Staff agrees to allow sustained‑yield timber management in AE zoning; change to be reflected in Title 17 tables
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Summary
After discussion with the Agricultural Advisory Committee, staff agreed timber management should be explicitly allowed in the AE (agricultural exclusive) zone and recommended table changes to reflect supplemental uses and processing allowances.
Commissioners asked whether sustained‑yield timber management operations should be allowed in the AE (agricultural exclusive) zone. Staff referenced earlier Ag Advisory Committee conversations and the county’s existing supplemental‑use code section that permits timber uses in certain zones under defined processing and permitting conditions.
Staff told the commission the AE zone currently does not list timber management explicitly but that sustained‑yield timber management is permitted through supplemental uses (cited as 17‑1108 and the related 2600 series). Following discussion, staff and commissioners agreed to revise the use‑table entries so AE would list sustained‑yield timber management as permitted (with appropriate processing categories — e.g., P, P P, CU P depending on zone and processing). Staff said it would marry the AE table entry to existing timber processing and TEZ (timber extraction) rules and return revised table language.
No ordinance text was adopted at the meeting; staff took direction to update the use table to make timber management explicit in AE and to ensure processing/cup language is consistent.