061813 Original Scan.pdf - Kenai Peninsula Borough

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A. An application for a permit shall be made and a permit issued before
commencement of certain activities, uses, and structures set forth in this
section if they do not result in erosion, damage within the habitat protection
district, or an increase in ground or water pollution. An application for a permit
shall be made to the Kenai Peninsula Borough planning department central
office or at the river center. Upon determination that the submitted information
of record supporting the permit application meets the requirements of this
section, staff shall issue a permit for the following activities, uses, and
structures in the habitat protection district:
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1. [MINOR VEGETATION MANAGEMENT (TRIMMING, PRUNING, OR REMOVAL OF
HAZARDOUS TREES)] Tree Management
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a. A tree, or portion thereof, may be removed for one or more of the
following reasons:
(i) The tree, or portion thereof, is dead.
(ii) The tree is a safety hazard to persons or property.
(iii) The tree removal is for the purpose of preventing the spread of disease to
other trees.
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Whenever a tree is removed, it shall be replaced with two saplings of a species
native to the region.
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c. For elevated light penetrating structures under KPB 21.18.071(a) and (b),
the total length of all elevated light penetrating structures that run along or
parallel to the banks of the [STREAMS] waters shall be limited in length to no
more than one-third of the total lineal water [RIVER] frontage of the parcel on
which it is constructed.
Ordinance 2013-18
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Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska