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Exhibit B <br />ORDINANCE Exhibit A - Page 48 of 66 <br /> i. Using the Credit-Debit Method developed by the Department of Ecology in <br />Calculating Credits and Debits for Compensatory Mitigation in Wetlands of <br />[Western Washington (Ecology Publication # 10-06-011), or as amended. <br /> ii. For properties designated “urban mixed-use industrial” in the city’s shoreline <br />master program, the applicant shall use the Snohomish Estuary Wetland <br />Integration Plan (SEWIP, 1997) and Salmon Overlay (2001) for projects that <br />include wetland compensatory mitigation. Per Table 37.4, mitigation ratios for <br />estuarine wetlands shall be determined on a case-by-case basis. <br /> b. In no case shall the mitigation acreage be less than that which is altered. <br />19.37.360 WETLANDS - APPROACHES TO COMPENSATORY MITIGATION <br />A. Wetland mitigation banks. For any wetland mitigation bank certified under Chapter 173-700 WAC, <br />credits from a wetland mitigation bank may be used to compensate for impacts located within the <br />service area specified in the mitigation bank instrument when all of the following are met: <br />1. The director determines that the wetland mitigation bank provides appropriate compensatory <br />mitigation for the authorized impacts. <br />2. The proposed use of credits is consistent with the terms and conditions of the mitigation bank <br />instrument. <br />3. Mitigation ratios are consistent with the mitigation bank instrument. <br />B. In-Lieu Fee Mitigation. Credits from an approved in-lieu fee program may be used when all the <br />following apply: <br />1. The planning director determines that it would provide appropriate compensation for the <br />proposed impacts. <br />2. The proposed use of credits is consistent with the terms and conditions of the approved ILF <br />program instrument. <br />3. Projects using ILF credits shall have debits associated with the proposed impacts calculated by <br />the applicant’s qualified wetland professional using the credit assessment method specified in <br />the approved instrument for the ILF program. <br />4. The impacts are located within the service area specified in the approved in-lieu fee <br />instrument. <br />C. Permittee-responsible, advance mitigation. Advance mitigation is a form of permittee-responsible <br />mitigation implemented before a permitted impact takes place. It is designed to compensate for impacts <br />expected to occur in the future. The applicant proposing the advance mitigation is the only one who can <br />use the credits generated. Credits cannot be sold or transferred to another applicant. Advance <br />mitigation proposals should be developed in accordance with state and federal rules and guidance on <br />advance mitigation (Interagency Regulatory Guide: Advance Permittee-Responsible Mitigation, Ecology