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UDO Administrative Manual - Currituck County Government

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AppendicesSECTION 3.4: INTERPRETATIONSSubsection 3.3.6: Interactive Online Mapping3.3.6. Interactive Online MappingThe <strong>Currituck</strong> <strong>County</strong> Geographic InformationServices (GIS) Online Mapping Applicationgives users information on property in thecounty. Users can locate a specific propertyand access data on it such as its zoning, floodzone, and ownership, and look at aerialphotography.The Interactive Online Mapping can be foundat:http://currituckncgov.com/Freeance/Client/PublicAccess1/index.html?appconfig=BaseMap3.4. INTERPRETATIONSThis section is reserved for official interpretations of the Unified Development Ordinance.3.5. PLANTING STANDARDSExcept where expressly exempted, Section 5.2 of the <strong>Currituck</strong> <strong>County</strong> UnifiedDevelopment Ordinance applies landscaping standards to all development in the county.To ensure compliance with the standards of that section, a landscape plan demonstratinghow plant material will be placed on a development site shall be prepared in accordancewith the following standards:3.5.1. New PlantingsA. Canopy trees shall have a minimum caliper of 2 inches at the time of planting andshall be a species having an expected height at maturity of 30 feet or more.Canopy trees a minimum of eight feet in height above ground level at the time ofplanting shall be allowed as an alternative to the minimum two inch caliperrequirement provided equal or better performance is achieved.B. Understory trees shall have a minimum caliper of 1.5 inches at the time of plantingand shall be a species having an expected height at maturity of no greater than30 feet. Understory trees a minimum of six feet in height above ground level atthe time of planting shall be allowed as an alternative to the minimum two inchcaliper requirement provided equal or better performance is achieved.C. Shrubs shall be a minimum size of 3 gallons at the time of planting and have aminimum mature height of 36 inches above grade.D. Grasses shall be a minimum size of 3 gallons at the time of planting and have aminimum mature height of 36 inches above grade.E. In cases where an aggregate caliper inch (ACI) requirement is utilized to derive arequired amount of landscaping, and the ACI figure includes a fraction, thefraction shall be dropped.F. The minimum caliper of the tree trunk is measured six inches above the ground fortrees up to and including four inches in diameter, 12 inches above the ground for<strong>Administrative</strong> <strong>Manual</strong>Page 3.14

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