Each developer shall describe in detail how the visual impact of the proposed development on neighboring developments and public use areas shall be mitigated. Each such Scenic Quality Report shall include:

5-2101A.

Designations of scenic views of natural and historic features both from and toward the site and descriptions of how these vistas will be preserved;

5-2101B.

Designs that orient improvements in ways that allow them to blend in with and utilize the natural topography;

5-2101C.

Utilization of colors and textures found naturally in the landscape and prohibition of reflective materials, such as highly reflective glass or metals;

5-2101D.

Utilization of native or similar horticultural materials for revegetation and reforestation and guarantees that any needed revegetation or reforestation will be completed during the first planting season after construction;

5-2101E.

Plans to remove and save topsoil, prior to any grading or excavation and replacement, for reuse during revegetation;

5-2101F.

Design and construction plans for roads and associated structures that bear a logical relationship to existing topography to minimize the need for cuts and fills;

5-2101G.

Location and installation of utilities in ways that will cause the least damage to the natural environment; and

5-2101H.

All exterior lighting shall comply with the standards of Section 5-710.

5-2102A.

Ridgeline Development

No portion of any structure (except ski area, public utility and mining related structures) shall be allowed to extend above any ridgeline such that the subject development could be viewed from five (5) miles away or less as silhouetted against the sky from any State Highway, County Road T60 between the Telluride Regional Airport and West Colorado Avenue, and any street in the Town of Telluride, unless the entire subject parcel is ridgeline, or is within a final platted, County approved subdivision. If the entire parcel is ridgeline, any development must comply with all standards of Section 5-2101. If necessary for evaluation of the proposed development, the Planning Director may require an applicant to erect visual devices, such as story poles, prior to issuance of any Development Permit.

5-2102B.

Development Above or Near Treeline

No portion of any structure (except ski area, public utility and mining related structures) shall be allowed above or within two hundred (200) vertical feet of treeline, unless the entire subject parcel lies within two hundred (200) feet of and/or above treeline, in which case any development must comply with all standards of Section 5-2101.