California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Chapter 4 - Forest Practices
Subchapter 6 - Southern Forest District Rules
Article 13 - County Rules
Section 965.6 - Big Sur Coast

(a) West of Highway 1 or within the critical viewshed of Highway 1 as defined in the Big Sur LUP only the sanitation-salvage silvicultural method will be permitted.

(b) Timber Operations outside the critical viewshed of Highway 1 shall be screened from direct public view to the extent Feasible by leaving trees and other vegetation between disturbed areas and Public Roads.

(c) New road construction is not permitted within the critical viewshed of Highway 1 unless a field review of the proposed road reveals no significant degradation of the critical viewshed. New road construction outside the critical viewshed shall be located to minimize the removal of native trees and shall not be allowed across slopes over 30% unless no Feasible alternative exists for the proposed location, or the road better achieves the overall resource protection objectives.

(d) All Excess Material resulting from new road construction shall be end hauled and deposited in an area where visual impact will be minimized. Sidecasting of Excess Material is prohibited.

(e) Within environmentally sensitive plant and wildlife habitats as described in the Big Sur LUP, the Director shall require a field review by a qualified wildlife biologist prior to approval of the THP. If the field review identifies significant adverse effects to the habitat, the Director shall deny the THP unless measures sufficient to mitigate the adverse effects are included in the THP.

(f) Within those drainages identified in the Big Sur LP and designated by Monterey County as watershed resource study areas, the Director shall require a field review by a qualified hydrologist or Erosion Control specialist prior to approval of the THP. If the field review identifies significant adverse effects to the cumulative water demands of the watershed, the Director shall deny the THP unless measures sufficient to mitigate the adverse effects on water supply are included in the THP.

(g) In addition to the requirements of 14 CCR §§ 956 through 956.7, the minimum Watercourse and Lake Protection Zone shall be 150 feet on Class I and II waters unless a smaller zone can be explained and justified in the THP.