(1) When a Class I or Class II historic resource is located within a tract proposed for subdivision or land development, a landscape plan for the grounds surrounding the historic resource may be required by the Board of Supervisors as a means of mitigation, when the need for such is identified as part of an historic resource impact study required byChapter 320: Subdivision and Land Development.
(2) The plan shall be prepared by a registered landscape architect, or by a nurseryman or other individual deemed qualified by the Board of Supervisors. The plan shall show all pertinent information, including the location, size, and species of all individual trees and shrubs to be removed, planted, or preserved.
(3) Through screening, buffering, and selection of plant material, the plan shall minimize the impact of the proposed development on the Class I or Class II historic resource and protect its integrity of setting and any significant vegetation. The landscape plan shall be reviewed by the Schuylkill Township Historical Commission as part of its review of the historic resource impact study.

(1) When any subdivision or any land development is proposed on a property, any boundary of which is within 300 feet of an exterior wall of a Class I or Class II historic resource, a plan depicting how the historic resource will be buffered against the deleterious impacts of the proposed development may be required by the Board of Supervisors as a means of mitigation, when the need for such is identified as part of an historic resource impact study required by Chapter 320: Subdivision and Land Development.
(2) Buffering may include, but need not be limited to, vegetative screening and fencing, the appropriateness and effectiveness of which shall be evaluated by the Schuylkill Township Historical Commission as part of its review of the historic resource impact study.