(A) In wooded areas or where other natural conditions exist in such a manner that then-presence adds to the desirability of a subdivision, the governing body shall require that the subdivider preserve as much of the original vegetation and natural conditions as is economically feasible.
(B) All development and earthmoving activities subject to applicable law under the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 25 Pa. Code Ch. 102, Erosion Control, shall be complied with.
(1) The developer shall notify the County Conservation District immediately upon making application for a building permit involving an earthmoving activity that affects five or more acres of land.
(2) The township shall not issue a building permit for a development where it has been determined that the earthmoving activities require a permit (or verification that no permit is required) from the Department of Environmental Protection, pursuant to 25 Pa. Code §§ 102.41 and 102.42 relating to permit requirements of 25 Pa. Code Ch. 102, Erosion Control.
(C) In cases where the cross slope exceeds 10% as shown on the grading plan, sod or seed shall be required to retain soil and prevent damage to finished street or lot grades. In all cases where the developer removes the sod, he or she shall immediately upon completion of grading (weather permitting), reseed such areas with common farm grass. In cases where the home builder creates side terraces, they shall immediately upon completion of grading be seeded with perennial rye grass or better.
(2003 Code, § 146-26) (Ord. 2-96, passed 7-5-1996)