It is the intent of the Legislative Authority to preserve the woodland nature of the Village, stabilize sloped grades, reduce surface runoff, erosion and downstream flooding, retain areas of rainfall percolation into the water table, ameliorate climatic and weather extremes, support wildlife and preserve the vegetational aesthetics for which the Village is known. To this end, the Legislative Authority proposes, when development requires the removal or reduction of trees and vegetation, to reduce the number of potentially hazardous or otherwise undesirable trees and vegetation, to select more beneficial trees and vegetation as opposed to less beneficial, and to promote a mixture of ages and species of vegetation where it naturally may occur. It is not the intent of the Legislative Authority to restrict or hinder acceptable development within the Village, but only to establish guidelines for development compatible with long-term preservation of the woodland environment.
(Ord. 2009-17. Passed 9-15-2009.)