(6) Removed or Damaged Existing Vegetation . Where existing vegetation is damaged or removed, replacement vegetation shall be required by the property owner/developer as necessary to restore the removed or damaged vegetation and/or perimeter buffer yards in accordance with the original approved landscaping plan by the Planning Department.
b. Prohibited Materials
Where new plant material is proposed the following restrictions shall apply:
(1) Artificial Plants & Artificial Turf . Artificial plants as part of a landscaping plan are prohibited. Artificial turf is prohibited except for active recreation fields that are typically subject to intense use and soil compaction given the areas purpose and level of use. (2) Noxious & Invasive Plants . Noxious and invasive plant species identified by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture shall be prohibited and removed if existing on a site for development.
§9-1708 REQUIRED LANDSCAPING
a. New Development & Additions
All new development, and additions to existing development requiring a site plan or subdivision plan, shall provide landscaping as required by this Article and the Land Development Ordinance.
b. Minimum Development Landscaping
The requirements of this Article, combined, shall provide for a minimum of 10% of the total land area of a development shall be provided as pervious surface. Where the minimum 10% threshold is not achieved through the standards of this Article, additional pervious surface or area shall be provided. In a subdivision development, this minimum shall be obtained by providing the landscaping requirements of this Article in conjunction with the yard area of each lot.
c. Standard Landscape Categories
The minimum landscape areas for residential and nonresidential development shall be based on the following categories:
(1) Foundation Landscaping . These landscape areas consist of planting adjacent to building foundation walls. See §9-1709 Foundation Landscaping Requirements of this Article.
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