§ 36.16.150. Winterization.

A.

Requirements. Vineyard and orchard development and agricultural grading and drainage sites shall be winterized in compliance with the department's best management practices for agricultural erosion and sediment control, the approved plans and specifications, and the following requirements each year until the vineyard and orchard development or agricultural grading or drainage permit is finaled.

1.

A cover crop referenced or detailed in the department's best management practices for agricultural erosion and sediment control shall be either:

a.

Established on all disturbed surfaces by the installation date specified in Subsection A.2; or

b.

Planted and straw mulch applied at the rate of two (2) tons per acre on all disturbed surfaces by the installation date specified in Subsection A.2.

2.

Cover crops shall be installed by:

a.

October 15 for all of the following:

(1)

Initial and final new planting work;

(2)

Final replanting work; and

(3)

Agricultural grading and drainage.

b.

November 15 for initial replanting work.

3.

After installation, cover crops shall be maintained through March 31.

B.

Declaration. The permittee shall submit a declaration to the agricultural commissioner within fifteen (15) days following the installation date specified in Subsection A.2 each year until the vineyard and orchard development or agricultural grading or drainage permit is finaled certifying that all of winterization measures required by the department's best management practices for agricultural erosion and sediment control, the approved plans and specifications, and this section have been properly installed on the site.

(Ord. No. 6219 , § II(Exh. B), 12-19-2017)