§ 13-108. Adherence to U.S. Army Corps of Engineer guidelines.

(a)

Any person issued a shoreline use permit under this article must adhere to the guidelines established by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for use of the federal property under the specific permit. A person issued a shoreline permit commits an offense if work performed in the permitted area fails to comply with the regulations and guidelines for use applicable to the permit issued.

(b)

A person issued a MUZ permit and/or NSVA permit must comply with the Vegetative Management Guidelines identified by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Ecosystem-based Vegetation Management Prescriptions for Federally-owned Land at Grapevine and Lewisville Lakes prepared in conjunction with the Programmatic Environmental Assessment on Allowable Adjacent Landowner Activities at Grapevine and Lewisville Lakes, including but not limited to the following specific requirements:

(1)

Mow only within the permitted area.

(2)

Do not mow shorter than three inches high.

(3)

Only use lightweight mowing equipment designed for managing turfed areas; heavy, farm-type tractors or mowers are not permitted for use in the MUZ or NSVA.

(4)

Do not remove beneficial shrub species, such as Mexican Plum, coral berry, deciduous holly, rusty blackhaw, and eastern redbud. Photos and other information on the beneficial shrubs are posted on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Website.

(5)

Remove non-native brush species first (such as privet) and leave clumps or islands of native species for habitat.

(6)

Remove heavy vines such as poison ivy or greenbriar by mechanical or chemical means.

(7)

Only chemicals approved by the state for underbrushing use may be used in a permitted area. All chemicals must be suitable for use in and around bodies of water. All individuals or businesses applying chemicals on a permitted area must be state licensed.

(8)

Trees with a trunk diameter greater than two inches at a point twelve inches above ground may not be removed.

(9)

Mature trees may be pruned to a height of ten feet.

(10)

In general, dead trees and tree limbs may be removed from the permitted area unless they are determined to be structurally sound or is serving as a habitat and do not pose a threat to pedestrians or private property.

(c)

A person issued an HMZ permit must comply with the Ecosystem-based Vegetation Management Prescriptions published in the Programmatic Environmental Assessment on Allowable Adjacent Landowner Activities at Grapevine and Lewisville Lakes.

(d)

A copy of the Vegetative Management Guidelines identified by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Ecosystem-based Vegetation Management Prescriptions for Federally-owned Land at Grapevine and Lewisville Lakes prepared in conjunction with the Programmatic Environmental Assessment on Allowable Adjacent Landowner Activities at Grapevine and Lewisville Lakes and the Ecosystem-based Vegetation Management Prescriptions published in the Programmatic Environmental Assessment on Allowable Adjacent Landowner Activities at Grapevine and Lewisville Lakes are available for review in the office of the city secretary.

(Ord. No. 08-1788, § 1, 12-15-1008)