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Clark County foresters: pick the right forest‑practice permit or risk a development moratorium
Summary
Clark County staff urged landowners to decide early whether a harvest is long‑term forestry or a conversion to development, choose the correct FPA class (class 4 general or COHP for conversions), and use county resources; incorrect permitting or unpermitted cutting can trigger a DNR‑linked development moratorium that halts building permits.
Hunter Decker, Clark County forester, told a November Learning Lab that choosing the correct forest‑practice permit up front is the single most important step to avoid legal delays and financial penalties when timber harvest and later development overlap.
"If steps aren't followed," Decker said, "you can trigger legal delays, development moratorium, or other financial penalties." He told attendees that landowners must pay forest excise tax, notify the Department of Natural Resources when operators change, and file continuing forest land obligation forms so there is a clear land‑use record after harvest.
Decker outlined permit classes and when each applies. County‑issued class 1 permits cover minor cutting (about…
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