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ORDINANCE Page 7 of 19 <br />“Erosion hazard areas” means those areas of the city with slopes of twenty-five percent and <br />greater in Qva and Qal geologic units; exposed slopes of greater than twenty-five percent in <br />other geologic units; and drainage areas which receive stormwater discharge. Erosion hazard <br />areas include areas likely to become unstable, such as bluffs, steep slopes, and areas with <br />unconsolidated soils. <br />“Establishment” See Creation <br />“Exotic” means any species of plant or animal that is nonnative to the subject lot or area. <br />"Fish habitat" or "habitat that supports fish life" means habitat, which is used by fish life at any <br />life stage at any time of the year including potential habitat likely to be used by fish life, which <br />could reasonably be recovered by restoration or management and includes off-channel habitat. <br />“Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas” means an area of habitat that is necessary and <br />suitable for maintaining individual species, species diversity, or biological diversity. Fish and <br />wildlife habitat conservation areas include: <br />1. Habitats of primary association; <br />2. Streams/riparian corridors; <br />3. Continuous vegetative corridors linking watersheds; <br />4. Significant biological areas listed by the city; and <br />5. Lakes. <br />A. Areas where endangered, threatened, and sensitive species have a primary <br />association; <br />B. Habitats and species of local importance, as determined locally; <br />C. Commercial and recreational shellfish areas; <br />D. Kelp and eelgrass beds; herring, smelt, and other forage fish spawning areas; <br />E. Naturally occurring ponds under 20 acres and their submerged aquatic beds that <br />provide fish or wildlife habitat; <br />F. Waters of the state, as defined in RCW 90.48.020; <br />G. Lakes, ponds, streams, and rivers planted with game fish by a governmental or tribal <br />entity; and <br />H. State natural area preserves, natural resource conservation areas, and state wildlife <br />areas <br />I. Significant biological areas listed by the city