Use this checklist as a guide to a complete application.

The owner must provide a signed letter of authorization for the applicant in the event of the applicant is not the property owner.

A signed and notarized Right of Entry Agreement is required to allow access to the property by County Staff.

The site plan must be drawn to scale, no smaller than 1-inch = 200-feet and should include: harvest boundaries and tree retention areas, the approximate location of existing structures, the location of all existing and proposed streets, the rights-of-way and easements, skid roads, haul roads, the location of future development (buildings, drainfield, well), 40-foot contours, critical areas and associated buffers, drainage ways and culverts, the location of all landings, and a north arrow.

The site must be posted with a sign obtained from the Pierce County Planning and Land Services Department. The sign and declaration form will be mailed to you after you submit a complete application and fees are paid.

A completed and signed COHP Forest Practices Permit application form is required.

You must include a Written Narrative description of: The objectives of the timber harvest (ex. Thin, log for future development); the relationship of harvest to future development; the built and natural features on the parcel; the harvest method (ground, cable, animal); and the expected dates of commencement and completion.