17A.10.050 Exemptions.
The following work is exempt from the requirements of these Regulations:
A. Emergency projects which if not performed immediately would substantially endanger life or property. Upon resolution of the emergency, the property owner must either restore the site to its original condition or comply with the requirements of this Title within 60 days. The County may extend the 60-day time limit when the property owner can show reasonable cause for the delay.
B. Pavement maintenance practices limited to pothole and square cut patching, overlaying existing asphalt or concrete pavement with asphalt or concrete without expanding the area of coverage, shoulder grading, reshaping/regrading drainage systems, crack sealing, resurfacing with in-kind material without expanding the road prism, pavement preservation activities that do not expand the road prism, and vegetation maintenance.
C. Agricultural activities for commercial use except in sensitive and/or critical areas.
D. Agricultural activities for commercial use in sensitive and/or critical areas that commenced prior to June 1998.
E. Projects that are covered under the State of Washington Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) or the Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA).
F. Forest practice activities (when conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Forest Practice Act, Chapter 76.09 RCW, and its rules) that meet one of the following two criteria:
1. Forest practice activities that meet all of the following:
a. Are located outside the urban growth area and located outside any area designated by Washington Department of Natural Resources as "lands likely to convert" pursuant to Chapter 76.09 RCW; and
b. Do not result in the conversion of land to a use other than commercial forest product.
2. Any other forest practice activity that the DNR has determined is exempt from Pierce County jurisdiction, provided that the DNR has issued a written notice of this determination to Pierce County.