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40 When any woodland is developed, care shall be taken to locate buildings, streets, yards, and septic disposal fields to avoid mature forests, natural areas, and/or wildlife corridors. • To the greatest extent practicable, development should be designed around existing hedgerows and treelines between fields or meadows. The impact on larger woodlands (greater than five acres), especially those containing mature trees, natural areas, and/or wildlife corridors, should be minimized. F.3 Farmland Conservation Where the goal of the Flexible Development project is to conserve farmland, the following criteria apply: Locate building lots in forested areas away from existing pastures, cropland, feedlots, and similar uses. • If development must be located on open fields or pastures because of greater constraints on other parts of the site, dwellings should be sited in locations at the far edge of a field, as seen from a public road. Identify the most productive portions of existing fields, pastures, and cropland, and locate building lots on less productive land. • Provide buffers of at least 75 feet in width between building lots and cropland and pastures to reduce the potential for conflict between residents and farming activities. F.4 Conservation of Scenic Views Where the goal of the Flexible Development project is to conserve scenic views, the following criteria apply: • Leave scenic views and vistas unblocked or uninterrupted, particularly as seen from public roadways. Consider "no-build, no-plant" buffers along public roadways where views or vistas are prominent or locally significant. In wooded areas where enclosure is a feature to be maintained, consider a "no-build, no-cut" buffer created through the preservation of existing vegetation. Where development is located in unwooded areas clearly visible from existing public roads, it should be buffered from direct view by a vegetative buffer or an earth berm constructed to reflect the topography of the surrounding area. Protect rural roadside character and scenic views by providing larger lots (e.g., two acres or more)adjacent to existing public roads.