The buffer area setback shall be maintained along both sides of stream channels which have a mean surface width at normal low water of at least ten feet or greater and wetlands as defined by the Army Corps of Engineers and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (E.P.A.). The minimum boundary of the buffer area setback shall be set at 120 feet in a horizontal plane outward from the normal low water mark of the stream channel. It shall be preserved in its natural state and shall be adjusted outward to include sensitive areas such as steep slopes, wetlands and wooded areas contiguous to the stream.
(Ord. 2019-39. Passed 8-13-19.)