ORD-2003-141 Growth Management System - Amendments to Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances

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d) Landscaping and Buffers 1) Protection of Existing Vegetation (a) Existing vegetation shall be preserved as indicated on the approved landscape plan in accordance with the provisions of Article 12.2 of the Zoning Ordinance; (b) Tree protection measures shall be installed and maintained between all areas of disturbance and trees to be retained as shown on the approved landscape plan. A detail of the tree protection barrier proposed shall be included as part of the landscape plan submitted with the application; (c) Corridors connecting habitats identified in the biological inventory shall be preserved along streams, buffers, or other wooded areas. if destroyed during construction, such connections shall be restored using appropriate plant materials; (d) Trees and stumps cleared for roads and building construction shall either be used for timber purposes or shredded for landscape mulch, composted, buried or otherwise disposed of BUT NOT BURNED. 2) Berms, fences and landscaping walls may be used with plant materials for screening, provided such features are designed and located in harmony with other site features and functions; 3) To minimize visual impact by blending architecture into the surrounding landscape, foundation plantings are required at all freestanding entrance signs; 4) Use of xeriscaping principles. e) Stormwater Management 1) No net increase in peak flow leaving the site from the predevelopment conditions for the 1 year, 24 -hour storm; 2) The stormwater management system must respect existing drainage patterns. Runoff shall be directed away from erosion - prone slopes. 3) Energy dissipaters shall be used where runoff is concentrated and discharged, for example, at downspouts from rooftops and storm drains at parking areas. Runoff shall not be discharged directly into surface water, or other environmentally sensitive areas; 8-43