Polk Township, Monroe County

"(20) The CSPG shall be designed and constructed so that ground leveling is limited to those areas needed for installation of land development improvements and solar-related equipment so that the natural ground contour is preserved to the greatest extent practical. Any earth disturbance shall, at a minimum, require an erosion and sedimentation control plan approved by the Monroe County Conservation District. Such earth disturbances in conjunction with a site alteration or land development shall meet the applicable sections of this chapter, and SALDO. (21) Trees shall be preserved to the maximum extent possible to preserve existing buffers and to meet the buffering requirements of the Zoning Ordinance, as tree clearing is necessary in the area to be used for solar-related equipment. Following decommissioning of the CSPG, every existing tree eight inches or more in diameter (measured at 4.5 feet off the ground) that is removed shall be replaced on a 1:1 basis with a native tree that has the same maximum height and growth rate of the tree to be removed. The replacement trees shall be approved by the Supervisors. The replacement trees at initial planting shall be not less than 2 1/2 inches' caliper and/or eight feet in height above ground level. The replacement trees shall grow to be at least 15 feet tall after planting and any trimming. Following decommissioning, the replacement trees shall be placed on the CSPG site to maximize stormwater management and/or screening of the former area of the CSPG from adjacent properties."