Applicants for construction on properties to which this section applies shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Land Use Board or Board Engineer, as the case may be, that the proposed buildings or structures will not extend above the predominant tree line along and within the Ridgeline and Hillside Viewshed Protection Area.

Applicants for construction within the Ridgeline and Hillside Viewshed Protection Area as depicted on the map submitted by the applicant as set forth above and approved or confirmed by the Board Engineer and shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Land Use Board and Board Engineer, as the case may be, that all construction within the Ridgeline and Hillside Viewshed Protection Area shall maintain the view of vegetated hills and open fields as viewed from the public way, public areas or public open space.

Views of Ridgeline and Hillside Viewshed Protection Areas are to be protected permanently by screening development from view behind existing woodland and forest vegetation or through the establishment of landscaped buffer plantings of indigenous deciduous and coniferous trees.

Development constructed within Ridgeline and Hillside Viewshed Protection Areas shall utilize materials which are designed to camouflage the appearance of the structure within the landscape and viewscape. The use of earth tone colors and textures on roofing and siding shall be required to protect Ridgeline and Hillside Viewshed Protection Area vistas and reinforce the integrity of these views. In addition, building heights shall be adjusted, road network oriented in such a way to eliminate visibility from the public way or preserved areas and other innovative and flexible design and development methodologies employed as required by the Land Use Board with the active participation of the applicant.

Existing undeveloped parcels of land within Ridgeline and Hillside Viewshed Protection Areas shall be required to comply with the General Requirements and Design Requirements, Standards and Limitations set forth in Subsection 13-13E.4b and Subsection 13-13E.8.

Development shall be sited behind and below visual buffers such as trees, ridgelines and other topographic features. The height and location of development shall not alter the views of, and from, the natural ridgeline. An areas of protection shall be established and maintained, which shall include existing forested areas. Where proposed development requires the establishment of areas of protection, applicants shall establish a planted area of protection to visually screen development. Areas of protection shall be established to screen development as viewed from the view line extending between all public areas, public ways and public views and the Ridgeline and Hillside Viewshed Protection Area. Areas of protection shall be placed in perpetual conservation easement areas.

Areas of Protection — Always required. Where existing vegetation does not establish an effective area of protection to shield development from public view, reforestation shall be provided in accordance with the following requirements and planting schedule so as to establish an effective visual buffer screen and area of protection. All planting stock shall be deer-resistant, native, indigenous species, and subject to review and approval by the Land Use Board and/or Board Engineer:

Notwithstanding the requirements of this section, the Board may require additional planting materials and/or limit the amount of clearing adjacent to proposed development to provide screening and to maintain a forested backdrop to ensure that ridgelines and hilltops remain wooded.