Ordinance 15-08(S)(A) Amending HCC 21.50.020(a) and (c) Site Development Standards to Require Revegetation Within 9 Months

CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

City Manager/Planning

ORDINANCE 15-08(S)(A)

AN ORDINANCE OF THE HOMER CITY COUNCIL AMENDING SUBSECTION (c) of HOMER CITY CODE 21.50.020, SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS – LEVEL ONE, AND SUBSECTION  (a) OF HOMER CITY CODE 21.50.030, SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS – LEVEL TWO, TO REQUIRE REVEGETATION OF EXPOSED, CLEARED, FILLED AND DISTURBED SOILS BY AUGUST 31ST OR WITHIN 9 MONTHS. 

THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

Section 1. Subsection (c) of Homer City Code 21.50.020, Site development standards – Level one, is amended to read as follows:

c. Landscaping Requirements. All development activity on lands shall conform to the following:

1. Development activities shall not adversely impact other properties by causing damaging alteration of surface water drainage, surface water ponding, slope failure, erosion, siltation, intentional or inadvertent fill or root damage to neighboring trees, or other damaging physical impacts. The property owner and developer shall take such steps, including installation of culverts or buffers, or other methods, as necessary to comply with this requirement.

2. Upon completion of earthwork, all exposed slopes and all cleared, filled, and disturbed soils shall be protected against subsequent erosion by methods such as, but not limited to, landscaping, maintenance of native vegetative cover, or plantings to minimize invasive species.

3. All exposed, cleared, filled and disturbed soils shall be revegetated within 9 months following the initiation of earthwork, or reseeded by the next August 31st. Native revegetation is acceptable if the site naturally revegetates within that 9-month period. If native revegetation is not successful within that 9-month period, the property owner and developer shall revegetate by other means no later than the end of that 9-month period.

Section 2. Subsection (a) of Homer City Code 21.50.030, Site development standards – Level two, is amended to read as follows:

a. Site Development.

1. Development shall not adversely impact other properties by causing damaging alteration of surface water drainage, surface water ponding, slope failure, erosion, siltation, or root damage to neighboring trees, or other adverse effects.

2. Upon completion of earthwork, all exposed slopes and all cleared, filled, and disturbed soils shall be protected against subsequent erosion by methods such as, but not limited to, landscaping, planting, and maintenance of vegetative cover.

3. All exposed, cleared, filled and disturbed soils shall be revegetated within 9  months following the initiation of earthwork.

Section 3.  This Ordinance is of a permanent and general character and shall be included in the City Code.

ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, this 27th day of July, 2015.

CITY OF HOMER

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MARY E. WYTHE, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

First Reading:

Public Hearing:

Second Reading:

Effective Date:

Reviewed and approved as to form:

                                                                                                                                                                                                  
Mary K. Koester, City Manager                                                          Thomas F. Klinkner, City Attorney

Date: _________________________                                              Date: ________________________