All timber harvesting carried out pursuant to
this chapter shall comply with the following standards:
A. Operating standards.
(1) No forest haul road or skid trails shall be constructed
to exceed a slope of 25% for a distance of more than 200 feet; the
applicant shall take appropriate measures to divert running water
from the roads at approved intervals in order to minimize erosion.
(2) All streams shall be crossed in accordance with the
provisions contained in New York State Environmental Conservation
Law Article 15, on the protection of streams, and §§ 204
and 208 of Public Law 92-500 of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act, as they apply.
(3) There shall be no skidding in any stream channel or
intermittent stream channel except at approved stream crossings and
structures, and all logging slash and debris shall be promptly removed
from any stream channel, intermittent stream channel and any other
area as requested by the Code Enforcement Officer.
(4) Haul roads and skid trails shall be maintained and
abandoned in a manner that will prevent erosion.
(5) No landings shall be located within buffer strips.
Landings shall be property graded and water-barred to prevent sediment
from washing into the drainage ditches along the public road. No landing
shall be constructed closer than 50 feet to any publicly maintained
road.
(6) Haul roads and skid trails.
(a)
Haul roads and skid trails shall have water
bars placed at the following intervals:
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Road Grade
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Spacing
(feet)
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2% to 5%
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300 to 500
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6% to 10%
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200 to 300
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11% to 15%
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100 to 200
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16% and greater
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100
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(b)
Haul roads and skid trails shall be smoothed,
sloped, ditched and seeded, as required, with approved perennial grasses.
Landings shall be smoothed, seeded and protected with water bars,
as needed. At stream crossings, temporary stream culverts and bridges
shall be removed, and stream banks shall be restabilized and protected
with water bars. All reclamation efforts shall be subject to approval
by the Code Enforcement Officer to assure compliance with this provision.
(7) The logger shall clean up any debris or deposits of
any kind on public thoroughfares and shall repair or pay the cost
of repair of any damage done to streets, curbs, utility lines and
other property resulting from the logging operation.
(8) Harvesting shall be conducted in a manner consistent
with the objectives of the Timber Harvesting Guidelines or this chapter,
whichever is stricter.
(9) No processing of felled trees, other than limbing,
chipping and cutting to convenient length, shall be permitted.
(10)
No open burning of brush or felled trees will
be permitted.
(11)
No harvesting, cutting or removal of products
shall take place between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. or at
any time on Sunday or legal holidays.
(12)
Clear-cutting as a method of harvesting is prohibited
unless approved by the Code Enforcement Officer as clearly justified
by the requirements of sound forest management.
B. Setbacks. Except as otherwise provided by the Planning
Board, undisturbed setbacks (buffer strips) shall be retained at least
50 feet wide along streams and public roads, and the same shall be
retained within 50 feet of any property line. Within such buffer strips,
no tree shall be harvested.
C. Erosion control plan. When required by the Code Enforcement
Office or Town Engineer, due to the size of the area to be harvested,
the time periods over which operations are to be conducted and/or
the nature of the soils or the slopes, the permittee shall provide
an erosion control plan for review and approval by the Code Enforcement
Office. The erosion control plan shall show areas to be treated and
the time period of treatment. Generally, areas subject to being disturbed
for a period of more 30 days shall be seeded, and areas subject to
erosion shall be provided with erosion control measures.
D. Restoration plan. Where required by the Code Enforcement
Office or Town Engineer, due to the size, nature or location of the
area to be harvested, the permittee shall provide a permanent restoration
plan for review and approval by the Code Enforcement Office. The restoration
plan shall provide for permanent vegetative cover and plantings intended
to return the property to productive vegetative life.