08/21/2002 PLANNING BOARD Minutes

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Where connection is 8vailable.within 1000 feet to a Town sewer line, such connection shall be rude in lieu of the above-required facilities if allowed by the Severer Commission. E. Landscaping. 1. Irrigation facilities shall be installed to ensure proper maintenance of landscaping. No more than % of the area within the dripline of a ray tree, when fully grown, may be made impervious, unless a certified arb rist or landscape architect car- demonstrate that the long- term health of such tree will not be adversely effected. . Site plans shall indi ate any proposed change of grade in areas within the drip lines of trees { to be retained. No more than 6 inches of fill may be added within said drip fine (except as noted above for new trees in parking areas) unless a tree well or other arrangement designed by a certified arborist to maintain the long-term health of the tree is approved by the Board. . Existing vegetation shall be preserved wherever possible. All trees over four inches in diameter at breast height shall be retained unless removal is specifically authorized by the Board. v ith h buffer areas adjacent to streets or abutting properties, understory vegetation shall be retained unless removal is specifically authorized bythe Board where not prohibited by the Zoning By-lair. F. structures. 1. Eterior design of buildings should be consistent with traditional Cape Cod architectural styles and materials and with the architectural content of the abutting properties and neighborhood. . For non-residential buildings within the. -1, -1- v and c-1-0 districts and in the - district located at-the intersection of Great Neck road forth and Main street, at least one- third 1 of the area of the first floor-facade facing the street shall permit visibility of the building interior or window displays, unless-the Board determines that a more appropriate alternative means of maintaining pedestrian visual interest will be provided. . For buildings containing only residential uses, the length of any single gall plane on a lot shall not exceed one hundred 100 feet measured between the two farthest points along the same,horizontal wall plane, including wall indentations or protrusions and any wall planes which are visually substantially the.same, F . The location of structures, building heights and setbacks between buildings shall require approval by the Fire Departrner't with regard to emergency access and fire protection'. In no case may one- or two-story primary structures be located less than twenty feet from each other or-may structures containing more than two stories be located.less than thirty o feet from any other habitable structure without specific approval from the Mashpe Fire chief.