(A) Minimum standards. The following minimum standards apply during construction, in addition to applicable standards from § 152.536.
(1) Responsibility. During
of the property, the shall be responsible for the erection of barriers necessary to protect any existing or installed located within the preservation or undisturbed
areas from damage both during and after construction.
(2) Tree protection fencing. All existing that is to be preserved, including buffers, shall be fenced with a sturdy and visible before grading begins. Fencing of these areas adjacent to existing and proposed roadways is also required. Fencing is required on all Town and NCDOT road projects that are adjacent to protected streetscapes or buffers. The fencing must be a minimum four feet high and of durable construction and must be placed outside of the drip line of the tree to be protected. Passive forms of tree protection, such as continuous rope or flagging, may be used to delineate tree save areas that are remote from the area of land disturbance. Both applicant and the Town Planner, in determining the exact location of any tree protection fencing, will consider the existing site conditions. The
shall be maintained on the site until all site work is completed. It shall be removed before final site inspection for the certificate of occupancy.
(3) Tree protection zone signs. Tree Protection Zone signs must be installed on the tree protection visible on all sides of the fenced in area (minimum one on each side and/or every 300 linear feet).
(Ord. 2005-O3, passed 3-15-2005) (Am. Ord. 2005-O8, passed 7-19-2005; Am. Ord. 2013-O15, passed 7-16-2013)