Ordinance 2909-06 - Laserfiche WebLink

iii. Other species. If habitats of primary association are identified for other species, the Director, after consulting with the Department of Fish and Wildlife shall determine the appropriate distance from a designated Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Area which will require a habitat assessment or habitat management plan. b. Continuous vegetative corridors linking watersheds. If a development is proposed within an area that provides a continuous vegetative corridor linking watersheds, a habitat assessment is required. c. Significant biological areas. If a development is proposed within 300 feet of a significant biological area, a habitat assessment is required. C. Habitat Assessment. 1. A habitat assessment is a site investigation process to evaluate the potential presence or absence of a regulated fish or wildlife species or habitat potentially affected by a development proposal, and an assessment of the potential impacts of the proposal on any regulated species or habitat subject to these regulations. 2. A habitat assessment may be integrated into another critical area study or provided as a separate report, provided the requirements of this subsection are met. 3. The habitat assessment shall be completed by a qualified professional with expertise and experience in preparing fish and wildlife critical area reports or biological assessments. 4. The purpose of the assessment is to determine whether or not a fish or wildlife habitat conservation area identified in Section 19(A) [37.190(A)] of this chapter and any associated buffer are located on or adjacent to a proposed development, and whether the proposed development could potentially adversely impact the regulated fish or wildlife habitat area and affected species. 5. If an approved habitat assessment determines that no fish or wildlife habitat conservation areas identified in Section 19(A) [37.190(A)] of this chapter or associated buffers are present on or adjacent to the site, or that the proposal will not adversely impact those areas and/or effected species, then the fish and wildlife habitat area review will be considered complete. 6. If the habitat assessment determines that a fish or wildlife habitat conservation area identified in Section 19(A) [37.190(A)] of this chapter or associated buffers are present on or adjacent to the proposed development and that the proposal will potentially adversely impact those areas and/or effected species, a Habitat Management Plan shall be prepared. The habitat management plan must identify all actions that could be taken and which are necessary to avoid reducing the likelihood that the species will maintain and reproduce over the long term and/or actions to maintain or enhance the significant features present. c