Under this article, the Planning Board will require, where it
deems necessary, that:
A. The developer will endeavor to preserve all individual trees in excess
of eight inches in diameter measured at a height four feet from the
ground. The developer will also preserve all stands and groupings
of trees of any diameter which do not have to be removed for utility
lines, streets, structures, etc.
B. The developer will plant trees along all new streets of the development
in a fashion consistent with the specifications for the planting of
shade trees as provided in this article.
C. The developer will provide tree screening around all parking lots
and accessory structures in a fashion consistent with this article.
D. The developer will provide a tree plan as detailed in §
305-77.
E. The developer will not clear-cut his entire property.
F. The developer will leave his property with as many (or more) trees
as he started with.
G. The developer will post whatever additional performance security is necessary for the Village to complete the work required should he fail to perform it as provided in §
305-80.
This article shall be administered and enforced by the Building
Inspector and the Planning Board of the Village of Walden as detailed
herein. Specifically, the Planning Board shall be responsible for
approving the tree plan and the Building Inspector for seeing that
it is implemented.
At the time of posting the public improvement security, the
cost of complying with the above requirements will be estimated and
appropriately included in the public improvement security amount.
No provision of this article shall be construed to impair any
common law or statutory cause of action or legal remedy therefrom
of any person for injury or damage arising from any violation of this
article.