HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_089812.1 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 Nl above.
3.__ The parking, lot shall also be landscaped with canopy trees as required by this section at
therate shown below This requirement shall be initiated by the initial use or development of the
pro ert . Cano trees shall be provided at a rate of one canopytree for every 6 stings. Re uired
cano trees shall be distributed throughout the parkin¢ area and shall be located within or
adiacent to parkin lots as tree islands at the end of arkin ba s mstde medians or between
rows of Harkins. spaces C'ano trees must be a minimum of eight (8) feet high and two (2)
inches in diameter measured six (6) imhes above grade at planung When mature a canopy tree
should be at least tbrtv (40) feet high and have a mtmmum crown width of thirty (30) feet A hst
of a ro riate 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. The landscaped area shall be penetrated only by driveways and
crosswalks. 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.
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It shall be landscaped and maintained with a combination of trees
and shrubs consisting of a minimum of one (1) tree and ten (IO) 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
Hedge oneaster
Azalea
g leleafVibumurn
Japanesese
Sargents 8ents Chinese Juniper
Japanese Barberry
Common Laurelcherry
Purple Beautyberry
Fragrant Sumac
Architectural Recommendations
l . General Recommendation
a. At least 70% of the street level frontages shall —be windows_ _ or doorways.
Street level windows shall be visually permeable Mirrored glass is not
permitted in any location. Faux or display casements are not permitted in lieu of
exterior window treatments for the frontage elevation.
b. No frontage wall shall remain unpierced by a window or functional general
access doorway for more thansixte__,__ en (16feet.
C. The principle functional doorway forubp lic or direct -entry access into a
building shall be from the fronting s__-_� tree[ Comer entrances shall be provided on
comer lot buildin s.
d. Decorative cornices shall be provided for building s with a flat roof.