The purpose of this article is to provide a zoning district consistent with the mandates of the Z'berg-Warren-Keene-Collier Forest Taxation Reform Act of 1976 encouraging the protection of immature trees and restricting the use of timberland to the production of timber products and compatible uses.

(§ 3, Ord. 84-593, eff. January 3, 1985)

The following uses shall be permitted in the Timberland Production Zone (TPZ):

(a)

The growing and harvesting of timber, including Christmas trees, and measures to protect such timber;

(b)

The following uses, except in specific instances where such a use would significantly detract from the use of property for the uses set forth in subsection (a) of this section:

(1)

Management for watershed;

(2)

Management for fish and wildlife habitat and hunting and fishing;

(3)

Uses integral to the uses set forth in subsection (a) of this section, including forest management roads, log landings, log storage areas, and temporary portable wood processing equipment;

(4)

Management for the use of other natural resources where less than three (3) acres of land is converted to non-timberland use and hydroelectric generation subject to site development review as set forth in Article 11.3 of this chapter;

(5)

Grazing;

(6)

Public utility facilities as permitted by Section 9-2.415 of Article 4 of this chapter;

(7)

A residence and other structure necessary for the management of a parcel zoned as timberland production if such parcel is 160 acres or greater in size; child day care homes; and limited child day care homes; and

(8)

Where a single parcel is partially zoned timberland production and agricultural, structures necessary for the management of agricultural land may be located within the timberland production area; and

(c)

Subject to the issuance of a special use permit:

(1)

Public service facilities.

(d)

Telecommunications facilities in the Timberland Production Zone (TPZ) shall be as permitted in Section 9-2.4105, Permits Required, of Article 41, Telecommunications, of this chapter, except as exempted under Section 9-2.4106, Exemptions, of Article 41, Telecommunications, of this chapter.

(§ 3, Ord. 84-593, eff. January 3, 1985, as amended by § 25, Ord. 86-623, eff. February 6, 1986; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2019-1116, adopted January 22, 2019; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2019-1122, adopted October 15, 2019)

Lands meeting one of the following criteria shall be zoned Timberland Production Zone (TPZ):

(a)

Parcels shown on Lists A or B and which are found to meet the specifications of the Z'berg-Warren-Keene-Collier Forest Taxation Reform Act of 1976; or

(b)

Parcels petitioned for inclusion which satisfy all of the following criteria:

(1)

A map has been prepared showing the legal description or the Assessor's parcel number of the property desired to be zoned;

(2)

A forest management plan has been prepared or approved by a registered professional forester providing for timber harvest within a reasonable period of time;

(3)

Timber stocking standards of the Forest Practices Act and the Forest Practice Rules of the State Board of Forestry are met or will be met within five (5) years as secured by agreement;

(4)

The area is in one ownership of at least forty (40) acres;

(5)

The average timber site is III or higher according to the site rating system of the State Board of Forestry; and

(6)

The currently existing uses on the parcel are permitted uses as set forth in Section 9-2.3202 of this article.

(§ 3, Ord. 84-593, eff. January 3, 1985)

Parcels zoned as Timberland Production Zone (TPZ) shall not be divisible into parcels containing less than forty (40) acres, unless:

(a)

Four-fifths (⅘) of the members of the Board find that a proposed division is in the public interest; and

(b)

The original owner prepares a joint timber management plan prepared or approved as to content by a registered professional forester for the parcels to be created. The joint timber management plan shall provide for the management and harvesting of timber by the original owner and any subsequent owners, and shall be recorded with the County Recorder as a deed restriction on all newly-created parcels, and shall be subject to all the other provisions of the Forest Taxation Reform Act of 1976, in addition to the normal requirements of this chapter.

When a parcel resulting from a lot line adjustment contains an area zoned Timberland Production Zone (TPZ), that area shall be of at least the minimum area required by this section, or the lot line adjustment shall be denied.

(§ 3, Ord. 84-593, eff. January 3, 1985, as amended by § 5, Ord. 94-834, eff. June 23, 1994)

Any rezoning of land from Timberland Production Zone (TPZ) to another zoning district classification shall be in conformance with the requirements of the Forest Taxation Reform Act of 1976, in addition to the normal requirements of this chapter.

(§ 3, Ord. 84-593, eff. January 3, 1985)

No structure in the Timberland Production Zone (TPZ) shall exceed sixty (60') feet in height, except for dwelling units, which shall not exceed thirty-five (35') feet, and wind turbines which may be any height subject to the issuance of a special use permit and Board of Supervisors' approval.

(§ 3, Ord. 84-593, eff. January 3, 1985, as amended by § 1, Ord. 91-762, eff. October 3, 1991; § 1, Ord. No. 2005-1038, adopted October 11, 2005)

Each dwelling unit and/or other permitted structure shall cover no more than one acre.

(§ 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2019-1122, adopted October 15, 2019)

The minimum yard requirements in the Timberland Production Zone (TPZ) shall be as follows, except as modified by Section 9-2.419 of Article 4 of this Chapter (General Requirements: Yards):

(a)

Front yards: Not less than twenty (20') feet; and

(b)

Side and rear yards: Not less than five (5') feet.

(§ 1, Ord. 91-762, eff. October 3, 1991; § 19, Ord. No. 2004-998, adopted January 6, 2004; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2018-1114, adopted October 9, 2018)