OPERATIONAL AND SITE PLANNING REGULATION

PART 4 - LOGGING PLANS

B.C. Reg. 107/98 Deposited April 2, 1998
O.C. 0426/98 effective June 15, 1998 (Consolidated to December 12, 2003)

• OPERATIONAL PLANNING REGULATION
  • PART 1 - INTERPRETATION
  • PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION
  • PART 3 - FOREST DEVELOPMENT PLANS
  • PART 4 - LOGGING PLANS
  • PART 4.1 - SITE PLANS
  • PART 5 - SILVICULTURE PRESCRIPTIONS
  • PART 6 - STAND MANAGEMENT PRESCRIPTIONS
  • PART 7 - RANGE USE PLANS
  • PART 8 - RIPARIAN MANAGEMENT AREAS
  • PART 9 - COMMUNITY WATERSHEDS
  • PART 10 - GREEN-UP
  • PART 10.1 - UNGULATE WINTER RANGE, IDENTIFIED WILDLIFE AND FOREST ECOSYSTEM NETWORK

PART 4 - LOGGING PLANS

Scope of logging plans

31. A person must ensure that a logging plan provides sufficient detail to permit adequate assessment by the district manager of the proposed timber harvesting and road construction or modification operations to be carried out under the plan.

Logging plan map

32. A person must ensure that a logging plan contains a map of the area under the plan illustrating the topography and

(a) the location of all of the following:

(i) cutblock boundaries;

(ii) permanent access structures;

(iii) temporary access structures other than excavated and bladed trails, main skid trails, backspar trails, or corduroyed trails;

(iv) known wildlife habitat areas, but the location of the wildlife habitat area must not be shown if the designated environment official makes it known that the location of the wildlife habitat area is not to be included in operational plans;

(v) streams, wetlands and lakes;

(vi) gullies;

(vii) bridges, culverts and stream crossings;

(viiii) gravel pits;

(ix) pipelines and power lines;

(x) known resource features other than domestic water supply intakes;

(xi) known licensed domestic water supply intakes and related water supply infrastructures that are within or adjacent to the proposed cutblock;

(xii) known community water supply intakes and related water supply infrastructures that are within or adjacent to the proposed cutblock, and

(b) the approximate location of

(i) mappable reserves, including reserves for the retention of wildlife trees, and

(ii) excavated or bladed trails, main skid trails, backspar trails and corduroyed trails.

Logging plan content

33. A person must ensure that a logging plan describes all of the following:

(a) with respect to temporary access structures,

(i) measures to ensure that the total area occupied by these structures is minimized,

(ii) the construction and rehabilitation methods, and

(iii) the drainage control measures that will be implemented, throughout all phases of the proposed operations, to control soil erosion for the period from initial construction of those structures until their rehabilitation;

(b) with respect to each stream and wetland that is in or adjacent to the proposed cutblock,

(i) the riparian class,

(ii) the width of the riparian reserve zone, and

(iii) the width of the riparian management zone;

(c) with respect to each lake that is in or adjacent to the proposed cutblock,

(i) the riparian class and, where applicable, the known lake class,

(ii) the width of the riparian reserve zone, and

(iii) where applicable, the width of the lakeshore management zone or the riparian management zone;

(d) the direction of yarding and skidding;

(e) the timing of any in-stream operations;

(f) the type of harvesting equipment to be used in areas proposed for harvesting;

(g) the harvesting methods to be used in areas proposed for harvesting, including

(i) if harvesting is proposed for areas adjacent to streams and wetlands, measures for

(A) felling, yarding and debris management, and

(B) protecting the streambank and minimizing damage to the understory, and

(ii) if the area adjacent to a road is proposed to be used for decking, processing or loading logs, the width of the area that will be used for those purposes and the measures for debris disposal;

(h) any seasonal site conditions or constraints that limit the timing of harvesting operations;

(i) for community watersheds, the known water quality objectives.

Exemptions

34. The district manager may exempt a holder of a road permit, licence to cut or cutting permit under a master licence to cut from the requirements of section 32 or 33, if the district manager determines that the requirement is not necessary to adequately manage and conserve the forest resources in and adjacent to the area under the logging plan.

Signature of holder

35. The logging plan must contain the signature of the person who is required to prepare it, or a person who has authority to sign on behalf of that person.

Review and comment

36. (1) By notice in writing, the district manager may require a person that submits a logging plan or amendment for approval to make the proposed logging plan or amendment available for review and comment in accordance with the notice.

(2) A notice under subsection (1) may specify requirements related to review and comment that the person submitting the logging plan must meet, including, without limitation, the period for review and the requirements for dealing with comments.

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