The Planning Commission shall, wherever possible, require the preservation of all natural features which add value to the proposed subdivision and to the community at large, such as large trees or groves of trees, water courses, vistas, historic spots and features, wildlife habitats and ecological areas, and similar irreplaceable assets. The location, nature, and extent of such features should be identified in the initial procedures and preliminary plat stages and shall be made a part of the subsequent plats to the greatest possible extent. The preservation and/or inclusion of such features may be made a condition of tentative approval of the preliminary plat.
(1984 Code, § 5.568)