One of the purposes of this article is to reduce the extent of clear cutting permitted on a lot or lots proposed to be developed. Accordingly, the tree management plans to be submitted by developers shall, to the greatest practicable extent, reduce the areas within a proposed development that are to be clear cut and preserve the largest number of specimen trees on site by the use of innovative planning and engineering techniques. Care should be taken by the developer and the reviewing land use board and its professionals to, respectively, prepare and approve grading and elevation plans which result in the preservation of the largest number of specimen trees on site and to reduce the limit of clear cutting to the greatest practicable extent. The clearing and grading plans prepared in accordance with § 348-8.7 shall conform with the project's companion tree management plan and shall be prepared to further the purposes of this section.

There shall be no clear cutting of trees within any development subject to this article unless approved by the reviewing land use board as shown on an approved tree management plan.

All portions of a lot that have been clear cut where the land cleared has not been placed into long-term agricultural or horticultural use within six months shall be replanted in accordance with § 348-12.9 of this article.