California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 4 - Coast Forest District Rules › Article 13 - County Rules › Section 927.5 - 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 holidays, except that such operations
					 shall be permitted to occur on Columbus Day.
(b) Log hauling on Public Roads shall be
					 restricted or not permitted by the Director during commute hours or during
					 school busing hours if necessary to prevent a significant hazard to traffic
					 flow and safety or to prevent hazardous conditions that would endanger public
					 safety.
(c) During log hauling on
					 Public Roads, the Timber Operator may be required by the Director to post
					 special traffic signs and/or flagpersons where determined to be necessary to
					 prevent a hazard to traffic.
(d)
					 Any new access for the use of logging trucks on Highway 1 shall not be
					 constructed until the Director has received approval for such construction from
					 the State Department of Transportation and has consulted with the County
					 Transportation District. A request for newly constructed access must be
					 accompanied by evidence that such access will not adversely affect traffic flow
					 and safety on the highway.
(e)
					 Where road width will not permit passage of a logging truck and another
					 oncoming vehicle, and adequate turnouts are not present, the Director may
					 require the use of pilot cars equipped with warning signs and flashing lights
					 to guide logging trucks on Public Roads.
(f) Within 300 feet of any occupied dwelling,
					 the operation of power equipment, including chain saws, except licensed highway
					 vehicles, shall be restricted to the hours between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., and
					 shall be prohibited on Saturdays, Sundays, and nationally designated legal
					 holidays. Where, because of unusual ground condition or very close proximity of
					 occupied dwellings or special circumstances related thereto, the Director
					 determines that a need exists for further restrictions, he/she may increase the
					 distance and may limit the hours to not less than 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. An
					 exception to this rule may be granted by the Director where he/she has found
					 that no disturbance will result to the occupants of the dwelling from the use
					 of such equipment.
1. New
						section filed 3-2-84; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code Section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 84, No. 9).
2. New subsection (f) filed 5-24-84 as an
						emergency; effective upon filing (Register 84, No. 24). A Certificate of
						Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language
						will be repealed on 9-21-84.
3. Reinstatement of section as it
						existed prior to emergency subsection filed 5-24-84 by operation of Government
						Code Section
						11346.1(f)
						(Register 84, No. 42).
4. Amendment filed 5-31-85; effective
						thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 22).
5. Amendment of
						subsection (a) filed 5-2-2011; operative 6-1-2011 (Register 2011, No.
						18).
6. 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.