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California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 9 - Wildlife Protection Practices › Section 959.12 - Sensitive Species Classification

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Board has the responsibility under the FPA to provide
						protection to all Species occurring in the state's forestlands. The procedure
						to identify those Species that warrant special protection during Timber
						Operations is described as follows:
(a) The public or public agencies may
					 petition the Board to classify a Species as a "Sensitive Species." For the
					 Board to consider such a petition, it must contain a discussion of the
					 following topics:
(1) Range and distributional
					 status of the Species which includes an assessment of occurrence in Timberland
					 as defined by the FPA and Rules.
(2) Indices of population trends describing
					 the abundance of the Species.
(3)
					 Biotic and abiotic factors affecting the population viability or status of the
					 Species. Specific attention should be given to factors related to forest
					 management and harvesting. This should include threats to population and
					 habitat viability, including direct, indirect, and cumulative effects from
					 these and other threats.
(4)
					 Habitat availability and trends that include, but are not limited to, an
					 assessment of the following as appropriate:
A.
					 Dependence on general habitat conditions altered by typical forest management
					 activities and projected time for habitat recovery,
B. Dependence on special habitat elements
					 adversely impacted by Timber Operations,
C. Habitat continuity and juxtaposition
					 requirements as an evaluation of sensitivity to habitat
					 fragmentation.
(5)
					 Suggested Feasible protective measures required to provide for Species
					 protection.
(6) Other information
					 specific to the Species proposed that the petitioner believes to be relevant in
					 assisting the Board to evaluate the petition.
(7) Sources of information relied upon to
					 complete the petition.
(8)
					 Recommended forest practice Rules to provide guidance to RPF's, LTO's,
					 landowners and the Director on Species protection.
(9) The potential economic impacts of
					 classifying a Species sensitive.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 9 - Wildlife Protection Practices › Section 959.15 - Protection of Wildlife Habitat

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Where present at time of timber harvest
					 400 square feet basal area of oak per 40 acres should be retained and
					 protected, giving preference to deciduous oaks. Oaks should be retained on
					 areas designated by the CDFW as deer migration corridors, holding areas, or key
					 ranges when consistent with good forestry practices.
1.
						Renumbering and amendment of former section
						953.8 to section
						959.15 filed 8-12-91; operative
						9-11-91 (Register 92, No. 13).
2. Editorial correction of Reference
						cite (Register 95, No. 14).
3. Amendment of subsection (b) filed
						11-22-2006; operative 12-22-2006 (Register 2006, No. 47). For additional
						history, see Register 92, No. 40.
4. Repealer of subsection (b)
						filed 10-6-2011; operative 1-1-2012 pursuant to Public Resources Code section
						4551.5
						(Register 2011, No. 40).
5. Change without regulatory effect
						amending subsection (a) filed 2-17-2017 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2017, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  4551
						  and
						  4561,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4551,
						  4561
						  and
						  4561.1,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 9 - Wildlife Protection Practices › Section 959.16 - Late Succession Forest Stands

