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Exhibit B <br />ORDINANCE Exhibit A - Page 6 of 66 <br />evidenced by issuance of a valid building permit. The work authorized by such permit <br />must be completed within the term of the permits issued by the city, which includes any <br />written extensions. <br />B. Exceptions. All exceptions must be approved by the city through the review process listed in EMC <br />Title 15 prior to the exception applying. The following activities include exceptions to certain <br />requirements of this chapter; however, unless otherwise noted the exceptions listed in this section still <br />require compliance with the other requirements of this chapter, except as allowed by the exception. The <br />exception may not be exempted from other state or federal regulations or permit requirements. Any <br />damage to, or alteration of, a critical area or an associated buffer shall be restored, rehabilitated, or <br />mitigated at the expense of the property owner. <br />1. New accessory structures up to two hundred square feet. Where structures, lawns and <br />associated improvements have been legally established within a buffer area, new structures and <br />additions to existing structures up to two hundred square feet may be permitted within the <br />improved portion of the buffer as follows: <br />a. The two-hundred-square-foot limit shall include all associated improvements such as <br />walkways or other impervious areas; <br />b. The new structure or addition shall be placed within the outer fifty percent of a <br />legally altered critical area buffer; <br />c. The new structure or addition maintains a minimum setback of ten feet from the <br />critical area; <br />d. A minimum of one square foot of legally altered buffer area is restored for every one <br />square foot of new structures, lawns and associated improvements; <br />e. A critical area covenant is recorded; <br />f. A habitat assessment is completed as required by this chapter; <br />g. A fence and critical area signage are provided to identify and protect the newly <br />established buffer area; <br />h. Only one such exception per site or property is allowed; and <br />i. A critical area report may be required. <br />2. Expansion. For a legally established structure, the expansion or replacement, including any <br />expansion of a legally established accessory structure allowed does not increase the footprint of <br />the structure and all other structures by more than one thousand square feet, provided the <br />following: <br />a. The location of the expansion has the least adverse impact on the critical area;