Vegetative management in shoreland areas. A shoreland that was annexed by the City after May 7, 1982, and prior to annexation was subject to a county shoreland zoning ordinance, shall be subject to the following additional provisions:
Any person who owns shoreland property that contains vegetation shall maintain that vegetation in a vegetative buffer zone along the entire shoreline of the property and extending 35 feet inland from the ordinary high-water mark of the navigable water, except as provided in divisions (A) and (B) below.
(A) If the vegetation in a vegetative buffer zone contains invasive species or dead or diseased vegetation, the owner of the shoreland property may remove such vegetation, except that if the owner removes all of the vegetation as described herein within the vegetative buffer zone, the owner shall reestablish vegetation within the vegetative buffer zone.
(B) A person who is required to maintain or establish a vegetative buffer zone shall be allowed to remove all of the vegetation in a part of that zone in order to establish a viewing or access corridor that is no greater than 30 feet wide for every 100 feet of shoreline frontage, and that extends no more than 35 feet inland from the ordinary high-water mark
(Ord. 1001, passed 7-21-15)