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features either held in common or otherwise not maintained by the City and other areas of responsibility as listed in the Development Guidelines. (i) The Open Space along George Washington Highway shall be designed as a linear, passive park and all commercially reasonable efforts shall be made to preserve and save the existing trees (i.e. those greater than 6" DBH) within this area. The final design of the linear park and the tree protection and preservation plan shall be approved by the Director of Planning prior to the issuance of any land disturbing or demolition permit for the property. For the purposes of these proffers and this particular open space, all trees greater than 6" DBH shall be considered Specimen Trees and shall be protected in accordance with Section 40.1-5.3, Tree Protection, of the Zoning Ordinance. Improvements shall incorporate, to the maximum extent practicable, elements from the existing high school building, including, but not limited to the limestone block with the school name, the clock in the tower and bricks from the building. Improvements to the open space park, as approved, shall be'installed prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit for any unit in Phase 2 of the development. G) All homes shall front onto a public street internal to the project and no unit shall have its rear elevation facing George Washington Highway with the exception of Lots 53 through 57 as shown on the Conceptual Neighborhood Plan. (k) No more than 20% of the total units in each phase built shall be of the same elevation type. No model may be built on more than 4 consecutive lots. (1) No two adjacent, diagonal or opposite buildings may be of the same elevation or same color scheme. 4. That this ordinance shall take effect on the date of its adoption. ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, at a meeting held on June 28, 2011. Teste: City Clerk