Any proposal to conduct commercial wood-cutting operation in Leeds shall meet the following requirements:

A.

The wood-cutting firm or company shall submit a written summary of their intentions and plans to the Leeds Tree Commission. This summary shall contain the following:

1.

The name and owner of the firm, company, corporation or business as well as the address of the operations headquarters.

2.

The location at which the tree-cutting activity is to take place and the name and address of the owner of the subject property

3.

The approximate number of trees to be cut and/or the acreage involved in the operation.

4.

The slope of the area involved and location of any adjacent streams or other bodies of water that could be adversely affected by land disturbance and tree removal thereby increasing the volume of surface water runoff and other environmental issues.

5.

If the purpose of the tree-cutting is for the development of farmland, pastureland, or building purposes, then no reforestation plan shall be required. However, any time there is any clear-cutting of timber within the City of Leeds, Alabama, where the wood is simply harvested for sale and the property will be put to no other use, a reforestation plan must be submitted to the Leeds Tree Commission at the time application is made.

B.

The comments of the Leeds Tree Commission shall be forwarded to the Zoning Board of Adjustment for review. The applicant shall complete and submit an application to the City for a Special Exception Use. The applicant shall also provide the above information to the Zoning Board of Adjustment, which shall hold a public hearing consistent with the notification requirements cited for other Special Exception Uses in this Section. The issuance of a permit for commercial wood-cutting activity shall only be granted on condition of approval by the Zoning Board of Adjustment.

(Ord. No. 2015-06-06, 6-15-2015)