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" ATTACHMENT 3 <br /> ,I <br /> 0 ' WOODLANDS • . <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 developers have found it cost- <br /> . <br /> . ly to preserve trees and economically desirable to remove them before con- <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 /> mesenvom <br /> ...;-,.. `-. • ,i. � , TREE COVERAGE <br /> . /--:-:,..P0 ? s,tr-Ite • A _,,. <br /> 0 <br /> ,12,,• <br /> / <br /> te <br /> .� 4. '‘4i am ,rya F .�� - vit. : <br /> Mf <br /> wy . + ,0 <br /> . v ;�„tjy_ W..` :. 3. <br /> [ • lt,..=',. ht.- . tr:',11W% -"' ..,. .., a i 1 ' <br /> i" <br /> ^ , te• <br /> w w«! ,� <br /> ogiriesintikz <br /> - 4 .`+ - <br /> t-70N � <br /> \ '` '1.�f <br /> 0 <br /> 86 <br />