Forest Use

A minimum of 20 acres required.

• Exception: Timber less than 20 acres which meet the forestry standards may qualify only as a rider to another qualifying use, such as agriculture/horticulture.
• A parcel with a total of 20 acres including a home site and a pond will not qualify

The land must be growing a well distributed, commercial forest crop that is physically accessible for harvesting when mature, and is to compose at least 40% stocking. This includes land that has been recently cleared and is being regenerated into a new forest. (See SLEAC Manual pp 22-23)

Exception: Land which is incapable of growing commercial quality timber due to

• location, soil conditions or other conditions which prohibit timber growth (such as steep outcrops of rock, shallow soil on steep mountain sides, excessive steepness, heavily eroded areas, coastal beach sand, tidal marsh...) shall qualify as non-productive forest land.
• If the timber is fenced in and livestock are allowed to graze ( used in addition to other pasture land), then agriculture values would be applied.