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d <br />29 <br />• Identify the most productive portions of existing fields, pastures, and <br />cropland, and locate building lots on less productive land. <br />• Provide buffers of at least 75 feet in width between building lots and <br />cropland and pastures to reduce the potential for conflict between <br />residents and farming activities. <br />F.4 Conservation of Scenic Views <br />Where the goal of the Flexible Development project is to conserve scenic views, <br />the following criteria apply: <br />• Leave scenic views and vistas unblocked or uninterrupted, particularly as <br />seen from public roadways. Consider "no-build, no-plant" buffers along <br />public roadways where views or vistas are prominent or locally significant. <br />In wooded areas where enclosure is a feature to be maintained, consider <br />a "no-build, no-cut" buffer created through the preservation of existing <br />vegetation. <br />• Where development is located in unwooded areas clearly visible from <br />existing public roads, it should be buffered from direct view by a <br />vegetative buffer or an earth berm constructed to reflect the topography of <br />the surrounding area. <br />• Protect rural roadside character and scenic views by providing larger lots <br />(e.g., two acres or more) adjacent to existing public roads. <br />• Protect rural roadside character and vehicular carrying capacity by <br />avoiding development fronting on existing public roads; e.g., limiting <br />access to all lots from interior rather than exterior roads. <br />• Unless buildings can be effectively screened or buffered with trees, avoid <br />siting new construction on or close to prominent hilltops or ridges where <br />rooflines are seen above the horizon. <br />F.5 Historic and Archaeological Features <br />g:\subregs\IV-B-10. new <br />