Section 961.1 - Preliminary Field Work and Timber Harvesting Plans(a) The following preliminary field work shall be required in the Coastal Commission Special Treatment Areas and shall be completed prior to submission of the Plan to the Director: (1) When a boundary of a Coastal Commission Special Treatment Area is within or contiguous to a Plan area, the boundary shall be clearly identified on the ground, by the RPF preparing the Plan or Supervised Designee, with paint, flagging or other suitable means.(2) All timber proposed for harvest shall be clearly marked with paint at points approximately 4 1/2 feet (1.37 m) above the ground and at ground level.(3) The following wildlife considerations shall be followed: (A) Live trees, as designated on the ground by the CDFW, CAL FIRE, and or the RPF or Supervised Designee, with visible evidence of current use as nesting sites by hawks, owls, or waterfowl shall not be marked for cutting.(B) Live trees as designated on the ground by CDFW, CAL FIRE, or the RPF or Supervised Designee, with visible evidence of nesting by eagles, osprey, or any endangered Species, as identified by the CDFW, shall not be marked for cutting.(C) Live trees constituting a rookery for herons and/or egrets shall not be marked for cutting unless authorization in writing from the CDFW is granted to the Timber Owner.(4) All Logging Roads proposed to be constructed or reconstructed, main skid trails and those minor skid trails that would require or result in substantial soil displacement, and Landing locations shall be clearly marked on the ground with flagging or other appropriate Marking, keyed to the various Projects.(5) The boundary of the WLPZs shall be flagged or otherwise marked on the ground and shall include all slides and areas with visible evidence of slope instability which extend to the WLPZ.(b) The following requirements shall be adhered to in submitting Plans in Coastal Commission Special Treatment Areas:(1) Plan maps shall be at a scale of at least 4 inches to the mile (6.3 cm per km).(2) The Plan map must show the location of and identify the following: All log Landings proposed to be used, and all main skid trails, all Logging Roads, all Watercourses, Lakes, marshes and boundaries of Coastal Commission Special Treatment Areas within or contiguous to the Plan area.(3) An initial inspection of the area in which Timber Operations are to be conducted shall be made within 10 days from the date of filing of the Plan, or such longer period as may be mutually agreed upon by the Director and the Person submitting the Plan. The RPF who prepared the Plan shall attend the initial inspection. The Timber Owner and Timber Operator or their agents should attend the initial inspections.(4) In applying the Rules the RPF shall, when selecting Feasible alternatives required by 14 CCR § 898, follow the criteria and management objectives used by the Coastal Commission in selecting that area for special treatment. (See 14 CCR § 912.)Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 14, § 961.1
1. Amendment filed 8-10-83; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code Section 11346.2(d) (Register 83, No. 37).
2. Editorial correction of subsection (a) filed 8-15-83 (Register 83, No. 37).
3. Amendment of subsection (b)(4) filed 7-3-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 27).
4. Amendment of subsections (a)(5) and (b)(2) filed 8-7-95; operative 8-7-95 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 95, No. 32).
5. Amendment of subsections (a)(1), (a)(3)(A) and (a)(3)(B) filed 11-26-97; operative 1-1-98 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4554.5 (Register 97, No. 48).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(3)(A)-(C), (a)(5) and (b)(4) filed 2-17-2017 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2017, No. 7).
7. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 10-31-2017 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2017, No. 44). Note: Authority cited: Section 4551, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 4551.5, 4582 and 30417, Public Resources Code.
1. Amendment filed 8-10-83; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code Section 11346.2(d) (Register 83, No. 37).
2. Editorial correction of subsection (a) filed 8-15-83 (Register 83, No. 37).
3. Amendment of subsection (b)(4) filed 7-3-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 27).
4. Amendment of subsections (a)(5) and (b)(2) filed 8-7-95; operative 8-7-95 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 95, No. 32).
5. Amendment of subsections (a)(1), (a)(3)(A) and (a)(3)(B) filed 11-26-97; operative 1-1-98 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4554.5 (Register 97, No. 48).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(3)(A)-(C), (a)(5) and (b)(4) filed 2-17-2017 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2017, No. 7).
7. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 10-31-2017 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2017, No. 44).