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/~ <br />5 <br />ARTICLE 8 8 29 -MAJOR SUBDIVISION CLASS A SPECIAL USE (RURAL DESIGNATED OR URBAN DESIGNATED- <br />SPECIFIC STANDARDS (continued) <br />("Yes" indicates compliance• "No" indicates non-compliance) <br />Standards of Evaluation <br />3. Conservation <br />easements or other <br />acceptable means such as <br />dedication to a public <br />agency, conservancy or a <br />similar agency are required <br />to protect wetlands and <br />other habitats while insuring <br />proper long-term <br />maintenance; and <br />4. Provide barriers or <br />fencing, and signage at the <br />edge of habitat buffers to <br />prohibit vehicular and <br />pedestrian access. Limited <br />access may be allowed if <br />proposed in a sensitive <br />manner for environmental <br />education purposes. <br />PLANNING STAFF <br />RECOMMENDED <br />FINDINGS <br />Yes No <br />_Yes No <br />EVIDENCE SUBMITTED <br />TO SUPPORT FINDINGS <br />N/A <br />N/A <br />PLANNING BOARD <br />RECOMMENDED <br />FINDINGS <br />Yes No <br />d. Landscaping and Buffers <br />1. Protection of Existing <br />Vegetation <br />a. Existing vegetation <br />shall be preserved as <br />indicated on the <br />approved landscape <br />plan in accordance with <br />the provisions of Article <br />12.2 of the Zoning <br />Ordinance. <br />x Yes No Typical Building lot layout on <br />Conventional Preliminary Site <br />Plan shows areas of <br />protection <br />Yes No <br />Yes No <br />C:\Documents and Settings\Rdavis\Desktop\Efland Commons\Staff Findings for Efland Commons PD.doc <br />