Frederick county forest conservation technical manual

§ Forest Conservation City of Frederick Land Management Code Article 7 Environmental Regulations Supp. No. 10, C. A unit of county or municipal government, including a public utility or public works project, making application for . This involved the adoption of the Code of Public Local Laws Ordinances of Carroll County, Maryland, Chapter , Forest Conservation Ordinance and an accompanying Forest Conservation Manual. Both the Code and the Manual were drafted by a subcommittee of the Carroll County Environmental Affairs Advisory Board (EAAB). FRO is the County’s adopted version of the Maryland Forest Conservation Act and is designed to protect and enhance forests in Frederick County. For more information about the Forest Resource Program, including development mitigation requirements, the forest banking program, forest planting projects, and the ecological information visit the FRO website.

(1) New or existing forests that provide buffers for streams, creeks, floodplains, wetlands or other hydrologically-sensitive areas on lands that either are zoned Agriculture or in the judgment of the Department are primarily in bona fide agricultural use, as defined by the Frederick County Zoning Ordinance, Chapter The extent of the forest buffers acceptable for inclusion in the forest. The Technical Advisory Panel that guided this project was extremely • Rod Frederick, EPA • John Bell, USDA Forest Service • Paul Sunwoo, BIA • James Davenport, NACO • County Soil and Water Conservation Districts • Watershed Districts and Management Organizations. The County of Frederick Forest Banking program allows a person to create new forest submission of the forest conservation plan, and that was subject to either an agricultural or forestation specifications and standards provided in the Technical Manual or this Ordinance, including (but not limited to) species.

provided in the Frederick County Forest Conservation Technical Manual; 3. A binding protective agreement as specified on COMAR that: a. Provides protection for areas of forest conservation, including areas of afforestation, reforestation, and retention; b. FRO is the County’s adopted version of the Maryland Forest Conservation Act and is designed to protect and enhance forests in Frederick County. For more information about the Forest Resource Program, including development mitigation requirements, the forest banking program, forest planting projects, and the ecological information visit the FRO website. What does the Forest Conservation Act (FCA) require? Any person making application for a subdivision, grading permit or sediment control plan on a tract of 40, square feet or more must submit a Forest Stand Delineation (FSD) and a Forest Conservation Plan (FCP).