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) When Late Succession Forest Stands are
					 proposed for harvesting and such harvest will significantly reduce the amount
					 and distribution of Late Succession Forest Stands or their Functional Wildlife
					 Habitat value so that it constitutes a Significant Adverse Impact on the
					 Environment as defined in
					 14 CCR
					 §
												895.1, the RPF shall provide habitat
					 Structure information for such stands.
A statement of objectives over time shall be included for
						Late Succession Forest Stands on the ownership. The THP, SYP, or NTMP shall
						include a discussion of how the proposed harvesting will affect the existing
						Functional Wildlife Habitat for Species primarily associated with Late
						Succession Forest Stands in the Plan or the Planning Watershed, as appropriate,
						including impacts on vegetation Structure, connectivity, and fragmentation. The
						information needed to address this subsection shall include, but is not limited
						to:
(1) -- A map(s) showing:
A) Late Succession Forest Stands within the
					 Planning Watershed and any other stands that provide Functional Wildlife
					 Habitat for Species primarily associated with Late Succession Forest Stands
					 that are on the ownership,
B) those
					 stands which are currently proposed to be harvested, and
C) known stands on other
					 ownerships.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 9 - Wildlife Protection Practices › Section 959.17 - Protection of Old Growth Forest Components. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						section filed 11-25-91 as an emergency; operative 11-25-91 (Register 92, No.
						25). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 3-24-92 or
						emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
2. Repealer of emergency adoption filed 11-25-91 by operation
						of Government Code section
						11346.1(g)
						(Register 92, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  4551
						  and
						  21160,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4512,
						  4513
						  and
						  21001,
						  Public Resources Code; Sierra Club v. Board of Forestry, 285 Cal.Rptr. 744
						  (Sept. 23, 1991 Rehg. granted Oct. 23,
						  1991).
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 9 - Wildlife Protection Practices › Section 959.18 - Protection of Ancient Forest Components. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						section filed 11-25-91 as an emergency; operative 11-25-91 (Register 92, No.
						25). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 3-24-92 or
						emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
2. Repealer of emergency adoption filed 11-25-91 by operation
						of Government Code section
						11346.1(g)
						(Register 92, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  4551
						  and
						  21160,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4512,
						  4513
						  and
						  21001,
						  Public Resources Code; Sierra Club v. Board of Forestry, 285 Cal.Rptr. 744
						  (Sept. 23, 1991 Rehg. granted Oct. 23,
						  1991).
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 10 - Violation of Rules Prior to Changes › Section 960 - Violations of Rules Prior to Changes

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Amendment, modification, or repeal of Rules shall not,
						unless otherwise provided, bar action on prior violations of Rules as they
						stood at the time of violation.
1. Change
						without regulatory effect amending section filed 12-20-2017 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2017, No. 51).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  4551
						  and
						  4551.5,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4512
						  and
						  4513,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 11 - Coastal Commission Special Treatment Areas › Section 961 - Coastal Commission Special Treatment Areas

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The purpose of this article is to protect the natural and
						scenic qualities as reflected in the criteria and objectives for each of the
						Coastal Commission Special Treatment Areas designated and adopted by the
						California Coastal Commission on July 5, 1977, while at the same time allowing
						management and orderly harvesting of timber resources within these areas. In
						addition to the statutes and other regulations governing timber harvesting, the
						following practices are required when conducting Timber Operations in such
						Special Treatment Areas.
1.
						Amendment of NOTE filed 8-10-83; effective upon filing pursuant to Government
						Code Section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 83, No. 37).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending
						section filed 12-20-2017 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2017, No. 51).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4551,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4551.5,
						  4583
						  and
						  30417,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 11 - Coastal Commission Special Treatment Areas › Section 961.1 - Preliminary Field Work and Timber Harvesting Plans

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The following preliminary field work
					 shall be required in the Coastal Commission Special Treatment Areas and shall
					 be completed prior to submission of the Plan to the Director:
(1) When a boundary of a Coastal Commission
					 Special Treatment Area is within or contiguous to a Plan area, the boundary
					 shall be clearly identified on the ground, by the RPF preparing the Plan or
					 Supervised Designee, with paint, flagging or other suitable means.
(2) All timber proposed for harvest shall be
					 clearly marked with paint at points approximately 4 ½ feet (1.37 m)
					 above the ground and at ground level.
(3) The following wildlife considerations
					 shall be followed:
(A) Live trees, as
					 designated on the ground by the CDFW, CAL FIRE, and or the RPF or Supervised
					 Designee, with visible evidence of current use as nesting sites by hawks, owls,
					 or waterfowl shall not be marked for cutting.
(B) Live trees as designated on the ground by
					 CDFW, CAL FIRE, or the RPF or Supervised Designee, with visible evidence of
					 nesting by eagles, osprey, or any endangered Species, as identified by the
					 CDFW, shall not be marked for cutting.
(C) Live trees constituting a rookery for
					 herons and/or egrets shall not be marked for cutting unless authorization in
					 writing from the CDFW is granted to the Timber Owner.
(4) All Logging Roads proposed to be
					 constructed or reconstructed, main skid trails and those minor skid trails that
					 would require or result in substantial soil displacement, and Landing locations
					 shall be clearly marked on the ground with flagging or other appropriate
					 Marking, keyed to the various Projects.
(5) The boundary of the WLPZs shall be
					 flagged or otherwise marked on the ground and shall include all slides and
					 areas with visible evidence of slope instability which extend to the
					 WLPZ.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 11 - Coastal Commission Special Treatment Areas › Section 961.2 - Exemptions from Timber Harvesting Plan Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Notwithstanding
						14 CCR
						§
												1038, exemptions from Plan filing
						requirements in the Coastal Commission Special Treatment Areas shall only be
						allowed for minor operations where no live trees are cut.
1. New
						NOTE filed 8-10-83; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code Section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 83, No. 37).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending
						section filed 10-31-2017 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2017, No. 44).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4551,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4551.5,
						  4583
						  and
						  30417,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 11 - Coastal Commission Special Treatment Areas › Section 961.3 - Silvicultural Methods

