Are farmers exempt from the Critical Area regulations? Is logging and timber harvesting allowed in the Critical Area?
Farmers are not exempt from the Critical Area regulations. All farms in the Critical Area must have a Soil Conservation and Water Quality Plan (SCWQ) in place. Other restrictions on agriculture within the Buffer also exist. All timber harvesting and cutting in the Critical Area requires a Timber Harvest Plan, and that which exceeds 5,000 square feet requires a Sediment and Erosion Control Plan. Any commercial timber harvesting of any size within the Buffer requires a Buffer Management Plan as well.
