The Vegetative Buffer. 1. For adjacent landowners of residential houses or residential properties with a direct view of LNG storage tanks, the Utility will fund a vegetative buffer that provides a natural visual transition. This planting shall, at the least, encompass that area between the property line and the fence line of the Project, on Utility-owned property. These plantings will reach a height as to ultimately mitigate sight lines to the LNG storage tanks. In addition, for those landowners on North Road between Gopher Hill Road and Hill Road and on Hill Road between North Road and 3000 feet east of North Road, the Utility shall reimburse the landowner up to $5000 per property for plantings on the landowner’s property to provide a vegetative buffer. The Utility shall provide the reimbursement to landowners for up to one year after completion of construction of the LNG facility. See attached as Exhibit C Project planting density shall be as stated in the Vegetation Management Plan developed in consultation with the PSCW. The Utility expects that any CA granted by the PSCW will require the Project to provide a draft final vegetation management plan to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and PSCW staff prior to a preconstruction meeting with those agencies. The Utility will provide a copy of that plan to Jefferson County within three (3) days of its submission to the agencies.
The Vegetative Buffer. 1. For adjacent landowners whose primary residence has a direct view of LNG storage tanks, the Utility will fund a vegetative buffer that provides a natural visual transition. This planting shall, at the least, encompass that area between the property line and the fence line of the Project, on Utility-owned property. These plantings will reach a height as to ultimately mitigate eliminate sight lines to the LNG storage tanks. Additional visual transition vegetative plantings aesthetic may be discussed and agreed upon on a case by case basis with the individual landowners. Project planting density shall be as stated in the Vegetation Management Plan developed in consultation with the PSCW. The Utility expects that any CA granted by the PSCW will require the Project to provide a draft final vegetation management plan to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and PSCW staff prior to a preconstruction meeting with those agencies. Utilities will provide a copy of that plan to Jefferson County within three (3) days of its submission to the agencies.
