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Earth
Moving: Excavator
A permit is required prior to excavating, grading,
or filling in the floodplain, or within 50 feet of a
river. A Wetland Permit is required prior to any filling,
or draining, of a wetland. A Conditional Use Permit
is required prior to mining sand, rock, or other material,
unless such excavation is ancillary to a permitted
construction project or is completed
for agricultural or public utility purposes. A Stormwater
Management Permit is required for any disturbance of
land over one (1) acre in size. No earthwork can be
done on slopes of 18% or more.
Junk Storage & Junkyards
Storage of any waste, discarded, and/or salvaged material
must meet the standard specified in the County Zoning
Ordinance. Any place that stores, buys, sells, or trades
salvaged materials, or any place that stores five (5)
or more inoperative or unlicensed motor vehicles for
a period of more than three (3) months is considered
a "junk yard", and is required to obtain a
Conditional Use Permit for the activity to continue.
Tree & Shrub Planting
Trees cannot be planted closer than 25 feet from any
property line. Shrubs cannot be planted closer than
15 feet from any property line.
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