OPERATIONAL AND SITE PLANNING REGULATION

PART 8 - RIPARIAN MANAGEMENT AREAS

Division 1 - Streams

B.C. Reg. 107/98 Deposited April 2, 1998
O.C. 0426/98 effective June 15, 1998 (Consolidated to December 12, 2003)

• OPERATIONAL PLANNING REGULATION
  • PART 1 - INTERPRETATION
  • PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION
  • PART 3 - FOREST DEVELOPMENT PLANS
  • PART 4 - LOGGING PLANS
  • PART 4.1 - SITE PLANS
  • PART 5 - SILVICULTURE PRESCRIPTIONS
  • PART 6 - STAND MANAGEMENT PRESCRIPTIONS
  • PART 7 - RANGE USE PLANS
  • PART 8 - RIPARIAN MANAGEMENT AREAS
    • Division 1 - Streams
    • Division 2 - Wetlands
    • Division 3 - Lakes
  • PART 9 - COMMUNITY WATERSHEDS
  • PART 10 - GREEN-UP
  • PART 10.1 - UNGULATE WINTER RANGE, IDENTIFIED WILDLIFE AND FOREST ECOSYSTEM NETWORK

PART 8 - RIPARIAN MANAGEMENT AREAS

Division 1 - Streams

Riparian classes of streams

59. (1) Streams in community watersheds and fish streams have the following riparian classes:

Stream Width (m)	Riparian Class
> 20	S1
> 5 < or equal to 20	S2
1.5 < or equal to 5	S3
< 1.5	S4

(2) Streams outside of community watersheds that are not fish streams have the following riparian classes:

Stream Width (m)	Riparian Class
> 3	S5
< or equal to 3	S6

Minimum widths of riparian reserve zones and riparian management zones

60. (1) For each riparian class referred to in section 59, the minimum riparian reserve zone width and riparian management zone width on each side of the stream are as follows:

Riparian Class	Riparian Reserve Zone (m)	Riparian Management Zone (m)	Riparian Management Area (m)
S1	50	20	70
S2	30	20	50
S3	20	20	40
S4	0	30	30
S5	0	30	30
S6	0	20	20

 

(2) Despite subsection (1), if a stream has, on average, over a one km length,

(a) a channel width of 100 m or greater, and

(b) an active flood plain width of 100 m or greater

then the stream has no riparian reserve zone, but does have a riparian management zone of 100 m or the width of the active flood plain, whichever is greater.

(3) Despite subsection (1), for any stream the district manager may vary the width of the riparian reserve zone or riparian management zone referred to in that subsection.

(4) Despite subsection (2), for a stream referred to in that subsection, the district manager may

(a) require a riparian reserve zone, and

(b) specify the width of that zone.

(5) The riparian reserve zone extends the widths specified in subsection (1), (3) or (4) from the edge of the stream channel bank.

(6) The riparian management zone extends from

(a) the outer edge of the riparian reserve zone, or

(b) if there is no riparian reserve zone, the edge of the stream channel bank

to the top of the inner gorge of the stream or to the greater of

(c) the widths specified in subsection (1), (3) or (4), and

(d) the outer edge of any

(i) active flood plain, or

(ii) wetland that is less than 1 ha in size and is within the widths of the riparian management area specified in subsection (1), (3) or (4).