§ 17.200.470 — ARP-F zone-Removal of natural features prohibited

17.200.470 ARP-F zone-Removal of natural features prohibited.

A. Except with a conditional use permit issued by the planning and design commission, no person shall remove trees, or other natural features, that exceed 6 feet in height. B. No person shall remove topsoil for any purpose other than ordinary and necessary agricultural soil treatment or management such as disking, plowing, irrigation, and erosion prevention. C. The planning and design commission may issue a conditional use permit for the removal of trees, or other natural features, that exceed 6 feet in height if it finds: 1. The removal is necessary for agricultural soil treatment and management; 2. The property owner will otherwise be deprived of reasonable agricultural use of the property; and 3. The removal will not contribute to erosion or siltation within the floodplain. (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)