A.
The Planning Board shall establish reasonable requirements
for the preservation of all outstanding natural features which add
to the value of residential developments and to the community. These
include large trees or groves, watercourses and falls, beaches, historic
spots, exceptional views and similar irreplaceable assets.
B.
In preparing a lot for the construction of a residence,
the owner or developer shall remove only such trees as will make the
construction of a residence unreasonably difficult or expensive by
leaving the said trees in place. No lot shall be cleared of existing
trees except on the approval of the Subdivision Administrator.
A.
Where topography or other conditions are such as to
make impractical the inclusion of utilities or drainage facilities
within street rights-of-way, perpetual unobstructed easements for
such utilities shall be provided centered on rear or side lot lines
with satisfactory access to the street.
B.
Permanent utility easements shall be at least 20 feet
in width and shall be so indicated on the plat.
A.
The Planning Board, where it deems it necessary, may
require perpetual unobstructed easements to facilitate pedestrian
access from streets to schools, parks, playgrounds or other nearby
streets.
B.
Pedestrian access easements shall be at least 20 feet
in width and shall be so indicated on the plat. The Planning Board
may require a five-foot-wide paved walk to be installed within the
twenty-foot easement.
Floodplain land, areas bordering on watercourses,
drainageways and other lands which cannot be used safely for building
purposes without danger to health or peril from flood may be offered
as a gift to be used as public open space or for recreational purposes.
