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Exhibit B <br />ORDINANCE Exhibit A - Page 37 of 55 <br />b. Decreased Mitigation Ratios. The city may decrease these ratios under the following <br />circumstances: <br />(1) Documentation by a qualified wetland specialist demonstrates that the <br />proposed mitigation actions have a very high likelihood of success. <br />(2) Documentation by a qualified wetland specialist demonstrates that the <br />proposed mitigation actions will provide significantly greater functions than the <br />wetland being impacted. <br />(3) The mitigation actions are conducted in advance of the impact and have <br />been shown to be successful. <br />c. In lieu of the ratios described above, mitigation ratios may be calculated in one of <br />the following ways: <br />(1) Using the method in Calculating Credits and Debits for Compensatory <br />Mitigation in Wetlands of Western Washington: Final Report, March 2012, <br />Washington State Department of Ecology Publication No. 10-06-011, or as <br />amended. <br />(2) For properties designated “urban mixed-use industrial” in the city’s <br />shoreline master program, the applicant shall use the Snohomish Estuary <br />Wetland Integration Plan (SEWIP, 1997) and Salmon Overlay (2001) for projects <br />that include wetland compensation. Per Table 37.4, mitigation ratios for <br />estuarine wetlands shall be determined on a case-by-case basis. <br />d. In no case shall the mitigation acreage be less than that which is altered. <br />6. When wetland compensation is allowed, the city may require that the wetland <br />compensation be completed and functioning prior to allowing the existing wetland to be filled <br />or altered. For category I wetlands, the city shall require the relocated wetland area to be <br />completed and functioning prior to allowing the existing wetland to be altered. <br />7. The city may limit certain development activities near a wetland to specific months in order <br />to minimize impacts on wetland functions. <br />8. The city may apply additional conditions or restrictions or require specific construction <br />techniques in order to minimize impacts on wetland functions. <br />9. Wetland compensation shall not occur in areas having high-quality terrestrial habitat. <br />10. When wetland compensation is allowed, mitigation areas shall be located to preserve or <br />achieve contiguous wildlife habitat corridors to minimize the isolation and fragmenting effects <br />of development on habitat areas. <br />11. When wetland creation is proposed, all required buffers for the creation site shall be <br />located on the proposed creation site, except where mitigation banking is used to purchase