HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0360 (2)1. Designed, located and mounted at heights no greater than eighteen (18) feet above grade for
non -cut-off lights, or thirty-five (35) feet above grade for cut-off lights; and located ten (10)
feet from all property Iines.
2. Shall not be located within any perimeter -landscaped areas except on pedestrian walkways.
3. Outdoor lighting shall not exceed 6 -foot-candles, measured at ground level at any point within the
property, and shall be installed in such a manner that the source of light (the bulb) is shielded and not
visible from adjacent roadways. All lighting shall be directed inward in such a manner so as not to
produce glare onto adjacent property and so that the primary cone of illumination does not extend
beyond the property lines.
H. Landscaping.
1. Any chain link or similar fencing visible from the street must be screened at least ninety (90) percent
opaque from the ground to a height of at least six (6) feet as per Section 12.1 of the Iredell County
Zoning Ordinance.
2. Commercial parking lots must be screened from the roadway at least ninety (90) percent opaque from
the ground to a height of at least four (4) feet as per Section 12.1. This provision may be omitted if it
is accomplished by # I above.
3. The parking lot shall also be landscaped with canopy trees as required by this section at the rate shown
below. This requirement shall be initiated by the initial use or development of the property. Canopy
trees shall be provided at a rate of one canopy tree for every 6 spaces. Required canopy trees shall be
distributed throughout the parking area and shall be located within or adjacent to parking lots as tree
islands, at the end of parking bays, inside medians or between rows of parking spaces. Canopy trees
must be a minimum of eight (8) feet high and two (2) inches in diameter, measured six (6) inches
above grade at planting. When mature, a canopy tree should be at least forty (40) feet high and have a
minimum crown width of thirty (30) feet. A list of appropriate trees can be found in the section below.
4. A landscaped roadway yard shall be provided by each use subject to this requirement. The
requirement for a landscaped roadway yard shall be initiated by the occurrence of the same activities as
set forth in Section 12.1. A landscaped roadway yard is a landscaped area parallel to the public
roadway designed to provide continuity of vegetation along the right-of-way and a pleasing view from
the road. Only driveways and crosswalks shall penetrate the landscaped area. The minimum width of
the roadway yard shall be fifteen (15) feet measured from and parallel to the public road right-of-way
or future right-of-way as designated by the Iredell County Thoroughfare Plan, whichever is most
restrictive. It shall be landscaped and maintained with a combination of trees and shrubs, consisting of
a minimum of one (1) tree and ten (10) shrubs for each fifty (50) feet. The following is a sample list of
recommended trees by common name:
Red Maple White Pine Pecan Sycamore Deodar
Cedar White Oak White Spruce Pin Oak
American Holly Post Oak Black Locust American Linden
Red Mulberry American Elm
The following is a sample list of recommended shrubs by common name:
American Boxwood Common Juniper Carolina Allspice
Nandina Flowering Quince Azalea
Hedge Cotoneaster Mapleleaf Viburnum Japanese Holly
Sargents Chinese Juniper Japanese Barberry Common Laurelcherry
Purple Beautyberry Fragrant Sumac
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
Presentation from Planning Supervisor Ron Smith regarding Current & Upcoming
Projects: Mr. Smith provided an update on the following projects.
0 Air Ouality Initiatives: Some areas of the county (Davidson/Coddle Creek Townships) have
been designated as non -attainment for air quality. Smith said nonattainment could be defined as not
meeting the Environmental Protection Agency's 8 -hour standard for air quality. He said the
measurement had recently changed from 1 -hour, and this had brought many more areas into the
nonattainment designation. He said the ground level ozone was the primary culprit for the area's
designation, and this was created when volatile organic compounds mixed with nitrogen oxide and
sunlight.