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Exhibit B <br />ORDINANCE Exhibit A - Page 45 of 55 <br />(3) There shall be no impact to local ground water; <br />(4) There shall be no increase in water velocity; <br />(5) There is no interbasin transfer of water; <br />(6) The relocation shall occur on site and shall not result in additional <br />encumbrances on neighboring properties unless necessary easements and <br />waivers are obtained from affected property owners; <br />(7) The relocation maintains or enhances existing connections to other critical <br />areas and priority habitats. <br />c. Stream Crossings. Stream crossings are regulated by the Washington State <br />Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Stream crossings shall only be permitted as <br />provided by EMC 19.37.050 or to provide access to a lot or a substantial portion of a lot <br />when no other feasible means of access exists. Use of common access points shall be <br />required for abutting lots which have no other feasible means of access. Alteration for <br />the purpose of providing access shall be limited to the minimum number of stream <br />crossings required to permit reasonable access. Bridging may be required when <br />necessary to protect significant stream functions. If a culvert is allowed, the design and <br />installation must be approved by WDFW. <br />4. Watershed Management Plans. The city shall not allow relocation or alteration of any Type F <br />stream located within an area where an adopted watershed management plan does not allow <br />for stream alteration or relocation, except when allowed by EMC 19.37.050, or to allow access <br />to a lot or substantial portion of a lot when no other feasible means of access exists. <br />B. Compensating for Stream Impacts. Stream system and buffer alteration, when allowed by this <br />chapter, shall be subject to the following requirements: <br />1. Each activity/use shall be designed so as to minimize overall stream system or buffer <br />alteration to the greatest extent possible. <br />2. Construction techniques and field marking of areas to be disturbed shall be approved by the <br />city prior to site disturbance to ensure minimal encroachment. <br />3. A mitigation plan shall be prepared in accordance with this section. <br />4. The city may require the applicant to rehabilitate a stream system and its buffer area by <br />removing harmful debris, sediment, nonnative vegetation, or other material detrimental to the <br />area, by replanting disturbed vegetation, by removing tightlined or culverted portions of a <br />stream from pipes/culverts, or by other means deemed appropriate by the city. Rehabilitation <br />or restoration may be required at any time that a condition detrimental to stream functions <br />exists. <br />5. In approving alteration or relocation of a stream system or its buffer, the city may require <br />that an area larger than the altered portion of the stream and its buffer be provided as