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The objective of this Section is to prescribe
						silvicultural methods that will protect the long-term productivity of soils and
						Timberlands in Coastal Commission Special Treatment Areas and protect the
						natural and scenic qualities of these areas. The following silvicultural
						methods as prescribed below will be applied in Coastal Commission Special
						Treatment Areas.
						14 CCR
						§§
												953 through
						953.13, defines these
						methods.
(a) Commercial Thinning or
					 Selection Methods. When the commercial thinning or the selection silvicultural
					 method is used the following standards are required:
(1) In the pine type, after Timber Operations
					 have been completed, at least 50% by number of those trees eighteen (18) inches
					 or larger d.b.h. and at least 50% by number of those trees twelve (12) inches
					 d.b.h., but less than eighteen (18) inches d.b.h. must be left.
(2) In the redwood type, after Timber
					 Operations have been completed, at least fifty (50) percent by number of those
					 trees twelve (12) to eighteen (18) inches, eighteen (18) to thirty-two (32)
					 inches and thirty-two (32) inches or larger d.b.h. must be left.
(3) These leave tree requirements shall be
					 calculated from the timber stand existing prior to the commencement of Timber
					 Operations. Leave trees shall be thrifty, coniferous trees which are Dominant
					 or Co-dominant in crown class prior to timber harvesting or which have crowns
					 typical of such Dominant and Co-dominant trees. They shall be free from
					 substantial damage caused by Timber Operations. No cut conifer tree shall be
					 more than seventy-five (75) feet from a leave tree over eighteen (18) inches
					 d.b.h. located within the Logging Area.
(4) Immediately following completion of
					 Timber Operations, Stocking must meet or exceed Stocking Standards of
					 14 CCR
					 §
													961.4.
(5) A report of Stocking as described in PRC
					 §
												4587
					 shall be filed within six months following completion of work as described in
					 the Plan.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 11 - Coastal Commission Special Treatment Areas › Section 961.4 - Stocking Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Stocking Standards for Substantially Damaged
						Timberlands and understocked Timberlands as provided for by
						14 CCR
						§§
												1080 through
						1081.1 and
						1085 through
						1085.6 are not applicable in
						Coastal Commission Special Treatment Areas in the Southern Forest District.
						After completion of Timber Operations one of the following Stocking Standards
						must be met:
(a) Basal Area. The
					 average residual basal area shall be at least one hundred twenty-five (125)
					 square feet per acre on Site I lands, at least one hundred (100) square feet
					 per acre on Site II and Site III lands and at least seventy-five (75) square
					 feet per acre on Site IV and V lands, or
(b) Point Count. The area contains an average
					 point count of one hundred twenty-five (125) per acre on Site I, II, and III
					 lands or one hundred (100) on Site IV and V lands to be computed as follows:
(A) Each countable tree [Ref. PRC §
												4528(b)]
					 which is not more four (4) inches d.b.h. counts one (1) point.
(B) Each countable tree over four (4) inches
					 and not more than twelve (12) inches d.b.h. counts two (2) points.
(C) Each countable tree over twelve (12)
					 inches d.b.h. counts three (3) points.
Redwood root crown sprouts will be counted using the
						average stump diameter one (1) foot above average ground level of the original
						stump from which the redwood root crown sprouts originate, counting one (1)
						sprout for each one (1) foot of stump Diameter to a maximum of six (6) per
						stump.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 11 - Coastal Commission Special Treatment Areas › Section 961.5 - Logging Practices

