Ordinance - #85-02 - 06/25/1985 - Laserfiche WebLink

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F) Vegetation Management. 1) In Rural Open Space, Urban Developed and Urban Open Space Districts, the following standards shall apply: a) On undeveloped islands, public recreation lands, the slope or face of bluffs, within 200 feet of the normal high water mark of the river, and within the area 40 feet landward from bluff- lines, clear cutting shall not be permitted. b) On all other lands within these districts, clear cutting shall be guided by the following provisions: (1) Any selective or clear cutting shall re- quire an environmental permit from the City. ~he permittee shall submit a plan to the City showing the size and location of all trees on the site and which trees are proposed to be cut. The plan shall be drawn to an accurate scale. The permit application shall be re- viewed by both the Building Inspector and the Tree Inspector. (2) Clear cutting shall not be used where soil, slope or other water shed conditions are fragile and subject to injury; (3) Clear cutting shall be conducted only where clear cut blocks, patches or strips are, in all cases, shaped and blended with the natural terrain; (4) The size of clear cut blocks, patches or stripes shall be kept at the minimum necessary; and (5) Where feasible, all selective cuts shall be conducted between September 15 and May 15. If natural regeneration will not result in adequate vegetation cover, areas in which clear cutting is conducted shall be replanted to prevent erosion and to maintain the aesthetic quality of the area; and where feasible, replanting shall be performed in the same spring or the following spring. c) The selective cutting of trees greater than 4" in diameter may be permitted by local units of government when the cutting is appropriately spaced and staged so that a continuous natural cover is maintained. Ordinance ~85-2 Page 3.3 of 37