§ 22.58.060. Oak Woodland Management Plan.

An Oak Woodland Management Plan may be used to allow clear-cutting of Oak Woodland. Plans shall be administered by the landowner or land manager. The cumulative amount of clear-cutting allowed in an Oak Woodland Management Plan, as defined by this ordinance, shall not exceed 5 percent of a Site's total Oak Woodland Canopy, or result in the conversion of the Oak Woodland for an allowed use as identified in Table 2-2, without an approved land use permit pursuant to Section 22.58.050.

Plan Preparation and Verification. Oak Woodland Management Plans shall be prepared by a qualified individual acceptable to the Director of Planning and Building. A list of qualified individuals can be found at the Department of Planning and Building. The plans shall be verified for consistency with this ordinance (Chapter 22.58) by the Planning Director and filed with the Department of Planning and Building. The plan at a minimum shall include:

A.

Site location. Address or Assessor Parcel Number(s);

B.

Objectives. Maps, or other information demonstrating how the objectives specified in the Oak Woodland Management Plan will be accomplished; and,

C.

Timeframe. A proposed time frame, not to exceed ten years. Time frames may be extended or renewed, however, not prior to the final year of the plan. All extensions or renewals shall be consistent with this Title as applicable at the time.

D.

Conservation Easement. Landowner may elect to place the Site covered by the Oak Woodland Management Plan into a conservation easement pursuant to Civil Code Section 815-816.

During the initial time frame set out in the Oak Woodland Management Plan, the landowner shall not be subject to amendments to the Oak Woodland Ordinance, Chapter 22.58, et. seq. unless the Board of Supervisors places a moratorium on oak tree removal throughout the inland portions of the County.

[Added 2017, Ord. 3346]