Buffers.
(A) A 35 foot undisturbed vegetated buffer is required along all perennial and intermittent stream channels.
(B) The buffer shall begin at the most landward limit of the top of bank or the most landward limit of the normal ponded water level and extend landward on perpendicularly.
(C) Diffuse flow of runoff shall be maintained in the riparian buffer to the extent practicable.
(D) Existing and ongoing uses shall be exempt.
(E) Allowable uses within the buffer include bridges, dam maintenance, new stormwater facilities designed to control sediment and attenuate flow before being discharged through the road crossings and temporary sediment and erosion control devices.
(Ord. O-2022-73, passed 11-8-22)