Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 350 - COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE COMMISSION
Division 81 - LAND USE ORDINANCE
Section 350-081-0104 - Resource Enhancement Projects
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 350-081-0104
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) Applications for resource enhancement projects must describe the goals and benefits of the proposed enhancement project. They must also thoroughly document the condition of the resource before and after the proposed enhancement project.
(2) In addition to other guidelines that protect scenic, cultural, recreation, and natural resources, quarry enhancement projects shall comply with the following guidelines:
(a) Application Requirements. In addition to
other applicable requirements, land use applications for quarry enhancement
projects shall include perspective drawings of the site as seen from key
viewing areas as specified in 350-081-0520(2)(o) and a reclamation plan that
provides all the applicable information specified in 350-081-0520(1)(f)(A)-(E),
except:
(A) The words "pre-reclamation" and
"post-reclamation" should replace the words "pre-mining" and "post-mining,"
respectively; and
(B) The
appropriate state agency or local government does not have to approve the
reclamation plan.
(b)
Scenic Resource Standard. Quarry enhancement projects shall restore the site to
a natural appearance that blends with and emulates surrounding landforms to the
maximum extent practicable.
(c)
Natural Resource Standard. Sites shall be replanted using native plants found
in the landscape setting or ecoregion to the maximum extent
practicable.
(d) Time Frames. The
following time frames shall apply to quarry enhancement projects:
(A) All grading (e.g., excavating, filling
and re-contouring) shall be completed within one (1) year of the date an
applicant begins on-the-ground work.
(B) All landscaping shall be planted within
one (1) year of the date an applicant completes the grading.
(C) An applicant may request one one-year
extension to the one year grading time frame if a project is unexpectedly
delayed by adverse weather or emergency/disaster. Such requests shall be
considered an administrative action. An applicant shall submit such a request
to the reviewing agency after grading has commenced and before the one year
grading time frame has expired.
(D)
An applicant may also request one six-month extension to the one (1) year
landscaping time frame if a project is unexpectedly delayed by adverse weather
or emergency/disaster. Such requests shall be considered an administrative
action. An applicant shall submit such a request to the reviewing agency after
landscaping has commenced and before the one-year landscaping time frame has
expired.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 196.150, RCW 43.97.015 & 16 U.S.C. sec. 544c(b)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 196.150
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