WILLIAMS TOWNSHIP ZONING OFFICE

                         WILLIAMS TWSP. MUNICIPAL BLDG

                              655 CIDER PRESS ROAD

                               EASTON, PA. 18042

                      PHONE 610-258-0522 FAX 610-258-6080

              OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY thru FRIDAY 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

                           ZONING OFFICER: Rich Adams

                              BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

                              TOWNSHIP OF WILLIAMS

                        NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

                              ORDINANCE NO. 2001-3

   AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WILLIAMS, A SECOND CLASS TOWNSHIP, IN THE
    COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTON AND COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, WHICH AMENDS THE
      WILLIAMS TOWNSHIP ZONING ORIDNANCE OF 1990 BY ADDING NEW SECTIONS OT
      ARTICLEII - DEFINITIONS AND ARETICLE XV - ENVIRMONMENTAL PROTECTION
   PERMITTING, REGULATING, AND RESTRICTING FORESTRY ACTIVITIES IN ALL ZONING
    DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT WILLIAMS TOWNSHIP AND REPEALING ORDINANCE SECTIONS
                            INCONSISTENT THEREWITH.

   NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED AND ORDAINED BY THE, Board of Supervisors of
   Williams Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, after Public Hearing
   and in accordance with law as follows:

   SECTION I: The following definition section at Section 202. Terms Defined
   shall be added and appended to the Williams Township Zoning Ordinance of
   1990, as amended:

   Forestry Activities. The management of forests and timberlands when
   practiced in accordance with accepted silvicultural principles, through
   developing, cultivating, harvesting, transporting, and selling trees for
   commercial or non commercial purposes, which does not involve any land
   development. Landscaping activities connected with the development of
   residential, business, industrial, and commercial structures shall not be
   considered forestry activities.

   SECTION II: The following Section 1521 shall be added and appended to the
   Williams Township Zoning Ordinance of 1990, as amended:

   Section 1521 - Forestry Activities.

    A. Forestry activities, including, but not limited to timber harvesting,
       shall be a permitted by right use in all zoning districts of Williams
       Township. Forestry activities shall be conducted in accordance with
       the following requirements, conditions, and/or approvals:

    1. A Zoning permit shall be obtained from the Williams Township Zoning
       Officer prior to harvesting or otherwise removing 40 or more trees
       with a trunk diameter of three inches or more at a height of three
       feet above the average ground level on any tract of land larger than
       two acres;

    2. A Forestry Management Plan shall be prepared and filed when harvesting
       40 or more trees involving more than two acres. This plan shall be
       prepared by a qualified forester or forest technician;

    3. The Forestry Management Plan shall be consistent with the Timber
       Harvesting Guidelines of the Pennsylvania Forestry Association;

    4. Prior to the issuance of a Zoning Permit, an Erosion and Sedimentation
       Control Plan shall be submitted by the Applicant to the County
       Conservation District for review, recommendation, and approval;

    5. Clear cutting shall be prohibited except on tracts of less than two
       acres.

    6. When harvesting or other wise removing 40 or more trees on tracts
       larger than two acres, at least 30% of the forest cover (canopy) shall
       be kept and the residual tree shall be well distributed. At least 30%
       of these residual trees shall be composed of highest value species as
       determined by a forester and pursuant to the Forestry Management Plan;

    7. Clear cutting is prohibited on areas with slopes greater than 15% or
       within the 100 year floodway;

   SECTION III;

   Article XV, Section 1516.E. Forestry is hereby amended and appended to the
   Williams Township Zoning Ordinance of 1990, as follows:

   E. Forestry Activities. This section is not intended to apply to forestry
   activities, which is permitted and regulated as a distinct land use in all
   zoning districts. See Section 1521 et seq.

   SECTION IV:

   The following Sections of the Williams Township Ordinance of 1990, as
   amended, are hereby repealed:

    1. Article II, Section 202. Terms Defined. Commercial Forestry;

    2. Article IV, Section 402.B.5. Commercial Forestry as a Permitted by
       Right Agricultural Use in an Agricultural District;

    3. Article XIV, 1402.A.19.(a)-(h). Commercial Forestry.

   SECTION V:

   This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon enactment.

   ENACTED AND ORDAINED into law by the Township of Williams, Northampton
   County, Pennsylvania, this 25^th  day of April, 2001.

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