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PART 100 Permit and Conversion Option Harvest Plan.
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(1) Permit required for Class IV-General forest practices. An approved Class IV-General forest practices permit shall be obtained from the department prior to conducting any forest practices described in SCC 30.43F.030(1).

(2) Procedure. The department shall process a Class IV-General forest practices permit application according to the procedures for a Type 1 administrative decision under chapter 30.71 SCC unless submitted concurrently with a Type 2 application under chapter 30.72 SCC, in which case the Class IV-General forest practices permit application shall be consolidated and processed as a Type 2 permit application. Applications for Class IV-General forest practices permits shall be submitted in compliance with the requirements in SCC 30.70.030, and may be processed concurrently with other development applications.

(3) General requirements. The department shall not issue a Class IV-General forest practices permit unless the following requirements are met:

(a) The applicant submits a completed State Environmental Policy Act checklist if the development proposal is subject to SEPA;

(b) The applicant has either obtained a land disturbing activity (LDA) permit under chapter 30.63B SCC, or has obtained a determination from the department that an LDA permit is not required; and

(c) The applicant provides verification from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources that the subject site is not and has not been subject to a notice of conversion to nonforestry use under RCW 76.09.060 during the six-year period prior to the submission of the permit application.

(4) Time limitation of application. An application for a Class IV-General forest practices permit shall expire pursuant to SCC 30.70.140.

(5) Compliance with other conditions. If a Class IV-General forest practices permit is issued in association with any other development permits or approvals, the applicant shall comply with any conditions of approval established in those associated development permits or approvals.

(6) Permit expiration and extension. A Class IV-General forest practices permit approval shall expire pursuant to SCC 30.70.140. (Added by Amended Ord. 15-033, June 3, 2015, Eff date June 19, 2015; Amended by Amended Ord. 16-004, Mar. 16, 2016, Eff date Apr. 1, 2016; Amended by Amended Ord. 22-037, Sept. 28, 2022, Eff date Oct. 9, 2022).