PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-REZ-2022-032)

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] H. A Forest Management Plan for the proposed lots within the subject property shall be prepared and submitted for review and approval by the Planning Director in consultation with the State Department of Land and Natural Resources, the State Department of Health, the State Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Natural Resources Conservation Service. The Forest Management Plan shall require the following: 1. Include at a minimum, the best forest and reforestation practices, program for implementation and other applicable forestry management criteria, including those of the State Department of Land and Natural Resources, such as the Forest Stewardship Program or the Soil Conservation Service Management Program. 2. The Forest Management Program shall include a restrictive covenant for the proposed lots within the subject property which shall be recorded with the Bureau of Conveyances and/or Land Court. A copy of the covenants shall be submitted to the Planning Director for review and approval prior to the issuance of Final Subdivision Approval. A copy of the approved covenant(s) shall be recited in an instrument executed by the [applieants]Applicant and the County and recorded with the Bureau of Conveyances prior to the issuance of Final Subdivision Approval. 3. If more than twenty percent(20%) of the subject property has been cleared or grubbed prior to the submittal of the Forest Management Plan or the recording of the restrictive covenant(s), the reforestation program for any cleared or grubbed area(s) in excess of the 20% within the subject property shall be substantially implemented prior to the issuance of Final Subdivision Approval. 4. This Forest Management Plan shall govern the proposed lots within the subject property for a period of fifty (50)years and its termination may be considered after the 50-year period has elapsed by amending this ordinance requiring County Council approval by ordinance. -3-