All logging of trees shall conform to the following provisions to ensure the public health, safety and general welfare of the municipality and its residents.
(A) A permit holder and his or her logging operator shall be jointly and severally responsible to pay for any damage to municipal utility services and any extraordinary expenses incurred by the city regarding the use of safety forces at any emergency caused by the logging operation.
(B) If mud or other materials are carried onto any public street as a result of the logging operations, the permit holder shall immediately remove the same from such street to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Service. Compliance with this division (B) shall be verified by the Director of Public Service prior to any equipment for logging being placed on the premises.
(C) The permit holder shall notify the Police Department prior to moving logs or heavy logging equipment onto or off the logging site.
(D) Emergency telephone numbers of logging operators shall be made available to the Director of Public Safety, the Police Chief and the Fire Chief in the event an emergency occurs at the logging site. An answering service is not acceptable. Any cost incurred due to unavailability of the logging operator in the case of an emergency condition where professional outside assistance is required shall be the sole responsibility of the logging operator.
(E) After the issuance of a permit to log, and again after completion of the project, the Director of Public Service, the City Engineer and the logger shall inspect the public roads that may service the heavy equipment. The city may, in its discretion, require the logger to videotape the route(s) to be used in the logging operation. The permit holder and logging operator shall be held jointly and severally responsible for any road damage caused by the logging operation. The permit holder and/or the logging operator shall cause any such damage to be repaired within 30 days of such inspection. If the permit holder and/or the logging operator fail to repair such damage within 30 days, then the city shall repair the damage at the permit holder’s expense and deduct the cost thereof from the bond posted as required in § 848.05.
(F) Trees to be cut and removed that are over 16 inches in diameter, as calipered four feet above natural grade, shall be tagged and the count shown on the permit application. Unless otherwise specified and if an approved reclamation plan is required pursuant to § 848.04(C), trees that are removed shall be replaced by the permit holder within 30 days of the completion of the logging operation, with six-foot high trees that have been inspected, sprayed and calipered one and one-half inches three feet above the root line. Proof of planting of trees shall be submitted to the Director of Public Service and an on-site inspection shall immediately follow.
(G) The area in which trees are logged shall be cleared of all debris and no dead falls are to remain. No cut trees shall remain in waterways. All debris shall be cleaned up within 180 days after completion of the logging operation.
(H) No bond, fee or any cost(s) shall be refunded to the person posting such funds (i.e., the permit holder, logger, agent, and the like) for a period of 60 days after completion, to allow the Director of Public Service, the Shade Tree Commission or other responsible personnel to inspect the logged/cleared area before the City Engineer and Law Director certify that all ordinances, resolutions, rules and environmental procedures have been complied with.
(I) The provisions concerning conservation are hereby incorporated into this section by reference as fully written herein. The permit holder shall comply with the provisions contained therein.
(Ord. 40-90, passed 5-7-1990; Ord. 05-15, passed 2-2-2015)