shall notify the Town Planning Commission or Staff of all proposed projects which may have significant visual and environmental impacts and a consultation meeting shall be scheduled. No development shall occur until after the consultation meeting and compliance with the steps outlined in the following subsections. Minor projects which are determined by the Town Planning Commission or Staff to have no potential for significant visual or environmental impacts shall be exempt from the process outlined in Sections 10.3.1.2 through 10.3.1.6. Mitigation The Town Planning Commission or Staff shall review the proposed project and after the consultation meeting may request the project sponsor to prepare an environmental impact statement and/or mitigation plan that modifies the project to mitigate the environmental and visual impact of the project. To the maximum extent feasible, the project sponsor shall design the public works to preserve the natural character of the sensitive areas and locate it in areas not visible from major public rights-of-way or public property such as parks. Adoption of Recommendations The project sponsor shall, before undertaking the project, to the maximum extent feasible, adopt the modifications and mitigation measures recommended by the Planning Commission or state in writing why adoption of such measures is not feasible before the project shall proceed. Wetlands and Stream Corridors All public utilities and public works, constructed or undertaken within significant wetlands and significant stream corridors and their respective setbacks, including but not limited to water and sewer projects, pipelines, electrical supply facilities and wires, roads, and trails, shall be governed pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 10.3.1. They shall be exempted from the requirements of Section 10.2.4 providing that: (a) no practical alternative location exists outside the significant wetland and significant stream corridor and their respective setbacks; and (b) the project meets the technical guidelines defined below: To the maximum extent feasible, disturbed areas within the setbacks shall be revegetated using native species common to the native vegetation community. Maintenance access shall be provided at specific access points rather than parallel access roads. To the extent that access roads must be located within a corridor, the roads shall be kept to a minimum width. Parallel access roads shall be sighted contiguous to the utility corridor to minimize disturbance and shall be sighted on the outside edge of the utility corridor away from the resource.
shall notify the Town Planning Commission or Staff of all proposed projects which may have significant visual and environmental impacts and a consultation meeting shall be scheduled. No development shall occur until after the consultation meeting and compliance with the steps outlined in the following subsections. Minor projects which are determined by the Town Planning Commission or Staff to have no potential for significant visual or environmental impacts shall be exempt from the process outlined in Sections 10.3.1.2 through 10.3.1.6. Mitigation The Town Planning Commission or Staff shall review the proposed project and after the consultation meeting may request the project sponsor to prepare an environmental impact statement and/or mitigation plan that modifies the project to mitigate the environmental and visual impact of the project. To the maximum extent feasible, the project sponsor shall design the public works to preserve the natural character of the sensitive areas and locate it in areas not visible from major public rights-of-way or public property such as parks. Adoption of Recommendations The project sponsor shall, before undertaking the project, to the maximum extent feasible, adopt the modifications and mitigation measures recommended by the Planning Commission or state in writing why adoption of such measures is not feasible before the project shall proceed. Wetlands and Stream Corridors All public utilities and public works, constructed or undertaken within significant wetlands and significant stream corridors and their respective setbacks, including but not limited to water and sewer projects, pipelines, electrical supply facilities and wires, roads, and trails, shall be governed pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 10.3.1. They shall be exempted from the requirements of Section 10.2.4 providing that: (a) no practical alternative location exists outside the significant wetland and significant stream corridor and their respective setbacks; and (b) the project meets the technical guidelines defined below: To the maximum extent feasible, disturbed areas within the setbacks shall be revegetated using native species common to the native vegetation community. Maintenance access shall be provided at specific access points rather than parallel access roads. To the extent that access roads must be located within a corridor, the roads shall be kept to a minimum width. Parallel access roads shall be sighted contiguous to the utility corridor to minimize disturbance and shall be sighted on the outside edge of the utility corridor away from the resource.