6.09 REMOVAL OF SHORE COVER.

(1) PURPOSE. The purpose of tree and shrubbery cutting regulations applicable to the shoreland area is to protect scenic beauty, control erosion and reduce effluent and nutrient flow from the shoreland. These provisions shall not apply to the removal of dead, diseased or dying trees or shrubbery at the discretion of the landowner, or to silvicultural thinning upon recommendation of the Village Forester.

(2) SHORELINE CUTTING. Tree and shrubbery cutting in a strip paralleling the shoreline and extending seventy-five feet (75’) inland from all points along the ordinary high-water mark of the shoreline shall be limited in accordance with the following provisions:

(a) No more than thirty feet (30’) in any one hundred fifty feet (150’), as measured along the ordinary high-water mark, shall be clear cut to the depth of the seventy-five foot (75’) strip.

(b) Natural shrubbery shall be preserved as far as practicable and, where removed, it shall be replaced with other vegetation that is equally effective in retarding runoff, preventing erosion and preserving natural beauty.

(3) PATHS. Any path, road or passage within the seventy-five foot (75’) strip shall be constructed and surfaced as to effectively control erosion.

(4) CUTTING PLAN. As an alternative to subsection (2) above, a special cutting plan allowing greater cutting may be permitted by the Village Forester. In applying for such a plan, the lot owner shall submit a sketch of his lot to the Clerk-Treasurer, including the following information: location of parking, gradient of the land, existing vegetation, proposed cutting, and proposed replanting. The Village Forester may allow such a plan only if he finds that such special cutting plans:

(a) Will not cause undue erosion or destruction of scenic beauty, and

(b) Will provide substantial shielding from the water of dwellings, accessory structures and parking areas. Where the plan calls for replacement plantings, the Village Forester may require the submission of a bond which guarantees the performance of the planned tree or shrubbery planting by the lot owner.

(5) CUTTING MORE THAN SEVENTY-FIVE FEET INLAND. From the inland edge of the seventy-five foot (75’) strip to the outer limits of the shoreland, the cutting of trees and shrubbery shall be allowed when accomplished using accepted forest management practices and sound soil conservation practices which protect water quality.