a)   Existing vegetation shall remain essentially undisturbed i) within 50 feet of the edge of paving of Shelter Manor Drive and Clifton Manor Place, provided that the Architectural Approval Committee may permit more clearing on those lots where, in the opinion of the Committee, the 50 foot limit creates a hardship on the Owner in constructing permitted improvements and ii) within 15 feet of all property lines except for Lake Facilities No. 1, Lake Facilities No. 2, Trail Facilities, Trail Easement, and any of the Ingress-Egress Easements, all as shown on the recorded plat of the Properties. Exceptions to the foregoing shall be permitted where necessary to meet Prince William County requirements for the construction of septic waste disposal systems, for driveways, for assuring necessary vehicular sight distances, for fences and for placement of utility services with related and required easements.

b)   Where clearing is proposed outside the above limits, excluding areas specifically authorized to be cleared, more latitude will be permitted in the clearing of softwood species than in the case of such hardwood species as beech, oak, hickory, poplar, sycamore and similar species. In addition, this Section 10 shall not apply to the clearing or grubbing of trees and shrubs under three inches in diameter at a point one foot above the ground.

c)   To assure compliance with the above, no clearing shall be commenced on any Lot by a non-Declarant or non-Approved Builder until a site plan is submitted to the Architectural Approval Committee and is approved pursuant to the terms of this Article V and Article VI.