2678-22 Ordinance - Steep Slope - Amended Rev. 5 - Redlined.pdf

9 11. Retaining walls will comply with the applicable wall height requirements for the zone in which the property is located. All retaining walls greater than four feet in height shall require a variance and certification by a professional engineer that the wall was constructed in accordance with approved plans. 12. Fill material shall not consist of or include organic material, nor rocks greater than eight inches in diameter. Fill material shall be compacted to 90% of the maximum density. 13. Reasonable efforts shall be made to conserve topsoil which is removed during construction for later use on areas requiring vegetation of landscaping; e.g., cut and fill slopes. 14. No structure on the slope shall be located within 60 feet of the bottom of the cliff. 15. Design guidelines: Structures shall be built on the lesser slopes. No structure shall be built on the talus slope of the cliff face. 16. Tree removal on the site shall be subject to the Township's Tree Protection Ordinance § 25-27. 17. Vegetation and Revegetation. (a) The developer shall submit a stabilization and revegetation plan in accordance with Chapter 30. (b) Every effort shall be made to conserve topsoil which is removed during construction for later use on areas requiring vegetation or landscaping, e.g., cut and fill slopes. (c) Every effort shall be made to preserve the maximum number of trees and other existing vegetation on the site and to avoid disturbance of the critical upland forest area, and to preserve unique and predominant views. § 25-28.9 Adequate Contiguous Area. When a lot contains rock formations, wetlands, wetland transition areas, State open waters, floodway, riparian zones, slopes exceeding 10%, land within 100 feet of a cliff face, land within 100 feet of a ridge line, depth to bedrock of less than four feet, or similar constraining conditions, the appropriate Board (Planning or Zoning), after adequate investigation, shall determine whether adequate contiguous area free of restraining conditions exist. In such an instance, it must be demonstrated that there is an adequate contiguous area on the lot which is free of constraining factors and which is sufficient to accommodate the proposed development, including but not limited to, all access drives, parking areas, front, rear and side yards and the like, constructed in accordance with all the provisions of this section. The

he proposed development, including but not limited to, all access drives, parking areas, front, rear and side yards and the like, constructed in accordance with all the provisions of this section. The unconstrained area shall have a