A landscaping plan, with detailed drawings, must be submitted with a required subdivision or land development or in the case where subdivision and/or land development approval are not required prior to building permit application. The landscaping plan must contain and show the following information:

There are four types of buffer yards. Figure 8 illustrates a typical buffer yard and shows the minimum width and number of trees and/or plants required for each 100 linear feet for each buffer yard. The applicant may either plant new trees or plants or preserve existing trees or plants within the required buffer that meet the requirements of this section.

Buffer yards required. Buffer yards are required under the following specific circumstances in conjunction with development:

Existing vegetation. Every attempt should be made to preserve existing vegetation when possible. Where trees already exist within the required buffer area, these trees shall remain undisturbed, except that diseased or dead material may be removed. In the event that existing vegetation and/or existing topography provides screening which is adequate to meet the intent of the required buffer area to screen the buildings, activities and parking areas from adjoining properties, the Borough Council, upon recommendation by the Planning Commission, may determine that the existing topography and/or vegetation constitutes all or part of the required buffer area. If such a determination is made, the applicant may be required to record a conservation easement of the depth specified by the Borough Council to guarantee that the existing topography and/or vegetation will not be disturbed or removed from the approved buffer area.

Any existing trees within the required buffer area which are a minimum of four inches in diameter at a point one foot above the ground shall be preserved to the extent possible and shall count as a required tree within the buffer area. At no point, however, shall any existing trees and required trees be separated at a distance greater than the distance specified in the required buffer area.

Openings for driveways shall be permitted to cross a required buffer area. Plantings in required buffer areas shall be located so as to not obstruct visibility for traffic entering or leaving the site.

In the event that a site has elevation differences at the perimeter of the site and the buildings and/or developed areas intended to be screened, the buffer yard shall be moved to a location where plantings are at the same elevation as the finished first floor or surface parking lot elevation they are intended to screen.

Maintenance required. It shall be the responsibility of the owner/applicant to assure the continued growth of all required landscaping and/or to replace the same in the event of frost, vandalism, disease or other reasons for the discontinued growth of the required trees, shrubs and bushes. Replacement shall be no later than the subsequent planting season.

Conflict between buffer areas and building setback requirements. When the width of a required buffer area is in conflict with the minimum building setback requirements of this chapter, the greater distance shall apply. The buffer area planting requirement shall be adhered to regardless of the setback requirement.

Stormwater management facilities in buffer areas. Stormwater management facilities and structures may be maintained within a buffer area, but the existence of such facilities or structures shall not be a basis for a failure to meet the planting requirements.

Deciduous trees. All trees required to be planted shall be a minimum of two inches in diameter at a point one foot above the ground. All required trees shall be a minimum of six feet in height at time of planting measured from the ground adjacent to the planted tree to the top of the tree.

Evergreen trees. All evergreen trees required to be planted shall be a minimum of six feet in height at the time of planting measured from the ground adjacent to the planted tree to the top of the tree.

Shrubs. All shrubs required to be planted shall be a minimum of will be a minimum of 24 inches in height at planting.

Canopy trees. A deciduous tree planted primarily for its high crown of foliage or overhead canopy. A canopy tree at maturity reaches a height of at least 70 feet.

Understory trees. Trees planted primarily for their ornamental value or for screening purposes. Deciduous understory trees generally do not exceed 40 feet in height at maturity. Evergreen trees planted to meet understory tree requirements may reach heights that exceed 40 feet at maturity.

Borough street trees. Before any trees are planted in the road right-of-way, drawings of the proposed plantings shall be submitted for review to the multi-municipal shade tree commission to be known as the "Brentwood-Baldwin-Whitehall Shade Tree Commissior."

Illumination shall be by sharp cut-off fixtures with flush-mounted lens cap, with the following exceptions.

Fixtures (including those mounted on a building or other structure) shall be mounted parallel to the ground surface, with the following exceptions.

Pole height shall be a maximum of 24 feet.

Illumination shall not exceed one footcandle at all property boundaries. The one-footcandle illumination shall be measured horizontally on the ground surface and vertically at a five-foot height at the property lines.

There shall be no direct or sky-reflected glare, whether from floodlights or from high-temperature processes (for example, combustion or welding), so as to be visible from within any residential district.

All site lighting including architectural, landscape, and canopy lighting shall be from a concealed source that is not visible from the property boundaries or public street right-of-way. Lighting associated with a freestanding or building canopy shall be recessed into the canopy.

Where elevation differences exist between a proposed development and adjacent properties the direct source of lighting shall be shielded from adjacent uses to the extent possible through the use of baffles or shades.

For all residential uses that require parking lots that contain more than 10 parking spaces, the proposed development shall comply with the requirements of the nonresidential use lighting standards above.

All other proposed lighting in residential districts shall be oriented so as not to interfere with adjacent properties. Decorative street lights constructed in conjunction with a proposed residential development shall be designed to minimize impact to existing developments or properties.

No operation or activity shall cause or create noise in excess of the sound levels prescribed below:

The following uses or activities shall be exempted from the noise regulations:

In addition to the above regulations, all uses and activities within the Borough shall conform to all applicable county, state and federal regulations. Whenever the regulations contained herein are at variance with any other lawfully adopted rules or requirements, the more restrictive shall govern.

Erosion and sedimentation control regulations contained in Chapter 102, issued pursuant to the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. § 691.1 et seq.).

Stream crossing and wetlands protection regulations contained in Chapter 105, issued pursuant to the Pennsylvania Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P.S. § 693.1 et seq.).

Stormwater management plans and regulations issued pursuant to the Pennsylvania Storm Water Management Act (32 P.S. § 680.1 et seq.).

The design, construction, maintenance and retirement of the access system, including haul roads, skid roads, skid trails and landings;

The design, construction and maintenance of water control measures and structures such as culverts, broad based dips, filter strips and water;

The design, construction and maintenance of stream and wetland crossings, if any;

The general boundaries of the proposed operation in relation to Borough and state streets, including any accesses to those streets;

The site location, including boundaries of the property and boundaries of the proposed harvest area;

Significant topographic features;

The location of all earth-disturbance activities such as roads, landings and water control measures and structures; and

The location of all crossings of the waters of the commonwealth.