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102 <br /> • When any woodland is developed,care shall be taken to locate buildings,streets,yards,and septic <br /> disposal fields to avoid mature forests, natural areas, and/or wildlife corridors. <br /> 3. Farmland Preservation. Where the goal of the Flexible Development project is to preserve farmland, the <br /> following guidelines apply: <br /> • Locate building lots in forested areas away from existing pastures, cropland, feedlots,and similar <br /> uses. <br /> • If development must be located on open fields or pastures because of greater constraints on other <br /> parts of the site, dwellings should be sited in locations at the far edge of a field, as seen from a <br /> public road. <br /> • Identify the most productive portions of existing pastures and cropland, and locate building lots <br /> on less productive land. <br /> Arendt Comment: Need buffers between dwelling lots and crops/livestock. <br /> 4. Preservation of Scenic Views. Where the goal of the Flexible Development project is to preserve scenic <br /> views, the following guidelines apply: <br /> • Leave scenic views and vistas unblocked or <br /> uninterrupted,particularly as seen from public ; <br /> roadways. Consider "no-build, no-plant" —= <br /> buffers along public roadwys where views or <br /> vistas are prominent or locally significant. In _ -- <br /> wooded areas where enclosure is a feature to <br /> be maintained, consider a "no-build, no-cut" �` q <br /> buffer created through the reservation of Farmland/ <br /> g p ` 'Scinic View = e <br /> existing vegetation. <br /> • Where development is located in unwooded <br /> areas clearly visible from existing public a <br /> roads, it should be buffered from direct view <br /> by a vegetative buffer or an earth berm <br /> constructed to reflect the topography of the \ o J <br /> surrounding area, or located out of sight on <br /> slopes below existing ridge lines. <br /> • Protect rural roadside character and vehicular Where farmland or scenic views are to be <br /> carrying capacity by avoiding development preserved, locate lots in forested areas away <br /> fronting on existing public roads; e.g., from pastures and fields (Montgomery County <br /> limiting access to all lots from interior rather Land Preservation District). <br /> than exterior roads. <br /> • Protect rural roadside character and scenic views by providing larger lots(e.g., two acres or more <br /> in size) adjacent to existing public roads. <br /> • Avoid siting new construction on prominent hilltops or ridges. <br /> Flexible Development 36 <br />