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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2834 Phy. & Env. ConstraintsORDINANCE NO. 2834 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS CHAPTER (CHAPTER 18.62) OF THE ASHLAND MUNICIPAL CODE TO MAKE CERTAIN SECTIONS CLEAR AND OBJECTIVE THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 18.62.040.J of the Ashland Municipal Code is deleted. SECTION 2. Section 18.62.080.B of the Ashland Municipal Code is amended to read: 8. Site Grading. The grading of a site on Hillside Lands shall be reviewed considering the following factors: a. No terracing shall be allowed except for the purposes of developing a level building pad and for providing vehicular access to the pad. b. Avoid hazardous or unstable portions of the site. SECTION 3. The first sentence of section 18.62.080. D.5 of the Ashland Municipal Code is amended to read: Tree Removal. Development shall be designed to preserve the maximum number of trees on a site. The development shall follow the standards for fuel reduction if the development is located in Wildfire Lands. When justified by findings of fact, the hearing authority may approve the removal of trees for one or more of the following conditions: SECTION 4. Section 18.62.080. D.6.a of the Ashland Municipal Code is amended to read: Replacement trees shall be indicated on a tree replanting plan. The replanting plan shall include all locations for replacement trees, and shall also indicate tree planting details. SECTION 5. Section 18.62.080.D.6.c of the Ashland Municipal Code is deleted. SECTION 6. Section 18.62.080.B.5.a of the Ashland Municipal Code is amended to read: PAGE 1 - ORDINANCE G:\PAUL\PLANNING\HILLSIDE~amendment ord.wpd Fill slopes shall not exceed a total vertical height of 20 feet. The toe of the fill slope area not utilizing structural retaining shall be a minimum of six feet from the nearest property line. The foregoing ordinance was first read by title only in accordance with Article X, Section 2(C) of the City Charter on the 3rd day of November , 1998, and duly PASSED and ADOPTED this ~7m day of /~/o~.~a be.r- ,1998. Derek D. Severson :ler 4,¥s~stan~ to the ('i~' Recorder SIGNED and APPROVED this RevieWS/ed as to form:' Paul Nolte, City Attorney day of AJ,~u~_.~ ~ , 1998. Catherine M. Shaw, Mayor PAGE 2 - ORDINANCE G:\PAUL\PLANNING\HILLSIDE~amendment ord.wpd