Chapter 18.170
RIPARIAN VEGETATION

Sections:

18.170.010  Riparian vegetation.

18.170.010 Riparian vegetation.

Riparian vegetation adjacent to Tillamook Bay and the streams in Garibaldi shall be protected in accordance with the following provisions:

A. The following areas of riparian vegetation are defined:

1. Fifteen feet on either side of Cannery Creek, Johnson Creek, School Creek, Whitney Brook, Hill Creek, Hobson Creek, and Lagler Creek.

2. Twenty-five feet adjacent to Tillamook Bay in those areas described in the comprehensive plan V No. 4 and XII No. 2 where riparian vegetation has been identified.

The distance is measured from the bank of a stream and from the mean higher high waterline adjacent to Tillamook Bay.

B. All structures and uses shall be located outside of areas listed in subsection A of this section with the following exceptions:

1. Where direct water access is required in conjunction with a water-dependent use; or

2. Access to a lot where the proposed access is the only reasonable alternative; or

3. Structural shoreline stabilization; or

4. Trails or other pedestrian walkways that provide access to the water.

C. For areas described in subsections (A)(1) and (2) of this section, all trees, six inches in diameter, four and one-half feet above grade, and 50 percent of the understory vegetation shall be retained within the areas listed with the following exceptions:

1. Removal of dead, diseased or dying trees, or trees that pose an erosion hazard.

2. Removal of vegetation necessary to provide for uses listed in subsection B of this section.

3. Vegetation removal in conjunction with an approved in-water project.

4. The removal of noxious weeds as defined by the city's nuisance ordinance.

5. Removal of vegetation necessary to ensure that the stream continues to serve its drainage functions.

D. The city may approve the removal of riparian vegetation not covered by subsection C of this section where a proposed plan of vegetation removal has been reviewed by the planning commission and found to be in conformance with the overall objective of maintaining the functional characteristics of riparian vegetation. [Ord. 290 § 3(4.130), 2006.]