A. For all timber harvesting operations, prior to hauling on any Township road, financial security shall be posted in accordance with §208-2408 hereof. The Township Engineer and/or his designee shall prepare a report prior to hauling to establish the existing road condition and for the purpose of establishing reasonable times and conditions for hauling logs and related material so that damage to the road will be minimized. Such conditions may include, without limitation, limiting hauling to dry periods. The Township shall be notified during normal working hours as to when hauling will begin from a cutting block so that the first truck can be followed to determine if the roadway is being damaged.
B. A logging operation shall keep any roadway over which it hauls logs or other material clean and free of mud and debris to the extent that such roadway mud, debris or similar material is the result of vehicles traveling to and from the timber harvesting operation. At the point of access, the permittee shall construct an aggregate entrance area to support the roadway edge. No parking of timber harvesting related vehicles or storage of logs or materials shall be permitted in the road right-of-way. Water from the timber harvesting area shall not be discharged onto the roadway surface.
C. No cutting or loading shall take place between the hours of 7 pm and 7 am, Monday through Saturday and all day Sunday and federally designated legal holidays. [Amended 5/12/2008 by Ord. No. 389]
