§ 33-6-113. PRIORITIES AND TIME REQUIREMENTS FOR AFFORESTATION AND REFORESTATION.

(a)

Priorities. The following are considered a priority for afforestation and reforestation:

(1)

Establish or enhance forest buffers adjacent to intermittent and perennial streams to widths of at least 75 feet for surface water designated use I streams and 100 feet for surface water designated use III and IV streams;

(2)

Establish or enhance nonforested areas on riverine floodplains, subject to the approval of the Department of Public Works;

(3)

Establish or increase existing forested corridors to connect existing forests within or adjacent to the site and where practical, forested corridors should be a minimum of 300 feet in width to facilitate wildlife movement;

(4)

Establish or enhance forest areas adjacent to critical habitat areas, where appropriate;

(5)

Establish plantings to stabilize slopes of 25% or greater and slopes of 10% or greater with a soil erodibility K value greater than 0.24, including the slopes of ravines or other natural depressions;

(6)

Establish forest areas adjacent to areas of differing land use when appropriate, or adjacent to highways or utility rights-of-way;

(7)

Establish forest areas adjacent to existing forests to increase the overall area of contiguous forest cover, when appropriate; and

(8)

Use native or naturalized plant materials for afforestation or reforestation, when appropriate.

(b)

Time requirement. A person required to conduct afforestation or reforestation under this title shall accomplish it within 1 year or 2 growing seasons, whichever is a greater time period, following development project completion, completion of a particular stage of a staged development project, or completion of a project plan.

(1988 Code, § 14-412) (Bill No. 224, 1992, § 1, 1-19-1993; Bill No. 94-02, § 2, 7-1-2004)