§ 395-39. Natural features.  


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  • A. 
    Subdivisions and land developments shall be designed to preserve natural features such as trees greater than one foot in diameter, watercourses, rock outcroppings, wooded areas, natural watercourses and bodies of water.
    B. 
    Topsoil shall not be removed from the subdivision site nor used as structural fill without the permission of the Borough Council. Topsoil may be removed from areas of earthmoving activity, but shall be stored elsewhere within the subdivision or land development and stabilized to minimize erosion. Upon completion of construction, the topsoil shall be redistributed on the site.
    C. 
    Street and lot designs of tracts shall be such to minimize alterations of the natural landscape.