8.3.4 Clear-Cutting

Properties shall not be clear-cut during the conduct of forestry activities. To maintain the visual character of the site from adjoining properties and right-of-way, a vegetated perimeter buffer shall be maintained while tree harvesting for forestry occurs. A 32-foot wide buffer of naturally existing vegetation shall be maintained along all boundaries of the property being forested that adjoin other properties. Along public rights-of-way, a 50-foot buffer of naturally existing vegetation shall be maintained, exclusive of areas required for access to the site.

Site plans proposing development of properties on which all or substantially all of the trees protected in a 32-foot buffer required under this section, a 50-foot buffer required under this section, or both, are removed shall be denied for a period of three years from the date of removal or five years from the date of removal if removal is a willful violation of this section.