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250 . ► , . • To the greatest Man practicable, development should be designed around existing hedgerows and beelines between fields or meadows. The impact on larger woodlands (greater than five acres), especially those containing main 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 mast 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. • Identity 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 1 roadways.Consider"no-build,no-plant"buffers-l along public roadways where views or vistas are prominent or locally significant. In wooded areas where enclosure is a feature to be I b maintained,consider a no-build,no-cut"buffer created through the preservation of existing iF'arntland/ _ e vegetation. IScinic View • Where development is located in unwooded o areas clearly visible from existing public roads, it should be buffered from direct view by a :�� —T •s •, vegetative buffer or an earth berm constructed \ to reflect the topography of the surrounding area. • :\�..` • • Protect tatil roadSrdC character and SCemC by prong�r (e.g., \ a / views lots two acres a•. or more)adjacent to existing public made. ;•..• .•, . • Protect rural roadside character and vehicular carrying capacity by avoiding development �g an S P��e.g.,�g Where farmland or scenic views are to be preserved, locate access to all lots from interior rather than lots in forested areas away from pastures and fields exterior roads. (Montgomery County Land Preservation District). • Unless buildings can be effectively screened or buffered with trees, avoid siting new construction on or close to prominent hilltops or ridges where rooflines are seen above the horizon. Flexible Development 36