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following logging practices shall be adhered
						to:
(a) Tractor logging and tractor
					 preparation of tree layouts shall not be permitted on slopes averaging over 50%
					 unless it can be shown that tractor logging will result in less soil
					 disturbance than would result from an alternative method.
(b) Roads shall be single lane, and generally
					 the travel surface shall be no more than 12 feet (3.67 m) in width, except
					 where alignment, safety, and equipment necessary to conduct the operation
					 requires additional width. Deviations shall be explained and justified in the
					 plan.
(c) An RPF may obtain a
					 relocation of the main skid trails from that shown on the approved plan if the
					 Director concurs after an inspection on the ground. Such relocation may be
					 treated as a minor deviation with the plan so amended.
(d) Roads shall not be constructed through
					 slide areas or areas with visible evidence of slope instability unless the
					 alignment is the best available alternative and special design features are
					 incorporated in the plan. There shall be provisions in the plan to maintain the
					 design features or provisions to maintain or improve the stability of the area
					 after completion of the use.
(e)
					 Roads, landings, cuts and fills shall be screened from direct view to the
					 extent feasible by leaving screen trees and other vegetation between the
					 disturbed areas and public areas utilized by substantial numbers of
					 viewers.
(f) Soil disturbance,
					 other than that incident to necessary road maintenance, whether with tractor or
					 by cable means, shall not occur under excessively wet ground conditions that
					 could result in substantial soil compaction and erosion.
1.
						Amendment filed 8-10-83; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code
						Section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 83, No. 37).
2. Editorial correction of subsection (e)
						(Register 95, No. 41).
3. Amendment of subsection (c) filed
						11-26-97; operative 1-1-98 pursuant to Public Resources Code section
						4554.5
						(Register 97, No. 48).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4551,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4551.5,
						  4562.5,
						  4562.7
						  and
						  30417,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 11 - Coastal Commission Special Treatment Areas › Section 961.6 - Hazard Reduction

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
There shall be no broadcast burning within Coastal
						Commission Special Treatment Areas. Piles surrounded by a firebreak may be
						burned, provided the burning is confined to the individual pile, and is in a
						location and conducted in a manner that will not damage the residual trees or
						reproduction. An exception may be approved by the Director when a prescribed
						burning plan is submitted as part of the plan which explains and justifies
						broadcast burning in the Coastal Commission Special Treatment
						Areas.
1. New
						NOTE filed 8-10-83; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code Section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 83, No. 37).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4551,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4551.5,
						  4583
						  and
						  30417,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 11 - Coastal Commission Special Treatment Areas › Section 961.7 - Watercourse and Lake Protection

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Watercourse and lakeside vegetation shall be protected
						and remain standing to the degree necessary to protect scenic and natural
						qualities and protect the Beneficial Uses of water. In addition to the
						requirements of
						14 CCR
						§§
												956 through
						956.8, the following standards
						shall apply in the Coastal Commission Special Treatment Areas:
The Watercourse and Lake Protection Zone shall be 150
						feet on each side of Class I Watercourses and Lakes, and 100 feet on each side
						of Class II Watercourses.
1.
						Amendment filed 8-10-83; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code
						Section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 83, No. 37).
2. Amendment of section heading and section
						filed 8-7-95; operative 8-7-95 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4(d)
						(Register 95, No. 32).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending
						section filed 10-31-2017 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2017, No. 44).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4551,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4551.5,
						  4562.7
						  and
						  30417,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 11 - Coastal Commission Special Treatment Areas › Section 961.8 - Buffer Zones Within the Coastal Zone

