Certain words used in this chapter are defined below. Words used in the present tense shall include the future. The singular number shall include the plural, and the plural the singular. The word "shall" is mandatory and not permissive.
The governing body of the Township of Marshall.
Land surrounding the immediate perimeter of a timbering operation in which no cutting of trees or other vegetation shall occur except for the isolated cutting of individual trees which are dead, sick, infected, or constitute a danger to neighboring properties or the public generally.
An official document or certificate issued by the Building Official which authorizes performance of a specified building activity.
A timber harvesting method that removes all trees from a tract of land or portions thereof. This method is employed for regenerating shade-intolerant species such as oak and hickory.
The act of cutting a standing tree so that it falls to the ground.
A plan establishing best conservation and management practices for a landowner relative to timber resources.
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 include any land development [per the current Municipalities Planning Code (MPC)[1]].
An excavation, fill, or reshaping of the ground surface involving any combination thereof, including the conditions resulting from any excavation or fill.
A stream whose water flow normally occurs in the wetter parts of the year (October through April) or following major storm events.
Those activities as defined in the current Municipalities Planning Code (MPC)[2].
Conversion of forest land to uses such as residential, commercial, industrial, etc., where forest management practices relative to timber production and harvesting are no longer practical.
A place where logs, pulpwood, or firewood is assembled for transportation to a processing facility.
Any geologic formation that is especially susceptible to landslides due to the presence of one or more conditions such as unstable rock formations, soil types, groundwater seepage or saturated soils, including, without limitation, areas containing soils identified as landslide-prone in the Soil Survey of Allegheny County or other applicable maps or surveys.
Discarded items not naturally occurring on the site (i.e., tires, oil cans, etc.).
A timber harvesting operation that encompasses a land area in excess of two acres, takes place on any land exceeding a 4H:1V, or involves the clear-cutting or seed-tree-cutting methods or any other method deemed by the Township to be similarly intensive.
A timber harvesting operation that does not classify as a major timber harvesting operation.
A practice in which the quality of the residual forest stand is improved by removing the less desirable trees, vines, and occasionally large shrubs to obtain the preferred stocking of the best quality trees. It can also include such practices as tree pruning. A noncommercial timber stand improvement is involved with the removal of the above-mentioned trees, etc., but does not yield a net income, usually because the trees cut are too small, poor quality, or are not marketable.
The locating, moving or disposition of any material or any construction use or activity, or a combination thereof, which in any way modifies the conditions on lands subject to this chapter as they exist on the effective date hereof.
The individual, partnership, company, firm, association, or corporation engaged in the harvest of timber, including his/her agents, subcontractors, or employees.
An individual, partnership, company, firm, association, or corporation that is in actual control of forest land, 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 agents thereof acting on their behalf, such as forestry consultants, who set up and administer timber harvesting.
Written permission, warrant, or license granted by a governmental authority.
Any individual, firm, partnership, association corporation, company, organization of legal entity of any kind, including governmental agencies conducting operations within the Township.
A person who has a B.S. or higher degree in forestry from a four-year school of forestry associated with accredited by the Society of American Foresters.
A timber harvesting method that involves removing most trees from a stand and leaving only select trees behind to produce seed for regeneration of an even-aged forest. This method is used for regenerating trees that grow well in direct sunlight such as pine trees.
A method of selectively removing trees from a wooded area either singly or in small groups according to age and size with provisions being made for natural or artificial vegetation. This method is used for regenerating trees that grow well in shade such as beech, maple, and hemlock.
A timber harvesting method in which trees are harvested in a series of cuts designed to achieve a new even-aged stand under the shelter of remaining trees. This method is used for regenerating intermediate shade-tolerant trees such as white pine and northern red oak.
A lot, tract, parcel of land, or a series of lots. Tracts or parcels of land which are adjoining where a timber harvesting operation is continuous and performed at the same time.
The act of dragging trees on the ground, by any means, from the stump to the landing.
Woody material left after logging, including logs, chunks, bark, branches, stumps, and broken understory trees or brush left on the ground after the area is timbered.
Any channel of conveyance of surface water having a defined bed and banks, whether natural or artificial, with perennial or intermittent flow.
Any assembly of materials above or below the surface of the land or water, including, but not limited to, houses, buildings, bulkheads, piers, docks, landings, dams, waterway obstructions, towers, and utility transmission devices.
Any cutting and removing of trees for commercial purposes, forestry, or other purposes not specifically exempted from a timber harvesting permit in § 186-9 of this chapter.
A permit issued by the Township of Marshall authorizing a timber harvesting operation.
The upper portion of a felled tree not merchantable because of small size, taper, or defect.
The Township of Marshall.
An isolated, contained basin depression that holds water for at least two months in the spring and summer, critical to several amphibian, reptile, and invertebrate species. It also provides important storage for stormwater runoff and spring snowmelt that would otherwise contribute to downstream flooding.
A natural drainage route or channel for the flow of water.
Rivers, streams, creeks, rivulets, impoundments, ditches, watercourses, storm sewers, lakes, dammed water, or parts thereof, whether natural or artificial, within or on the boundaries of this commonwealth or as otherwise defined by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
Those 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, fens, and similar areas.