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k-- <br /> •4, <br /> 1. li <br /> 6 <br /> ,-r Approval of the amendment would allow more flexibility in <br /> fl A - installation of required plant materials. Street <br /> LOi .1 . * frontages are required to have a canopy comprised of a" <br /> least one (1) large tree per lot, with addition, <br /> landscaping comprised of large and/or small trees. <br /> Side/rear yards as well as recreation/open space areas <br /> are still required to have one (1) tree per 1,000 sq. ft. <br /> area, but trees may be grouped and large and small trees <br /> may be installed. Coupled with reductions in required <br /> plant sizes, the new standards result in lower instal- . <br /> lation costs. <br /> Emphasis is given to installation of healthy plants and maintenance rather than plants reaching designated <br /> heights within specified time periods. Furthermore, <br /> areas in which buffers are required or utility/drainage <br /> easements provided are excluded from compliance. <br /> In answer to a question from Mike Lewis, Collins <br /> responded it was never the intent of the ordinance to <br /> control landscaping or removal of vegetation beyond the <br /> point that ownership of the property was transferred from <br /> developer to owner. <br /> Collins continued that the original emphasis was to <br /> protect existing vegetation. <br /> Steve Yuhasz noted that this would encourage developer <br /> to develop wooded land rather than open land. <br /> PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED. • <br /> MOTION: Motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by <br /> Commissioner Halkiotis to refer to the Planning Board <br /> items 3a, 3b, 4 and 5 for a recommendation to be received <br /> at the regular Board meeting on April 6, 1987. <br /> VOTE: Unanimous. <br /> 079 6. FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS <br /> (Complete narrative is an attachment to these minutes) <br /> Presentation was made by Greg Szymick. <br /> On August 25, 1986, the Federal Emergency Management Agency <br /> (FEMA) published final rules revising National Flood Insurance <br /> Program (NFIP) criteria. The criteria became effective October <br /> 1, 1986 and require, as a continued validity, that communities <br /> revise their floodplain management regulations to make them <br /> consistent with NFIP criteria within six months of the effective <br /> date. <br /> Orange County's Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance must be <br /> revised to bring it into compliance no later than April 1, 1987. <br /> 12 <br />