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A 200 foot (60.96 m) Buffer Zone shall be established
						adjacent to the boundaries of all publicly owned preserves and recreation areas
						within the Coastal Zone where the following restrictions shall apply:
(a) The use of the clear-cut silvicultural
					 method is prohibited.
(b) A well
					 distributed stand of trees shall be left within the Buffer Zone. The leave tree
					 requirements of the commercial thinning or selection method shall be met or
					 exceeded immediately following completion of Timber Operations.
(c) Roads, Landings, and cuts and Fills shall
					 be screened from direct view by leaving screen trees and other vegetation
					 between the disturbed areas and public areas utilized by substantial numbers of
					 viewers.
1. New
						NOTE filed 8-10-83; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code Section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 83, No. 37).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending
						section filed 10-31-2017 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2017, No. 44).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4551,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4551.5,
						  4583
						  and
						  30417,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 12 - Logging Roads, Landings, and Logging Road Watercourse Crossings › Section 963 - Intent for Logging Roads, Landings, and Logging Road Watercourse Crossings

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) All Logging
					 Roads, Landings, and Logging Road Watercourse crossings in the Logging Area
					 shall be planned, constructed, reconstructed, used, maintained, removed,
					 abandoned, and deactivated in a manner that:
(1) Is consistent with long-term enhancement
					 and maintenance of the forest resource.
(2) Accommodates appropriate Yarding
					 systems.
(3) Is economically
					 Feasible.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 12 - Logging Roads, Landings, and Logging Road Watercourse Crossings › Section 963.1 - Planning for Logging Roads and Landings

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Logging Roads and Landings shall be planned and located
						within the context of a systematic layout pattern that considers
						14 CCR
						§
												923(b), uses existing
						Logging Roads and Landings where Feasible and appropriate, and provides access
						for fire and resource protection activities.
(a) Logging Roads and Landings shall be
					 planned and located to minimize the following:
(1) Duplicative roads and total road
					 mileage.
(2) The number of Logging
					 Road Watercourse crossings.
(3)
					 Construction and reconstruction near Watercourses, Lakes, marshes, and Wet
					 Meadows and Other Wet Areas.
(4)
					 Construction and reconstruction across steep areas that lead without flattening
					 to Class I, II, III, or IV Watercourses and Lakes.
(5) Construction and reconstruction on
					 Unstable Areas or in Connected Headwall Swales.
(6) Construction and reconstruction near
					 nesting sites of rare, threatened, or endangered bird Species.
(7) Construction and reconstruction near
					 populations of rare, threatened, or endangered plants.
(8) Ground disturbance and the size of cuts
					 and Fills.
(9) The potential for
					 affecting surface hydrology, including, but not limited to, concentrating or
					 diverting runoff or draining the Logging Road or Landing surface directly into
					 a Watercourse or Lake.
(10)
					 Maintenance needs while being compatible with the Logging Road classification
					 and long-term road usage.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 12 - Logging Roads, Landings, and Logging Road Watercourse Crossings › Section 963.2 - Design and Location of Logging Roads and Landings

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Constructed and Reconstructed Logging Roads and Landings
						shall be designed and located in accordance with their proposed use,
						maintenance requirements, and the approved Plan.
(a) All Logging Roads and Landings shall:
(1) Avoid or mitigate potential impacts to
					 public safety.
(2) Avoid Unstable
					 Areas and Connected Headwall Swales to the extent Feasible and minimize
					 activities that adversely affect them.
(3) Minimize the size of cuts and Fills to
					 the extent Feasible.
(4) Be
					 outsloped where Feasible and drained with Waterbreaks and/or Rolling Dips in
					 conformance with other applicable Forest Practice Rules.
(5) Be hydrologically disconnected from
					 Watercourses and Lakes to the extent Feasible to minimize sediment delivery
					 from road runoff to a Watercourse, and reduce the potential for hydrologic
					 changes that alter the magnitude and frequency of runoff delivery to a
					 Watercourse. Guidance on methods for Hydrologic Disconnection may be found in
					 "Board of Forestry Technical Rule Addendum Number 5: Guidance on Hydrologic
					 Disconnection, Road Drainage, Minimization of Diversion Potential, and High
					 Risk Crossings" (1st Edition, revised 04/21/15), hereby incorporated by
					 reference.
(6) Include adequate
					 drainage structures and facilities necessary to avoid concentrating and
					 diverting runoff, to minimize erosion of roadbeds, Landing surfaces, drainage
					 ditches, Sidecast and Fills, to minimize the potential for soil erosion and
					 sediment transport, and to prevent Significant Sediment Discharge. Guidance on
					 methods for conformance with this rule section may be found in "Board of
					 Forestry Technical Rule Addendum Number 5: Guidance on Hydrologic
					 Disconnection, Road Drainage, Minimization of Diversion Potential, and High
					 Risk Crossings" (1st Edition, revised 04/21/15), hereby incorporated by
					 reference.
(7) Avoid crossing, or
					 locations on, 100 feet or more of lineal distance over any slopes greater than
					 65% or within 100 feet of the boundary of a WLPZ on slopes greater than 50%
					 that drain toward the zoned Watercourse or Lake. Where Logging Road or Landing
					 construction or reconstruction is proposed in these areas, specific measures to
					 minimize movement of soil and the discharge of concentrated surface runoff
					 shall be incorporated in the Plan. The Director may waive inclusion of such
					 measures where the RPF can show that slope depressions, drainage ways, and
					 other natural retention and detention features are sufficient to control
					 overland transport of eroded material.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 12 - Logging Roads, Landings, and Logging Road Watercourse Crossings › Section 963.3 - Mapping and Identification of Logging Roads and Landings

