[Adopted 7-2-2003 by Ord. No. 5-2003]
In the event that a permit is issued by the Zoning Officer, the applicant
shall comply with the following additional standards or requirements:
A. No tops or slash may be left within 50 feet of any adjoining
property line.
B. No cutting or loading shall occur from dusk to dawn.
C. All permits issued shall expire one year from the date
of issuance. A permit may be extended for an additional year upon payment
of an additional application fee and a determination that the applicant is
in compliance with this article and all applicable laws.
D. The applicant shall notify the Township by certified
mail, return receipt requested, 10 business days prior to completion of its
operation.
E. Streamside logging shall be conducted in accordance with
all applicable laws, and subject to the following:
(1) Selected trees may be cut within 50 feet of any stream.
However, no tops or slashes may be left within such area.
(2) A fifty-percent canopy must be maintained within the
fifty-foot buffer zone from the stream.
(3) Streams may not be crossed at any time unless an appropriate
permit is obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
(4) A minimum distance between a stream and any road or skid
trail shall be maintained at 50 feet plus four feet for each 1% of slope (i.e.,
a twenty-percent slope between road/trail and stream would require a one-hundred-thirty-foot
buffer area).
F. All public roadways shall be kept clean and free of mud
and debris.
G. Prior to opening the entrance to a logging site onto
a Township road, a driveway opening permit shall be obtained by the applicant.
H. At any point of approved access to a public road, the
applicant shall construct an aggregate base to support the roadway edge.
I. No vehicles utilized in the logging operation shall be
parked within a public right-of-way.
J. No tops or slash shall be left within 100 feet of a public
right-of-way.
K. No trees may be cut within any Township right-of-way
unless the applicant obtains the written consent of the Township for such
cutting.
L. All logging operations shall comply with any and all
applicable Township, county, state and federal laws, including but not limited
to:
(1) Erosion and sedimentation control regulations contained
in 25 Pennsylvania Code, Chapter 102, promulgated pursuant to the Clean Streams
Law (35 P.S. § 691.1 et seq.).
(2) Stream crossing and wetlands protection regulations contained
in 25 Pennsylvania Code, Chapter 105, promulgated pursuant to the Dam Safety
and Encroachments Act (32 P.S. § 693.1 et seq.).
(3) Stormwater management plans and regulations issued pursuant
to the Storm Water Management Act (32 P.S. § 680.1 et seq.).
(4) Municipal Planning Code Act of 1986 (P.L. 805, No. 247,
as reenacted and amended).
The Zoning Officer may revoke a timber harvesting permit theretofore
issued in the following instances:
A. Where he finds that there has been any false statement
or misrepresentation as to a material fact in the application, plan or information
on which issuance of the permit was based.
B. Where he finds that the permit was issued in error and
should not have been issued in accordance with applicable law.
C. Where the permittee fails or refuses to comply with a
written order issued by the Zoning Officer within the time fixed for compliance
therewith.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate or fail to comply with a written order or notice of violation issued by the Zoning Officer, or with any of the provisions of this article or conditions of the timber harvesting permit, shall be subject to the appropriate penalties set forth in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II.