Applicants for zoning permits, driveway permits and/or building permits where no approvals from the Land Use Board are required shall initially determine whether the ridgeline and hillside area depicted on a map entitled "Ridgeline and Hillside Viewshed Protection Area," (March 24, 2009) adopted by this section, is within 100 feet of the property which is the subject of the building permit application and shall depict all Ridgeline and Hillside Viewshed Protection Areas as shown on the map which are on or within 100 feet of applicant's property. The determination of the presence of all ridgeline areas above- mentioned shall be done on a map provided by the applicant with topography depicted at two-foot contour intervals. All determinations by the applicant concerning the location of ridgelines shall be subject to the review and approval of the Board Engineer. In addition, the applicant shall initially determine and then depict on a map all Ridgeline and Hillside Viewshed Protection Areas as defined in this section on or within 100 feet of the property which is the subject of the application. The applicant shall utilize a sketch to define the area of protection within or adjacent to the Ridgeline and Hillside Viewshed Protection Area as set forth in Figure 1. The sketch set forth in Figure 1 below depicts the manner in which buffer treatments are to be retained or provided as may be appropriate to maintain an undisturbed view of the Ridgeline and Hillside Viewshed Protection Area. The maps and sketches above-mentioned shall be at a scale of one inch equals 50 feet and shall be provided by the applicant with the topography depicted at two-foot contour intervals. All determinations by the applicant concerning the location of the Ridgeline and Hillside Viewshed Protection Areas shall be subject to review and approval of the Board Engineer.

If it is then determined that a parcel in question is located within the Ridgeline, and Hillside Viewshed Protection Area, no permit shall be issued until a Ridgeline and Hillside Viewshed Protection Area Certificate of Compliance is issued. A Certificate of Compliance will document that the proposed activity has received the regulatory approval for the proposed construction within the Ridgeline and Hillside Viewshed Protection Area. The Certificate of Compliance shall be required, when applicable, as a condition for the issuance of a building permit for properties located within the Ridgeline and Hillside Viewshed Protection Area.

Where it is clearly demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Board Engineer, on a plan as required in this section, that the proposed development: (1) will not negatively impair the visual character of the Ridgeline and Hillside Viewshed Protection Area; (2) the proposed development does not involve subdivision, site plan, conditional use, variance or other Land Use Board approval; and (3) the proposed development complies with the general requirements and design requirements, standards and limitations set for in Subsection 13-13E.4b and Subsection 13-13E.8 pursuant to a plan submitted to the Board Engineer; a Ridgeline and Hillside Viewshed Protection Area Certificate of Compliance may be issued administratively by the Board Engineer.

If an application for development with the Township Ridgeline and Hillside Viewshed Protection Area does not comport with the requirements of this section, an application shall be made to the Lafayette Township Land Use Board.

The fees for an application for a Certificate of Compliance from the Board Engineer, and the fees for an application to the Lafayette Township Land Use Board for determination regarding the Ridgeline and Hillside Viewshed Protection Area shall be as set forth in §§ 14-5 and 14-6, and Schedules H & I.

All applicants for site plan, subdivision and/or variance approval are encouraged to submit conceptual development plans to the Land Use Board prior to incurring the expense of fully engineered designs for development.

Applicants to the Land Use Board shall initially determine whether the ridgeline area depicted on the map entitled "Ridgeline and Hillside Viewshed Protection Area," dated March 2009, adopted by this section, is within 100 feet of the property which is the subject of the application and shall depict all ridgeline areas as shown on said map which are on or within 100 feet of applicant's property. In addition, the applicant shall initially determine and then depict on a map all ridgeline and hillside viewshed protection areas as defined in this section on or within 100 feet of the property, which is the subject of the application. The applicant shall utilize a sketch to define the area of protection for Ridgeline and Hillside Viewshed Protection Areas as set forth in Figure 1.

The maps and sketches above-mentioned shall be at a scale of one inch equals 50 feet and shall be provided by the applicant with the topography depicted at two-foot contour intervals. All determinations by the applicant concerning the location of the ridgeline area and the Ridgeline and Hillside Viewshed Protection Areas shall be subject to review and approval of the Board Engineer.