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following mapping and identification standards shall
						apply to Logging Roads and Landings:
(a) For Logging Road- and Landing-related
					 mapping requirements refer to
					 14 CCR
					 §§
												1034(x)(4)(A)-(E) and
					 (5)(A)-(G),
					 1090.5(w)(4)(A)-(L) and
					 (5)-(6),
					 1090.5(gg),
					 1090.7(n)(4)-(7),
					 1092.09
					 (
l
)(5)(A)(1.-5.) and (6)(A)-(G), 1094.6(e)(4)-(5), (11) and
					 (15)-(16) and 1094.8(u)(4)-(7) and (13)-(14).
(b) The RPF shall identify in the field, for
					 use by the LTO, all Logging Roads and Landings to be constructed or to be
					 reconstructed:
(1) Across slopes greater than
					 sixty-five (65) percent for one hundred (100) lineal feet or more.
(2) Across slopes greater than fifty (50)
					 percent for one hundred (100) lineal feet or more within one hundred (100) feet
					 of the boundary of a WLPZ that drains toward the zoned Watercourse or
					 Lake.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 12 - Logging Roads, Landings, and Logging Road Watercourse Crossings › Section 963.4 - Construction and Reconstruction of Logging Roads and Landings

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Logging Roads and Landings shall be constructed or
						Reconstructed in accordance with the approved Plan and the following
						requirements. If a change in designation of Logging Road classification is made
						after the Plan is approved, the change shall be reported in accordance with
						14 CCR
						§§
												1039,
						1040,
						1090.14,
						1092.26,
						1092.27,
						1094.23 or
						1094.24 as appropriate.
(a) Logging Roads and Landings shall be
					 hydrologically disconnected from Watercourses and Lakes to the extent Feasible
					 to minimize sediment delivery from road runoff to a Watercourse, and reduce the
					 potential for hydrologic changes that alter the magnitude and frequency of
					 runoff delivery to a Watercourse. Guidance on methods for Hydrologic
					 Disconnection may be found in "Board of Forestry Technical Rule Addendum Number
					 5: Guidance on Hydrologic Disconnection, Road Drainage, Minimization of
					 Diversion Potential, and High Risk Crossings" (1st Edition, revised 04/21/15),
					 hereby incorporated by reference.
(b) No Logging Roads or Landings shall be
					 constructed (i) within 150 feet of the Class I Watercourse Transition Line,
					 (ii) within 100 feet of the Class II Watercourse Transition Line on slopes
					 greater than 30%, (iii) within Class I, II, III, or IV Watercourses or Lakes,
					 (iv) within a WLPZ, or (v) in marshes, Wet Meadows and Other Wet Areas, except
					 as follows:
(1) At existing Logging Road
					 Watercourse crossings.
(2) At
					 Logging Road Watercourse crossings to be constructed or Reconstructed that are
					 approved as part of the Fish and Game Code process (F&GC §
												1600 et seq.)
(3) At Logging Road Watercourse crossings of
					 Class III Watercourses that are dry at the time of use.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 12 - Logging Roads, Landings, and Logging Road Watercourse Crossings › Section 963.5 - Erosion Control for Logging Roads and Landings

