Skip to main content
Loading…
This appendix is included in your selections.

A. The Farm Plan shall apply to all portions of the site within which agricultural activities are proposed to occur and shall include the following items:

1. The plan shall be prepared by:

a. An individual possessing a Bachelors or advanced degree in Agronomy or Agriculture, by the Pierce Conservation District or Natural Resources Conservation District; or

b. An individual certified or approved by either Conservation District entity.

2. Discussion of agriculture proposed, including but not limited to: its level of intensity; the type of animals or crops; other uses such as paddocks, barns, and mechanical equipment. If the agriculture proposed is described as Lower Intensity, the plan must justify that description. Include as applicable a discussion of any proposed: clearing, irrigation work, water conveyance and management activities, fencing, conservation cover plans, winter confinement plans, and nutrient management plan. Include a nutrient balance sheet if manure is to be applied to, or allowed to remain within, the project site.

3. Site map identifying:

a. Topography (identify steep slopes);

b. The location of any critical areas as defined in Title 18E PCC;

c. Identification of bare ground, pasture (including grass types);

d. Identification of trees and shrubs (native species, health condition);

e. Soils mapping;

f. Grazing area locations;

g. Pasture and hay planting location; and

h. The location of grass buffer strips, field borders, hedgerows, windbreaks, shelterbelts.

4. Discussion of soils including:

a. Soil type and condition;

b. Recommended nutrient management plan; and

c. Recommended composting area.

5. Site management recommendations Section shall:

a. Address potential impacts to water quality.

b. Demonstrate that the number of livestock and small animals proposed can be sustained. This may be shown through such actions as pasture renovation, weed management techniques, creation of sacrifice areas, and cross fencing.

c. Discuss any critical area reviews completed or ongoing within the property.

d. Be consistent with the requirements of this Title and the recommendations provided within the National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) electronic Field Office Technical Guide (eFOTG) for Pierce County, Section IV, Washington Conservation Practices at: http://www.wa.nrcs.usda.gov. Where recommendations of eFOTG conflict with those of this Title, the more conservative requirement shall apply.

(Ord. 2013-45s4 § 7 (part), 2015)