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Limited access may be allowed if proposed in a sensitive <br />manner for environmental education purposes. <br />d) Landscaping and Buffers <br />1) Protection of Existing Vegetation <br />(a) Existing vegetation shall be preserved as indicated on <br />the approved landscape plan in accordance with the <br />provisions of Article 12.2 of the Zoning Ordinance; <br />(b) Tree protection measures shall be installed and <br />maintained between all areas of disturbance and <br />trees to be retained as shown on the approved <br />landscape plan. A detail of the tree protection barrier <br />proposed shall be included as part of the landscape <br />plan submitted with the application; <br />(c) Corridors connecting habitats identified in the <br />biological inventory shall be preserved along streams, <br />buffers, or other wooded areas. If destroyed during <br />construction, such connections shall be restored <br />using appropriate plant materials; <br />(d) Trees and stumps cleared for roads and building <br />construction shall either be used for timber purposes <br />or shredded for landscape mulch, composted, buried <br />or otherwise disposed of BUT NOT BURNED. <br />2) Berms, fences and landscaping walls may be used with <br />plant materials for screening, provided such features are <br />designed and located in harmony with other site features <br />and functions; <br />3) To minimize visual impact by blending architecture into the <br />surrounding landscape, foundation plantings are required <br />at all freestanding entrance signs; <br />4) Use of xeriscaping principles. <br />e) Stormwater Management <br />1) No net increase in peak flow leaving the site from the <br />predevelopment conditions for the 10 year, 24-hour storm;