Ordinance 2909-06 - Laserfiche WebLink

7. The Director may consult with the Department of Fish and Wildlife before accepting the habitat assessment as final, and if recommended by the Department of Fish and Wildlife may require preparation of a Habitat Management Plan. All habitat assessments submitted under the requirements of this chapter shall, at a minimum, include the following: a. The parcel number(s) of the subject property. b. A map showing the location of the site and the site address of the subject property, if one has been assigned by the City. c. The date and time when the site evaluation for the habitat assessment was conducted and the date when the habitat assessment was prepared. d. The credentials of the professional fish or wildlife biologist who prepared the habitat assessment. e. The mailing address and phone number of the property owner and the fish or wildlife biologist that prepared the habitat assessment. f. A detailed description of the project. g. A detailed description of the vegetation on and adjacent to the site. h. Identification and a detailed description of any critical fish or wildlife species or habitats, as set forth in this chapter, on or adjacent to the site and the distance of such habitats or species in relation to the site. Describe efforts to determine the status of any critical species in the project area, including information on survey methods, timing, and results of surveys for species or suitable habitat identification. i. Include any information received from biologists with special expertise on the species or habitat type, such as WDFW, Tribal, USFS, or other local, regional, federal, and university fish, wildlife and habitat biologists and plant ecologists. Include any such conversations in the habitat assessment and cite as personal communication. j. An assessment of the project's direct and indirect potential impacts and cumulative impacts on the subject habitat, including water quality impacts. k. A discussion of potential mitigation measures that would avoid or minimize temporary and permanent impacts, proposed mitigation measures, contingency measures, and monitoring plans. 1. The city may require that the applicant request a separate evaluation of the site by WDFW staff to confirm the findings of the habitat assessment. 9. The Department shall review the habitat assessment and either: a. Accept the habitat assessment as complete and include any recommended mitigation measures necessary to reduce impacts to the critical fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas or effected species as project requirements; or, b. Require preparation of a Habitat Management Plan if the habitat assessment indicates potential unmitigated adverse impacts to the critical fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas or effected species. D. Habitat Management Plan. Habitat Management Plan means an activity proposed by a public agency or private entity, and approved by the Planning Director, within an area 51