§ 525-10. Preservation of shoreland vegetation.

A. 

The trimming or removal of natural vegetation in a strip paralleling the shoreline and extending 35 feet inland at all points along the normal high-water mark of any shoreline shall be limited in accordance with the following provisions: natural vegetation may be replaced by artificial planting that is equally effective in controlling erosion and the flow of effluent but is not to exceed 30% of the length of the strip as measured along the normal high-water mark. These provisions shall not apply to the removal of dead, diseased or damaged vegetation.

B. 

A path or other passage across the strip shall be so constructed or so surfaced as to be as effective in controlling erosion as the vegetation it replaces, and there shall be not more than one such path or passage on any one lot.

C. 

The trimming of the trees or brush to provide a view shall be permitted as long as such trimming does not endanger the life or health of the vegetation.

D. 

Increased erosion or effluent or nutrient flow as a result of failure to comply with the above requirements shall constitute a violation of this chapter.

Editor's Note: See also Ch. 510, Shoreland-Wetland Zoning.