requirement the property owner/developer may apply for an exemption in accordance with §9-1406 Clear-Cutting & Protection of Heritage Trees Regulations, i. General Provisions, (2) Removing or Altering Perimeter Buffer Area, E. Replacement of Required Trees. (8) General Maintenance of Undeveloped Forest Land . General maintenance of undeveloped forest land property to include mowing, weeding, removal of understory vegetation (one (1) inch or less in diameter at breast height). (9) Removal or Salvage Cuts . Removal or salvage cut of dead, diseased or pest infested trees or invasive species within the defined “perimeter buffer are” with written verification by a certified arborist, registered forester or the North Carolina Forest Service and submitted to the Town. (10) Access . Access into and within a property to the extent that ingress and egress is perpendicular to a property line and minimizes the disturbance of vegetation on either side of the access, and the access within the “perimeter buffer area” does not disturb any vegetation equal to or greater than three (3) inch caliper at breast height. (11) Forestry Management Practices . Normal forestry practices on forest land property taxed under the present- use value standard or conducted pursuant to a “forestry management plan” prepared and approved by a forester registered pursuant to Chapter 89B of the North Carolina General Statutes. Properties pursuing forestry practices or clear-cutting activities may be denied a building permit or approval of a site plan or major preliminary subdivision plat up to a maximum period of two (2) years, which shall be determined by the Town Board of Commissioners, including any conditions that may be imposed by the Town Board of Commissioners following the forestry or clear-cutting activity if all or substantially all of the “perimeter buffer area”, which should have been protected, is removed from the track of land for which a permit or plan approval is sought. (12) Development Cuts . Development cuts are permitted within the interior 20 feet of the 40 feet undisturbed perimeter buffer and within the interior 15 feet of the 30 feet undisturbed perimeter buffer, except that any “Heritage” trees, as defined in these regulations located within the interior areas shall remain. The exterior 20 feet of the 40 feet undisturbed perimeter buffer and the exterior 15 feet of the 30 feet undisturbed perimeter buffer shall remain undisturbed with no cutting permitted until and in accordance with a site plan or major subdivision plan approval by the Town.
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