§ 12. Environmental design and landscaping.

(1)

A general landscaping plan shall be required at [the] time of initial submission to be followed by a detailed landscape plan as part of the final development plan. All sizes and types of landscape materials shall be indicated in the final landscape plan.

(2)

All floodplains delineated by the Federal Flood Insurance Administration will be preserved as permanent, common, open ground.

(3)

A grading plan must be submitted as part of the initial plan. All efforts should be made to maintain as many of a site's native characteristics as possible.

(4)

Special considerations for hillsides should be made to ensure that they are stable and protected from erosion. No slope shall be allowed in excess of a 3:1 ratio.

(Ord. No. 1609, § 12, 11-8-82; Ord. No. 2201, § 1, 8-26-91)