These requirements are intended to preserve
interesting geological features, protect against soil erosion and
groundwater contamination, preserve the natural beauty of Pierce County
and protect wild flora and fauna.
These requirements shall be in effect in all
zoning districts. They shall be applied independently of other applicable
requirements of this chapter. Wherever other requirements of this
chapter conflict with requirements of this article, the most stringent
requirement shall govern.
[Amended by Ord. No. 98-7]
A.
Applicability. The Kinnickinnic River Blufflands requirements
shall apply to all blufflands along the Kinnickinnic River in the
Town of Clifton. The requirements of this subsection shall apply in
addition to the requirements of the underlying zoning classification.
In the case of any conflict between the requirements of this subsection
and the underlying district, the more stringent of the two requirements
shall apply.
B.
The minimum lot width at the building line shall be
300 feet.
C.
Slope setback. All structures shall be set a minimum
of 15 feet behind the bluffline, which is defined as a line connecting
points at which a slope along the river and the first 1,320 feet of
adjacent ravines in excess of 20% decreases to a slope of less than
12%.
D.
Site plan approval. All applications for structures
along Kinnickinnic River Blufflands shall require site plan approval
to assure compliance with the provisions of this chapter and to address
erosion control during construction and afterward.
E.
Any filling and grading of slopes downslope from the
bluffline setback shall require a conditional use permit.
F.
Removal of trees from bluff faces and/or within the
bluffline setback, other than the clearing of downed/diseased timber
or as part of a permitted or conditional use activity, shall require
a conditional use permit.
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Editor’s Note: Former § 240-46, Shoreland vegetation,
amended 4-22-2008 by Ord. No. 07-09, was repealed 9-27-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-03.