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following Erosion Control standards shall apply to
						Logging Roads and Landings:
(a) All
					 Logging Road and Landing surfaces shall be adequately drained through the use
					 of Logging Road and Landing surface shaping in combination with the
					 installation of drainage structures or facilities and shall be hydrologically
					 disconnected from Watercourses and Lakes to the extent Feasible. Guidance on
					 methods for Hydrologic Disconnection may be found in "Board of Forestry
					 Technical Rule Addendum Number 5: Guidance on Hydrologic Disconnection, Road
					 Drainage, Minimization of Diversion Potential, and High Risk Crossings" (1st
					 Edition, revised 04/21/15), hereby incorporated by reference.
(b) Drainage Facilities and structures shall
					 be installed along all Logging Roads and all Landings that are used for Timber
					 Operations in sufficient number to minimize soil erosion and sediment transport
					 and to prevent Significant Sediment Discharge.
(c) Ditch Drains, associated necessary
					 protective structures, and other features associated with the Ditch Drain
					 shall:
(1) Be adequately sized to convey
					 runoff.
(2) Minimize erosion of
					 Logging Road and Landing surfaces.
(3) Avoid discharge onto unprotected
					 Fill.
(4) Discharge to erosion
					 resistant material.
(5) Minimize
					 potential adverse impacts to slope stability.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 12 - Logging Roads, Landings, and Logging Road Watercourse Crossings › Section 963.8 - Abandonment and Deactivation of Logging Roads and Landings

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
All Logging Roads and Landings that are proposed to be
						removed from the Permanent Road Network shall be abandoned. All temporary
						Logging Roads and Landings that are to remain a part of the Permanent Road
						Network shall be deactivated annually prior to the Winter Period or upon
						completion of Timber Operations as specified in an approved Winter Period
						operating Plan pursuant to
						14 CCR
						§
												954.7(b). Other
						Logging Roads and Landings proposed to be deactivated shall comply with the
						standards specified in this section. Where Abandonment or Deactivation is
						required or proposed, specific measures to prevent Significant Sediment
						Discharge that apply the following general requirements shall be described in
						the Plan:
(a) All abandoned and
					 deactivated Logging Roads and Landings shall be left in a condition that
					 provides for long-term, maintenance-free function of drainage and Erosion
					 Controls.
(b) Soil exposed by
					 Abandonment or Deactivation operations shall be removed or stabilized as needed
					 to minimize soil erosion and sediment transport.
(c) Logging Road Watercourse crossings, other
					 drainage structures, and associated Fills shall be removed and stabilized in
					 accordance with
					 14 CCR
					 §
												963.9, subsections
					 (p)(1)-(4).
(d) Logging Roads to be
					 abandoned or deactivated shall be blocked prior to the Winter Period, or upon
					 completion of Timber Operations as specified in an approved Winter Period
					 operating Plan pursuant to
					 14 CCR
					 §
												954.7(b), so that
					 standard production four wheel-drive highway vehicles cannot pass the point of
					 closure at the time of Abandonment or Deactivation. If the Logging Road is to
					 be abandoned, then the blockage design shall be described in the
					 Plan.
1. New
						section filed 12-20-89; operative 2-1-90 (Register 90, No. 3).
2.
						Amendment of section heading and repealer and new section filed 6-11-2014;
						operative 1-1-2015 pursuant to Public Resources Code section
						4554.5
						(Register 2014, No. 24).
3. Change without regulatory effect
						amending section filed 12-20-2017 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2017, No. 51).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  4551,
						  4551.5,
						  4562.7
						  and
						  4562.9,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4512,
						  4513,
						  4551,
						  4551.5, 4562.7 and 4562.9, Public
						  Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 12 - Logging Roads, Landings, and Logging Road Watercourse Crossings › Section 963.9.1 - Licensed Timber Operator Responsibility for Roads and Landings

