabilizing Steep Slopes
(H) Planting Criteria for Steep Slopes Adjacent to Rights-of-Way
(I) Ownership of Streetscapes
(A) Tree Protection and Tree Surveys
(B) Tree Protection During Construction
(C) Protection of Champion Trees
(D) Administrative Approval of Removal of Champion Trees
(E) Replacement of Champion Trees
(F) Preservation and Removal of Trees on Town Property
(G) Removal of Unsafe, Injurious, or Infected Trees on Private Property
(H) Waivers in Emergencies
(I) Clear Cutting of Trees and Other Vegetation
7.2.6 Parking Lot Landscaping
(A) Landscaping Requirements in Parking Areas and Vehicular Use Areas
(B) Existing Vegetation
(C) Design Standards
(D) Screening Vehicular Use Areas
(E) Exceptions for Underground Parking and Above Ground Parking Structures
7.2.7 Fences and Walls
(A) Fence and Wall Height Outside of Required Setbacks
(B) Fence and Wall Height within Required Setbacks
(C) Landscaping and Screening of Fences and Walls
(D) Maintenance
(E) Exposed Framing Toward Interior Yard
(F) Fences and Walls within Buffers or Streetscapes
(G) Setback Requirement
(H) Fences Prohibited
(I) Sight Distance
(J) Rails Required for Retaining Walls and Steep Grade Changes
7.2.8 Screening
(A) Stormwater Devices
(B) Mechanical and Utility Equipment
(C) Trash Containment Areas
7.2.9 Miscellaneous Landscaping Requirements
(A) Required Landscaping on Single-Unit Residential Lots
(B) Required Foundation Plantings for Non-Residential Buildings
(C) Standards for New Planting
(D) Irrigation
(E) Design Standards for Berms
(F) Easements
(G) Designated Utility Corridors
(H) Additional Requirement for Clear-Cut Sites or Sites with Removed Vegetation in Required Vegetation Protection Areas
(I)
(J) Variety of Plant Species Required
(K) Soil Amendments Required
(L) Reforestation of Cut and Fill Slopes
(M) Separation from Utility Appurtenances
7.2.10 Allowable Modifications and Reductions
(A)
(B)
(C) Soil Volume
7.2.11 Time for Installation of Required Landscaping
(A) Time Limit
(B) Extensions and Exceptions
7.2.12 Implementation of Landscape Plan; Inspections
(A) Inspections Prior to Certificate of Occupancy
(B) Inspections After First Year
7.2.13 Maintenance Responsibility, Replacement of Damaged Vegetation, and Associated Fines
(A) General Maintenance Responsibility
(B) Removal, Damage and Pruning of Vegetation
(C) Replacement of Disturbed and Damaged Vegetation
(D) Fines
7.2.14 Reserved
7.2.15 Highway Corridor Buffer
(A) Purpose and Intent
(B) Applicability
(C) Buffer Requirements
(D) Variances
(E) Actions of Government or Public Utilities
7.3 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
7.3.1 Purpose and Definitions
7.3.2 Nutrient Reduction Requirements
(A) Nitrogen and Phosphorus Control Plan Required
(B) Exemptions
(C) Nitrogen and Phosphorus Export Standards
(D) Calculation of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Export
7.3.3 Town of Cary NPDES Phase II Post Construction Runoff Controls
7.3.4 Peak Runoff Control
(A) Calculation of Peak Flow
(B) Exceptions to Peak Flow Control
7.3.5 Maintenance of Stormwater Control Measures
7.3.6 Variance
7.4 RESERVED
7.5 RESERVED
7.6 NUISANCE AND HAZARD CONTROL STANDARDS
7.6.1 Purpose and Applicability
7.6.2 General Standards and Measures for Compliance
7.6.3 Performance Standards
(A) Landscaping
(B) Noise
(C) Odors
(D) Glare
(E) Smoke
