§ 18.68.050. Criteria for TP classification—Costs to be borne by petitioner.

The criteria set forth below shall be met by each parcel to be rezoned as timberland preserve under this chapter. The costs incurred in meeting these criteria shall be for the account of the person petitioning to be zoned TP.

A.

A map shall be prepared showing the legal description or the assessor's parcel number of the property.

B.

A plan for forest management shall be prepared or approved as to content for the property by a registered professional forester. Such plan shall provide for the eventual harvest of timber within a reasonable period as determined by the preparer of the plan.

C.

The parcel shall currently meet the timber stocking standards as set forth in Section 4561 of the Public Resources Code and the forest practice rules adopted by the State Board of Forestry for the district in which the parcel is located, or the owner shall sign an agreement with the board of supervisors to meet such stocking standards and forest practice rules by the fifth anniversary of the signing of the agreement. If the parcel or parcels constitutes a "Christmas tree farm" it shall, in addition to any other stocking requirements to which it may be subject hereunder, be stocked with not less than one thousand trees per acre.

D.

The land area concerned shall be in the ownership of one person, as defined in Section 38106 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and shall be comprised of a single parcel or contiguous parcels of not less than one hundred sixty acres or one quarter section; but if such parcel or parcels constitute a "Christmas tree farm" as defined in Section 18.08.140, the area criterion of this subsection shall not apply.

E.

The land shall be the third highest site quality class or higher under Section 434 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(Ord. 557 § 2 (part), 1978: prior code 12354)