Cal. Code Regs. tit. 14 § 921.1

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 45, November 8, 2024

Section 921.1 - Preliminary Field Work and Timber Harvesting Plans

(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 Tractor Roads and skid trails that require substantial soil displacement shall be clearly marked on the ground with flagging or other appropriate Marking.

(3) The boundary of all sides and areas with visible evidence of slope instability which extend to the Watercourse and Lake Protection Zone shall be flagged or otherwise adequately marked on the ground.

(4) The following wildlife consideration shall be followed:

(A) Live trees, as designated on the ground by CDFW, CAL FIRE, 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.

(5) In applying the Rules, the RPF shall, when selecting Feasible alternatives required by 14 CCR § 898, follow the criteria and management objectives used by the Coastal Commission in selecting that area for special treatment. (See Title 14, California Code of Regulations, § 912.)

(b) The following shall be adhered to in submitting Plans for Coastal Commission Special Treatment Areas.

(1) Plan maps shall be at a scale of at least 4 inches to the mile (6.3 cm per km).

(2) Plan maps must show the location of and identify the following: All log Landings proposed to be used, and all main skid trails, all Logging Roads, all Watercourses, Lakes, marshes and boundaries of Coastal Commission Special Treatment Areas within or contiguous to the Plan area.

(3) An initial inspection of the area in which Timber Operations are to be conducted shall be made within 10 days from the date of filing of the Plan, or such longer period as may be mutually agreed upon by the Director and the Person submitting the Plan. The RPF who prepared the Plan shall attend the initial inspection. The Timber Owner and Timber Operator or their agents should attend the initial inspections.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 14, § 921.1

1. Amendment filed 8-10-83; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code Section 11346.2(d) (Register 83, No. 37).
2. Amendment filed 11-15-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 46).
3. Amendment of subsection (a)(5) filed 7-3-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 27).
4. Amendment of subsections (a)(1) and (a)(4)(A) filed 11-26-97; operative 1-1-98 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4554.5 (Register 97, No. 48).
5. Editorial correction of subsection (a) (Register 97, No. 48).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(4)-(5) filed 2-17-2017 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2017, No. 7).
7. 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: Sections 4551 and 4553, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 4551.5, 4582 and 30417, Public Resources Code.