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Exhibit B <br />ORDINANCE Exhibit A - Page 15 of 55 <br />(11) Planting of additional trees beyond what is required in this section or <br />buffer enhancement may be required if trees have been cut without planning <br />director approval. <br />d. Weed Removal. The removal of the following invasive, nonnative and noxious weeds <br />in conjunction with a mitigation plan or buffer management plan approved by the <br />director, including revegetation with native plants. The director may require that only <br />hand tools or light equipment be used for removal. <br />(1) Invasive and noxious weeds identified in a list adopted by the city or <br />county; <br />(2) English ivy (Hedera helix); <br />(3) Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus) and evergreen blackberry (Rubus <br />laciniatus); <br />(4) Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius). <br />4. Public and private pedestrian paths and trails. Public and private pedestrian trails, including <br />interpretive signage, overlooks, and benches, may be permitted subject to the following criteria and <br />subject to approval by the director: <br />a. The trail or path is designed to minimize impacts to the critical area and its buffer. The trail is <br />located on the outer twenty-five percent of the buffer, except for areas which provide for public <br />viewpoints of the critical area or educational opportunities and which are designed to minimize <br />the footprint of the trail/path within the critical area or its buffer. Trails and paths shall not be <br />permitted when critical area functions will be substantially degraded. The width of trails shall be <br />the minimum necessary, and should not exceed five feet, unless trails are provided for shoreline <br />public access, in which case maximum trail width shall be eight feet. The trails should be one <br />hundred percent porous to the maximum extent feasible. The proposal must comply with EMC <br />19.37.190. <br />b. The trail surface meets all other requirements including all applicable water quality <br />standards. Use of pervious surfaces is encouraged. <br />c. Critical area and buffer widths shall be increased where possible, equal to the width of the <br />trail corridor, including disturbed areas. <br />d. Trails proposed to be located in landslide or erosion hazard areas shall be constructed in a <br />manner that does not increase the risk of landslide or erosion and in accordance with an <br />approved geotechnical report. <br />e. Public and quasi-public trails shall include interpretive signs identifying the critical area and <br />buffer specific to the site. <br />5. Stormwater facilities are allowed in stream and wetland buffers subject to all of the following <br />criteria: