Ordinance 3457-15 - Laserfiche WebLink

modification as provided in this chapter. This section lists the activities which are exempt from the regulations of this chapter, the exceptions which may be granted to the requirements of this chapter, and the administrative modifications which can be granted to other requirements of this title of the city code. All activities or developments which are exempted, excepted, or granted modifications shall use reasonable methods to avoid and minimize potential impacts to critical areas, including use of any applicable best management practices. Such activities or developments which are exempted, excepted, or granted modifications shall not be exempt from other laws or permit requirements which may be applicable. A. Exemptions. The following are exemptions to the provisions of this chapter; however, the exemptions listed in this section may not be exempted from other state or federal regulations or permit requirements. Any incidental damage to, or alteration of, a critical area that is not a necessary outcome of the exempted activity shall be restored, rehabilitated, or replaced at the expense of the property owner. 7. Wetland Size Exemptions. The following wetlands are exempt from compliance with the mitigation sequencing provisions in Section 37.120.A of this chapter: a. Category I, II, III, and IV wetlands less than one thousand square feet in area that meet all of the following criteria: i. The wetland is not associated with a riparian corridor; ii. The wetland is not part of a wetland mosaic; and iii. The wetland does not contain habitat identified as essential for local populations of priority species identified by the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife. b. Category III and IV wetlands between one thousand square feet and four thousand square feet in area that meet all of the following criteria: i. The wetland is not associated with a riparian corridor; ii. The wetland is not part of a wetland mosaic; iii. The wetland does not contain habitat identified as essential for local populations of priority species identified by the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife; and iv. The wetland scores less than twenty points for habitat in the 2004 Western Washington Wetland Rating System. Mitigation must be provided for any approved impacts per Section 37.120.0 through F or payment of a mitigation fee to the city. Payment of a mitigation fee is allowed subject to the city establishing a program to mitigate cumulative impacts of wetland losses by acquiring wetlands, acquiring conservation easements which will protect wetlands, establishing wetland mitigation banks or purchasing mitigation credits in established wetland mitigation banks, or creating wetlands. The program must establish a mitigation fee schedule for exempt wetlands. Mitigation fees shall be paid to the city prior to the issuance of permits authorizing wetland alteration. is hereby amended to read as follows: Exemptions — Exceptions - Modifications