(F) Dust and Other Particulate Matter
(G) Gases
(H) Fire and Explosion Hazards
(I) Radiation and Radioactivity
(J) Electrical Radiation
(K) Wastewater and Industrial Wastes
(L) Underground and Above-Ground Storage Tanks
7.6.4 Effects of Concurrent Operations on Different Properties
7.6.5 Determination of Violation of Performance Standards
7.7 BUILDING DESIGN STANDARDS
7.7.1 Purpose and Intent
7.7.2 Applicability
7.7.3 General Requirements
(A) Development within Non-Residential Centers
(B) Development Outside of Non-Residential Centers
(C) Building Placement
(D) Review Considerations
7.7.4 Statement of Architectural Compatibility (SAC)
7.7.5 Criteria for Review of SAC
(A) Primary Color(s)
(B) Accent Colors
(C) Exterior Materials
(D) Architectural Features
(E) Landscaping
(F) Setbacks and Building Placement
(G) Building Height
(H) Lighting
7.7.6 Recording Requirements
7.7.7 Amendment Process
7.8 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
7.8.1 Purpose
7.8.2 Off-Street Parking Space Requirements
(A) Applicability
(B) Effect on New and Existing Uses
(C) Computation of Off-Street Parking Requirements
(D) Required Off-Street Parking Spaces
(E) Stacking Spaces for Drive-Through Uses
(F) Handicapped Parking Requirements
(G) Design and Location of Parking Areas/Stacking Spaces
(H) Reduction in Number of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces
(I) Violation Resolution
7.8.3 Parking Alternatives
(A) Shared Parking
(B) Off-Site Parking
(C) Parking Structures
(D) Valet and Tandem Parking
(E) Other Eligible Alternatives
7.8.4 Dimensional Requirements for Parking Spaces and Aisles
7.8.5 Use and Identification of Parking Areas
7.8.6 Loading Space Requirements
(A) Number of Required Off-Street Loading Berths
(B) Minimum Dimensions
(C) Waiver or Modification of Requirements
(D) Location and Screening of Loading Areas
7.9 EXTERIOR LIGHTING
7.9.1 General Requirement
7.9.2 Lighting Plan Required
7.9.3 Standards
(A) Maximum Lighting Height
(B) Maximum Light Levels at the Property Line
(C) Parking Lot Lighting Standards
(D) Location and Separation Requirements
(E) Lighting for Canopies
(F) Floodlights and Spotlights
(G) Wall Pack Lights
(H) Illumination of Outdoor Sports Fields and Performance Areas
(I) Sign Lighting
(J) Lights in Landscaping and Around Open Sales Area
7.10 CONNECTIVITY
7.10.1 Purpose and Scope
7.10.2 Consistency with Other Documents
7.10.3 Standards for Streets/On-Site Vehicular Circulation
(A) Street Connectivity
(B) Street Arrangement
(C) Cross Access
(D) Exceptions
7.10.4 Standards for Pedestrian Facilities
(A) Sidewalks
(B) Greenways
(C) Street-side Trails
(D) Community Gathering Spaces and Plazas
7.10.5 Standards for Bicycle Facilities
7.10.6 Standards for Public Transit Access and Infrastructure
(A) Applicability
(B) Requirements
7.11 TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT FEES
7.11.1 Purpose
7.11.2 Authority
7.11.3 Findings
7.11.4 Applicability
7.11.5 Condition of Approval
7.11.6 Transportation Zones
7.11.7 Fees
7.11.8 Individual Assessments
7.11.9 Reserved
7.11.10 Fund Accounting
7.11.11 Use of Funds
7.11.12 Refunds
7.11.13 Updates and Revisions
7.11.14 Offsets; TDF Agreements
7.11.15 Use of Offset
7.11.16 Reserved
7.11.17 Other Financing Methods
7.11.18 Fee as Supplemental Regulation
7.11.19 Reserved
7.11.20 Relief Procedures
7.11.21 Hearings