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limited to: winter ranges, migration ranges, breeding sites, nesting sites, regular large <br />concentrations, communal roosts, roosting sites, staging areas, and "priority habitats" <br />listed by the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife. <br />2. Continuous vegetative corridors linking watersheds" means areas that link larger habitat <br />blocks. The corridors can provide wildlife habitat and allow for relatively free movement <br />of animals among larger habitat blocks that would otherwise be isolated. This allows use <br />of habitat patches that are not themselves large enough to support sustainable breeding <br />populations. The corridors also allow wildlife to move from a habitat area used for one <br />activity, such as feeding, to a habitat area used for another activity, such as nesting. <br />3. Significant biological areas" means the following areas of the city: <br />a. Plant associations of infrequent occurrence; <br />b. Commercial and recreational shellfish areas; <br />c. Kelp and eelgrass beds; <br />d. Herring, sand lance, and smelt spawning areas; <br />e. State natural area preserves and natural resource conservation areas; and <br />f. Significant•biological areas of local importance: <br />i. Maulsby Swamp, <br />ii. Bomarc Bog, <br />iii. Simpson site, category I wetlands, <br />iv. Narbeck Swamp, <br />v. Jetty Island. <br />B. Goals and Additional Requirements. It is the goal of the city to preserve, protect and <br />enhance fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas through sound habitat management <br />practices. Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas in shoreline jurisdiction are regulated by <br />the shoreline master program. All other fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas are regulated <br />by this chapter. <br />1. All new development and redevelopment adjacent to fish and wildlife habitat <br />conservation areas should consider low impact stormwater management techniques <br />where site conditions allow as described in the City's Stormwater Management Manual. <br />2. If a development is proposed on or within a distance which could impact habitats of <br />primary association, significant biological areas, and/or vegetative corridors linking <br />watersheds, as described in this section, the applicant shall provide a habitat assessment. <br />If the habitat assessment determines that the proposed development could potentially <br />adversely impact a fish and wildlife habitat conservation area, the applicant shall provide <br />a habitat management plan (HMP), prepared by a qualified expert for evaluation by the <br />city, state and federal agencies. The HMP must address activities that can be taken to <br />preserve, protect, or enhance the affected fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas. The <br />HMP shall be based upon sound habitat management practices and be designed to <br />achieve specific habitat objectives. If the habitat assessment finds that the proposed <br />development could result in substantial elimination of or significant reduction in riparian <br />corridors, existing connections between critical areas, or continuous vegetated corridors <br />linking watersheds, the HMP must analyze alternatives and measures to maximize the <br />maintenance of existing corridors. The city shall ask the appropriate resource agencies to <br />review and comment on the development impacts and the provisions of the HMP. <br />22 <br />