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:
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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
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