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Exhibit B <br />ORDINANCE Exhibit A - Page 38 of 66 <br /> <br />Table 37.3: Reduced Wetland Buffers When Impact Minimization Measures are Implemented and a <br />Habitat Corridor is Provided <br />WETLAND <br />CATEGORY WETLAND TYPE <br />HABITAT FUNCTION SCORES <br />3-5 <br />(Habitat <br />Corridor Not <br />Required) <br />6-7 8-9 <br />BUFFER WIDTHS (in feet) <br />I All including forested except <br />those listed below <br />75 110 225 <br />I Bogs 190 225 <br />I Estuarine 150 <br />II All except estuarine 75 110 225 <br />II Estuarine 110 <br />III 60 110 225 <br />IV 40 <br />4. Habitat Corridors. When feasible, wetlands that score six points or more for habitat function <br />can use the buffers in Table 37.3 provided all of the below criteria are met. Presence or absence <br />of a nearby habitat corridor must be confirmed by a qualified professional. For wetlands that are <br />unable to provide habitat corridors or that score five or fewer habitat points, only the measures <br />in Table 37.4 are required. <br />a. A relatively undisturbed vegetation corridor at least 100 feet wide is protected <br />between the wetland and: <br />i. A legally protected, relatively undisturbed and vegetated area (e.g. <br />Priority Habitats, compensatory mitigation sites, wildlife areas/refuges, <br />county and state parks where they have management plans with <br />identified areas designated as Natural, Natural Forest, or Natural Area <br />Preserve), or <br />ii. An area that is the site of a Watershed Project, identified within, and <br />fully consistent with, a Watershed Plan as defined by RCW 89-08-460, or <br />iii. An area where development is prohibited according to the provisions of <br />the City’s Shoreline Master Program, or <br />iv. An area with equivalent habitat quality that has conservation status in <br />perpetuity, in consultation with WDFW. <br />b. The corridor is permanently protected for the entire distance between the <br />wetland and the shoreline or legally protected area by a conservation <br />easement, deed restriction, or other legal site protection mechanisms. <br />c. Presence or absence of the shoreline or Priority Habitat must be confirmed by <br />a qualified professional and the planning director.