Sec. 32-250.51 through 32-250.53

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• Land disturbing activity permit required

  No person may engage in any land disturbing activity in any zoning district, except as permitted by this chapter, until the area is the subject of an approved site development permit, land disturbance permit, or similar County approval.

• Minimize land disturbance

  No more land shall be disturbed than is reasonably required to accommodate the intended use.

• Slopes 15% and greater require mitigation15 pct

  Areas having soils that are highly erodible, highly permeable, and/or marine clay on slopes greater than 15 percent may be disturbed only if mitigation measures are approved and used in accordance with the requirements of the Design and Construction Standards Manual.

• Slopes 25% and greater not to be disturbed25 pct

  Slopes 25 percent and greater shall not be disturbed unless mitigation measures are used to preclude adverse impacts.

• Timbering permit required

  Before beginning timbering, the owner of the property, the owner of the timber rights, or the operator of the timbering activity shall secure a timbering permit which may necessitate a survey to be performed by a licensed surveyor who shall clearly mark the boundaries of the property to be timbered.

• Timbering setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines in A-150 ft

  Timbering, harvesting, or clearing of wooded areas in A-1, Agricultural districts, as permitted by this chapter, shall not occur within 50 feet of any property lines adjoining areas or other properties which are zoned to a different classification than A-1, Agricultural or whose primary use is residential.

• Wooded slopes 25%+ abutting streams in conservation areas

  Wooded slopes of 25 percent and greater that abut perennial streams and have a contiguous area of 10,000 square feet or greater shall be placed within conservation areas. Such slopes shall not be disturbed before, during, or after development, except for installation of utilities and road crossings as approved on a site or subdivision plan.