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Exhibit B <br />ORDINANCE Exhibit A - Page 29 of 55 <br />a. Accept the geological assessment; or <br />b. Reject the geological assessment and require revisions or additional information. <br />2. When the geological assessment has been accepted, the department shall issue a decision <br />on the land use permit application as provided for in EMC Title 15, Local Project Review <br />Procedures. <br />3. A geological assessment for a specific site may be valid for a period of up to five years when <br />the proposed land use activity and site conditions affecting the site are unchanged. However, if <br />any surface and subsurface conditions associated with the site change during that five-year <br />period or if there is new information about a geological hazard, the applicant may be required to <br />submit an amendment to the geological assessment. <br />19.37.085 WETLAND AND STREAM PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION GOALS—MITIGATION <br />SEQUENCING. <br />A. Preservation and Protection Goals. It is the short-term goal of this chapter that there be no net loss <br />of the functions and values of all critical areas regulated by this chapter. An additional goal is no net loss <br />of wetland acreage. The long-term goal is a net gain in functions and values. To realize critical area <br />preservation goals, the city will require the following methods of impact mitigation in order of <br />preference: <br />1. Avoid impact altogether by not taking a certain action or parts of an action; <br />2. Minimize impact by limiting the degree or magnitude of the action and its implementation <br />by using appropriate technology, or by taking affirmative steps to avoid or reduce impact; <br />3. Rectify the impact by repairing, rehabilitating or restoring the affected critical areas; <br />4. Reduce or eliminate the impact over time by prevention and maintenance operations during <br />the life of the actions; <br />5. Compensate for the impact by replacing, enhancing, or providing substitute wetland areas <br />and environments; <br />6. Monitor the impact and take appropriate corrective measures. <br />Where impacts cannot be avoided, the applicant shall seek to implement other appropriate mitigation <br />actions. <br />19.37.090 WETLAND DESIGNATION, DELINEATION, MAPPING AND RATING—LAKES. <br />A. Wetland Delineation. Identification of wetlands and delineation of their boundaries pursuant to this <br />chapter shall be done in accordance with the approved federal wetland delineation manual and <br />applicable regional supplements. All areas within the city meeting the wetland designation criteria in <br />that procedure are hereby designated critical areas and are subject to the provisions of this chapter. <br />B. The approximate location and extent of known or suspected wetlands are shown on the city’s critical <br />area maps. These maps shall be used as a guide for the city, applicants and/or property owners, and