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� . . <br /> , ' <br /> . ATTACHMENT 3 ' <br /> ��� . . <br /> , ��� . <br /> . <br /> � <br /> : <br /> . <br /> UVOODLANDS ' . `�— <br /> ' <br /> Plant materials are needed for the balanced ecology of the natu- <br /> ral environment and the beauty they provide to the built environment.Trees . <br /> can moderate extreme temperatures, absorb smoke and dust, reduce wind <br /> velocity, and increase visual privacy. If properly related to buildings, trees <br /> can also reduce the amount of energy needed for cooling and heating. <br /> While the importance of tree planting and preservation has <br /> been widely discussed and agreed upon, many have itcost <br /> ' <br /> |y to preserve trees and bconomioa||y desirable to remove them boforecon- <br /> struction. Savings from this policy are short-term, however, and developers <br /> often ignore the long-term and very much more real economic and social <br /> benefits. In order to reinforce the goal of tree preservation, development • <br /> types in wooded areas should have a low intensity level, with low parking <br /> demand and low building coverage. Most important, development in these <br /> types should preserve a large portion of trees, leaving them and the ground <br /> cover around them undisturbed. <br /> The map below shows tree coverage in the planning area. <br /> (--,.1.4,•:17*- gh.:p9---e8,_feeit y •.•,-, <br /> . <br /> qtY.ViA.EAP.' '" .ff 1?•1471t•a 404`...Aff ''',I,:4- <br /> m <br /> . <br /> v f ` <br /> | 4 �� * fg� - <br /> 200e (3; 0() 4030 � �� � . <br /> - 1 -' <br /> SCALE IN FEET <br /> ""�" "�" ^�� � <br /> ,+~_ —~~ ~~-- " <br /> \ <br /> ,70 ~��� <br /> ` <br /> ' � <br /> • <br /> 86 <br /> • <br />