Native growth protection area definition

Native growth protection area means a protected corridor vegetated with native trees, shrubs and groundcover that connects critical areas or permanently preserved natural areas within or adjacent to and across the project site. The corridor should be maintained to exclude nonnative, invasive species.means a strip of land, identified on a site plan or by a zoning, subdivision, grading and excavation or other land development ordinance, established to protect existing vegetation from clearing, grubbing, or other incompatible development. Designation of a native growth protection area may be conditioned to permit placement of utilities.
Native growth protection area means and refer to an area in a Lot, Tract or Common Area so designated on a final plat, short plat, binding site plan, or other analogous recorded plan or map, in which the removal of trees and significant natural ground cover, as well as the conduct of other activities, is restricted. .