§ 516. Natural vegetative buffer required.

(a)

Within river corridors established in this division, there shall be maintained a natural vegetative buffer for the entire width of the river corridor, except as otherwise provided in this division. For purposes of this division, the river corridor and the required river buffer are the same width (i.e., 100 feet in width from the river banks).

(b)

For purposes of this division "natural vegetative buffer" or "buffer area" means a river corridor containing the flora native to that area. The natural floras for specific areas are described in Georgia Geologic Survey Bulletin 114, "The Natural Environments of Georgia." Habitats for endangered and threatened species may require human management of the river corridor in order to maintain those species.

(Ord. No. 17-003 , § 1, 10-2-2017)