[Adopted 3-26-2012 by Ord. No. 747 (Ch. 25, Part 1, of the
1981 Code of Ordinances)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
FELLING
The act of cutting a standing tree so that it falls to the
ground.
FORESTRY
The management of forests and timberlands when practiced
in accordance with accepted silvicultural principles, through developing,
cultivating, harvesting, transporting and selling trees for commercial
purposes, which does not involve any land development.
LANDING
A place where logs, pulpwood, or firewood are assembled for
transportation to processing facilities.
LANDOWNER
An individual, partnership, company, firm, association, or
corporation that is in actual control of forestland, whether such
control is based on legal or equitable title, or any other interest
entitling the holder to sell or otherwise dispose of any or all of
the timber on such land in any manner, and any agents thereof acting
on their behalf, such as forestry consultants, who set up and administer
timber harvesting.
LITTER
Discarded items not naturally occurring on the site, such
as tires, oil cans, equipment parts, and other rubbish.
LOGGING
The act of cutting live trees for cordwood, for timber, for
pulp or for any purpose, excepting therefrom a homeowner cutting on
his own property for his own use; clearing for development of building
sites with approved final plats, site plans or grading plans; or clearing
for farming operations. A "logger" is defined as the person(s) performing
the work on behalf of the owner.
LOP
To cut tops and slash into smaller pieces to allow material
to settle close to the ground.
OPERATOR
An individual, partnership, company, firm, association, or
corporation engaged in timber harvesting, including the agents, subcontractors,
and employees thereof.
PRECOMMERCIAL TIMBER STAND IMPROVEMENT
A forest practice, such as thinning or pruning, which results
in better growth, structure, species composition, or health for the
residual stand but which does not yield a net income to the landowner,
usually because any trees cut are of poor quality, too small or otherwise
of limited marketability or value.
SKIDDING
Dragging trees on the ground from the stump to the landing
by any means.
SLASH
Woody debris left in the woods after logging, including logs,
chunks, bark, branches, uprooted stumps, and broken or uprooted trees
or shrubs.
STAND
Any area of forest vegetation whose site conditions, past
history, and current species composition are sufficiently uniform
to be managed as a unit.
STREAM
Any natural or artificial channel of conveyance for surface
water with an annual or intermittent flow within a defined bed and
bank.
TOP
The upper portion of a felled tree that is not merchantable
because of small size, taper, or defect.
WETLANDS
Areas that are inundated or saturated by surface water or
groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and
that under normal circumstances, do support a prevalence of vegetation
typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions including
swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas.
The application filing fee is as set by the Township Council
from time to time.
The Planning Director and Township Engineer shall examine said
application to determine compliance with all applicable codes and
ordinances within 15 days after a complete application with all other
materials required by this article and either approve or reject said
application. If the application is rejected, the Planning Director
shall inform the applicant, in writing, stating the reasons for such
rejection.
When provisions of this code conflict with other applicable
codes, the more stringent code shall apply.