§ 26C-72. Zone change to timber production zone (TPZ).

(a)

Property contiguous to and under the same ownership as an existing timber production zone.

(1)

Minimum Acreage: No minimum required.

(b)

Timberlands not described in Section 26C-72(a) shall meet the following criteria for inclusion in the timber production district.

(1)

Minimum Acreage:

a.

Sites I and II - Forty (40) acres.

b.

All other sites - Eighty (80) acres.

(2)

Applicant shall submit a plan for forest management, whose content shall be prepared or approved, by a licensed professional forester. Such plan shall provide for the eventual harvest of the timber within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the preparer of the plan.

(3)

The parcel shall meet the current timber stocking standards and forest practice rules set forth by the board of forestry for the forest district or the coastal commission special treatment area or any other established by the board of forestry and pertinent to this county.

a.

If the parcel does not meet current stocking standards as determined by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the owner must sign an agreement with the board of supervisors to meet such stocking standards and forest practice rules by the fifth (5th) anniversary of the signing of such agreement;

b.

If such stocking standards and forest practices are not met by the fifth (5th) anniversary date, the board of supervisors shall immediately rezone the parcel pursuant to Government Code Section 51121.

(Ord. No. 5318 § 1, 2001.)