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Current draft of paragraph 6: 6. Landscaping and Stormwater a. Projects within the C-HIP shall incorporate sustainable landscaping practices in their design,construction,operation and maintenance.Such projects shall be designed to meet the requirements to demonstrate ceftifiability at the Gold level using the SITES Q rating system,as outlined by Green Business Certification,Inc., and to meet other sustainable landscaping requirements laid out in the Planning Board Zoning Regulations. b. Shade trees shall be installed one(1)every twenty(20)to thirty(30)feet between the ROW and a building.Said trees shall be a minimum three(3)inch caliper(PD.Trees shall be selected from Section V.B List of Recommended Trees of the Lexington Tree Manual. c. Native and native hybrid trees that are six(6)inch DBH or greater that are removed shall be replaced within the C-HIP District or mitigated.Mitigation for trees lost that cannot be saved or replaced within the C-HIP District shall be mitigated per 120-81 Mitigation of the General Bylaws,or per the Section,IVC Donating Trees to the Town as per the Lexington Tree Manual,as amended. d. [froth Ruth:Stonnivater management.1)town standards apply,even if the project does not meet the acre threshold;2)bemeen town mid wetlands stormwater rules,the stricter one applies;3)long term groundwater monitoring is strongly encouraged using piezometers;4)nature-based systems are preferred to hardscape systems.] Positions on Non-Tree Committee Articles - The Committee concluded that the Town Meeting warrant will contain no articles appropriate for our comment. Support of Other Boards/Committees for the warrant articles offered by the Tree Committee - Committee members have had several meetings with the Planning Board and the Select Board to discuss the three warrant articles to be offered by the Tree Committee at the spring Town Meeting.The Boards offered some suggestions and were generally supportive. - Meeting with the town's Sustainability Committee will be February 23rd. 2021 Tree Committee Town Meeting Warrant Articles - Committee voted in favor of the 3 articles (see motions below) as follows: Article 32: (Paul, V; Connor, 2nd) unanimous Article 34: (Sofen, V; Paul, 2nd) unanimous Article 33: to be divided into 2 parts 33A(contains a, b, c, e) (Paul,l"; Connor, 2nd) unanimous 33B (contains d) (Paul, V; Moyer, 2nd) vote: 6 yes— I present - Major points of discussion: