The intent and purpose of this chapter is to provide a mechanism (overlay zone) to advise current and future property owners within officially designated snow-avalanche-hazard areas of the potential for snow avalanches.

The uses permitted in the SAHO district are the uses authorized in the district which is combined with SAHO district.

All of the listed development standards, as designated in the district with which the SAHO is combined, shall be the same as the underlying district except as specifically stated in Section 18.64.050.

The following additional development standards are imposed on those properties or those portions of properties located within an SAHO:

Avalanche protective, deflective and preventive structures, devices or earthwork which threaten to deflect avalanches toward property of others, or otherwise threaten to increase the danger to persons or property are prohibited.

Any property owner within the SAHO may request a rezoning out of the SAHO. In so doing, the rezoning application must be accompanied with a report prepared by a county-approved recognized and qualified snow-avalanche-hazard expert that demonstrates that the SAHO currently mapped and zoned on the property either does not exist or should be adjusted. If approved, and the entire property is removed from the SAHO, the planning department shall record, within thirty days, a notice in the office of the county recorder rescinding the recorded notification of snow-avalanche-hazard on the subject property.