The following requirements shall be met as set forth below:
A. Trees eight (8) inches or more in diameter [measured at a height of four and one-half (4 1/2) feet above grade] shall not be removed unless they are located within the proposed cartway or SIDEWALK portion of a STREET right-of-way, within twenty-five (25’) feet of the foundation area of a new building or within an area where regrading is necessary to achieve acceptable site development. Where possible, existing open space areas should be utilized for such facilities to minimize necessary disturbance of existing wooded areas. Areas in which trees are retained shall remain undisturbed and at the original grade level wherever possible. Registered Bicentennial Trees or older shall not be removed unless the APPLICANT proves the property is incapable of development without removal.
B. For all non-residential, mobile home park and multifamily developments, a landscape plan shall be prepared. The plan shall show the plant cover which exists and, on the same or separate sheet, that which will exist when the landscaping is completed, including trees, shrubs and ground cover. A landscape plan shall be prepared and submitted prior to approval of a building permit. In the case of staged development or developments of individual parcels by separate owners, the landscape plan may be submitted in stages coinciding with the application for final plan approval for each stage.
