Ordinance 2909-06 - Laserfiche WebLink

addition to the requirements of Section 10 (37.100) of this chapter. A detailed mitigation plan shall be approved by the city prior to any development activity occurring on a lot upon which wetland or wetland buffer alteration, restoration, creation or enhancement is proposed. The mitigation plan shall be prepared by a qualified professional who is a certified Professional Wetland Scientist, a noncertified professional wetland scientist with a minimum of five (5) years of experience in the field of wetland science, or a professional who demonstrates expertise in wetland science to the satisfaction of the planning director. The qualifications of the professional who prepared the plan shall be included in the mitigation plan. The director shall have the authority to hire an outside consultant at the applicant's expense to review plans when the City has concerns about the accuracy or completeness of the plan. The plan shall use accepted methodologies and include information as required by the planning director's administrative guidelines, and shall: 1. Include a baseline study that quantifies the existing wetland and buffer functions, functions that will be lost, and the functions after mitigation; 2. Specify how functions will be preserved or replaced; 3. Specify how impacts will be avoided, minimized or compensated for; 4. Assess the potential changes in wetland hydroperiod from the proposed project and identify how the project design will mitigate adverse impacts to the wetland hydroperiod; 5. Describe the future vegetation community types for monitoring years, including dominant vegetation expected. Plants shall be native species, commercially available or available from local sources, high in food and cover value for fish and wildlife, and mostly perennial; 6. Specify when mitigation will occur relative to project construction and to the requirements of permits issued by other agencies; 7. Include measurable criteria for evaluating whether the performance goals of the mitigation proposal have been met, and include provisions for maintenance and monitoring the mitigated area on a long-term basis to determine whether the plan was successful; 8. Include a contingency plan specifying what corrective actions will be taken to achieve performance goals should the mitigation not be successful; and 9. Include provisions for an assurance device as provided by Chapter 40 of this title to ensure that work is completed in accordance with the mitigation plan, that maintenance and monitoring occurs on a regular basis, and that restoration or rehabilitation is performed in accordance with the contingency plan if mitigation failure results within five years of implementation. The construction performance guarantees shall not be released until the applicant's qualified professional and the planning director sign off to 33