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The LTO who is responsible for the implementation or
						execution of the Plan shall not be responsible for the construction and
						maintenance of roads and Landings, unless the LTO is employed for that
						purpose.
1. New
						section filed 6-11-2014; operative 1-1-2015 pursuant to Public Resources Code
						section
						4554.5
						(Register 2014, No. 24).
2. Change without regulatory effect
						amending section filed 12-20-2017 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2017, No. 51).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4551,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4512
						  and
						  4513,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 13 - County Rules › Section 965 - Monterey County Rules

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
In addition to forest practice Rules applying in the
						Southern Forest District, Rules contained in
						14 CCR
						§§
												965.1 through
						965.10 shall apply within the
						boundaries of Monterey County. Where the Southern Forest District Rules
						conflict with Monterey County Rules, the Monterey County Rules will
						apply.
1. New
						Article 13 (Sections
						965,
						965.1-965.5) filed 9-19-83;
						effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code Section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 83, No. 39).
2. Amendment filed 5-28-85; effective
						thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 22).
3. Change without
						regulatory effect amending section filed 10-31-2017 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2017, No. 44).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4516.5,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						  4516.5,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 13 - County Rules › Section 965.1 - Haul Routes

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
On Timber Operations requiring a Plan all haul routes for
						removing forest products shall be shown on a road map and shall include routes
						from the harvest site to the mill or county line. Such map shall be submitted
						with the Plan. A proposed change in the use of Public Roads that are part of
						the haul route shall be presumed to be a Substantial Deviation unless the Plan
						submitter requests that the proposed change be considered a minor deviation in
						accordance with the procedures set forth in
						14 CCR
						§§
												1036 and
						1040 and the Director so
						determines. The Director shall consult with the County Planning Department and
						Public Works Department before giving approval.
1. Change
						without regulatory effect amending section filed 10-31-2017 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2017, No. 44).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4516.5,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						  4516.5,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 13 - County Rules › Section 965.2 - Hauling to the Nearest Public Road

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Those portions of offsite haul roads to be used in the
						conduct of the Timber Operation, from the area where timber harvesting is to
						occur to the nearest Public Road, shall be shown on the Plan. In addition to
						the requirements to furnish a list of certain property owners pursuant to
						14 CCR
						§
												1032.7(e), the Plan
						submitter shall furnish to the Department at the time of submission of the Plan
						the names and addresses of property owners with property fronting or bordering
						that portion of the haul route lying between the Plan area and the nearest
						Public Road. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shall give
						notice of public hearing if requested by the county to each of these owners and
						those individuals specified in
						14 CCR
						§§
												1037.1(b) and
						1037.3.
1. Change
						without regulatory effect amending section filed 10-31-2017 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2017, No. 44).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4516.5,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4516.5
						  and
						  4582.6(b),
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 13 - County Rules › Section 965.3 - Public Road Protection

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The construction of Logging Roads, Tractor Roads, or
						Landings within 100 feet of the edge of the traveled surface of a Public Road
						is prohibited except where:
(a)
					 Logging Roads are needed for access to the area to be harvested.
(b) It is explained and justified in the Plan
					 where construction of these facilities in this area will result in better
					 protection of scenic values or provide better Erosion Control in the conduct of
					 the Timber Operation.
1. Change
						without regulatory effect amending section filed 10-31-2017 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2017, No. 44).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4516.5,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						  4516.5,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 13 - County Rules › Section 965.4 - Log Hauling

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Log
					 hauling on Public Roads is not permitted on Saturdays, Sundays, or on those
					 days which are nationally designated legal holidays, except that such
					 operations shall be permitted to occur on Columbus Day.
(b) Log hauling on Public Roads may be
					 restricted or not permitted by the Director during specified hours to prevent
					 hazardous traffic conditions.
1.
						Amendment of subsection (a) filed 5-2-2011; operative 6-1-2011 (Register 2011,
						No. 18).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed
						10-31-2017 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2017, No. 44).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4516.5,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						  4516.5,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules › Article 13 - County Rules › Section 965.5 - Winter Period

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Winter Period for Monterey County shall be October 15
						through April 15.
1. Change
						without regulatory effect amending section filed 10-31-2017 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2017, No. 44).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4516.5,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						  4516.5,
						  Public Resources Code.