California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 7 - Administration › Article 2 - Timber Harvesting Plan › Section 1051 - Modified Timber Harvest Plan

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 On an ownership of 160 acres, or a quarter ( ¼ ) section or less of
					 Timberland, a modified timber harvest Plan may be filed by a Plan submitter,
					 providing that the following conditions and mitigations are met:
(1) No more than 70% of any existing tree
					 Canopy layer is to be harvested on parcels 40 acres or less, and not more than
					 50% on parcels 41-160 acres or a quarter ( ¼ ) section. The Canopy
					 retained shall be well distributed over the Harvest Area. Not more than 10% of
					 the THP area shall be harvested under the rehabilitation method. A sample area
					 must be marked before submission of the THP. The sample area shall include at
					 least 10% of the area which is representative of the range of conditions
					 present in the area.
(2)
					 Clearcutting and shelterwood removal, as defined in
					 14 CCR
					 §§
													913.1(b) and
					 (d) [933.1(b) and (d), and 953.1(b) and (d)]
					 shall not be used, except for legally deeded right-of-ways or easements for
					 utility purposes which are documented in the Plan by the RPF by reference to
					 specific deeds or surveys.
(3)
					 Stocking Standards, specific to the silvicultural method selected must be met
					 immediately after harvesting operations are completed.
(4) No heavy equipment operations on slopes
					 greater than 50%, or on areas with high or extreme Erosion Hazard Ratings,
					 except where explained and justified how the protection provided by the
					 proposed practice complies with
					 14 CCR
					 §
													914 [934, 954].
(5) No construction of new skid trails on
					 slopes over 50%. Construction of new skid trails on slopes greater than 40% and
					 less than 50% shall not exceed 100 feet. The proposed location of such skid
					 trails shall be clearly depicted on the THP map and flagged or otherwise
					 identified on the ground by the RPF or Supervised Designee prior to the start
					 of operations.
(6) Timber
					 Operations within Special Treatment Areas shall be limited to log hauling on
					 existing Logging Roads and/or other operations consistent with the intent and
					 purpose of the Special Treatment Area as approved by the Director.
(7) No Timber Operations shall occur on Slide
					 Areas or Unstable Areas except for use and maintenance of existing Logging
					 Roads and Landings that do not require reconstruction.
(8) Where the THP area is 100 acres or less,
					 new Logging Road construction shall not exceed a total of 600 feet and Logging
					 Road construction and reconstruction combined shall not exceed a total of 1,000
					 feet. Where a THP area is greater than 100 acres, new Logging Road construction
					 shall not exceed a total of 960 feet, and Logging Road construction and
					 reconstruction combined shall not exceed a total of 1,600 feet.
(9) No heavy equipment operations shall occur
					 within a Watercourse or lake protection zone or Wet Meadows and Other Wet
					 Areas, except as follows:
(A) For maintenance
					 of existing Logging Roads, Drainage Facilities or structures, or
(B) For logging and tractor road Watercourse
					 crossing construction or reconstruction approved by the California Department
					 of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) through notification required pursuant to F&GC
					 §
													1602.
(10) No Listed Species will be directly or
					 indirectly adversely impacted by proposed Timber Operations. For Timber
					 Operations which potentially could adversely affect a State-Listed Species or
					 the habitat of the Species, the consultation process with CDFW pursuant to
					 F&GC shall be completed prior to Plan approval.
(11) Timber harvesting is only allowed in the
					 WLPZ if:
1) sanitation-salvage harvesting is
					 the only Silvicultural System to be used in the WLPZ and it must be in
					 compliance with
					 14 CCR
					 §
														916.4 [936.4, 956.4] (b); or
2) if harvesting removes no more than 30% of
					 any existing Canopy layer. Harvesting under 2) above shall not occur again in
					 the WLPZ for a 10-year period following completion of the
					 THP.
(12) No heavy
					 equipment operations shall occur within potentially significant archaeological
					 sites identified pursuant to the criteria for a Significant Archaeological or
					 Historical Site listed in
					 14 CCR
					 §
													895.1. Directional felling and tree
					 removal by end-lining and Cable Yarding may be approved upon the Director's
					 determination that such operations will not adversely affect an identified
					 archaeological site.
(13) No
					 alternatives, exceptions, or in-lieu practices allowed for Watercourse or Lake
					 protection measures, standard Logging Road and Landing widths, or Erosion
					 Control measures, except for use of existing Logging Roads within WLPZ after
					 compliance with examination, evaluation, and mitigation(s) per
					 14 CCR
					 §
													916.4(a) [936.4(a),
					 956.4(a)].
(14) Winter Period
					 Timber Operations except as conditioned by the Director to avoid potential
					 significant Cumulative Impacts shall be in accordance with
					 14 CCR
					 §§
													914.7 (a) and
					 (b) [934.7(a) and (b), 954.7(a) and
					 (b)].
(15) Harvesting will not
					 reduce the amount of the Timberland occupied by Late Succession Forest Stands
					 currently greater than or equal to 5 acres in size.
(16) In addition to (1) - (15) all other
					 Rules of the Board shall apply to operations specified in this
					 section.