Ordinance 3676-19 - Laserfiche WebLink

v. Jetty Island. D.4— Goals and Additional Requirements. •- . - •- - e - - -, = - - - •- -• •-• - • and wildlife habitat conservation ar as through sound habitat management practices. Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas in shoreline jurisdiction archave additional regulatedions byin the shoreline master program. All other fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas are regulated by this chapter. 1. All new development and redevelopment adjacent to fish and wildlife habitat conservation ar as should consider low impact stormwater management techniques where site conditions allow as described in the city's Stormwater Management Manual. 1_ —If a development or redevelopment is proposed on or within a distance which could impact habitats of primary association, significant biological areas, and/or vegetative corridors linking watersheds, as described in this sectionTitle,the applicant shall provide a habitat assessment. In areas within the riparian habitat zone or special flood hazard area, a biological assessment is required. The biological assessment shall be prepared in accordance with Regional Guidance for Floodplain Habitat Assessment and Mitigation produced by FEMA Region 10,April 2011, or as amended. The biological assessment must demonstrate that any proposed development in the riparian habitat zone or the floodway e •- 'e- --e' - _ -, coupled with appropriate habitat conservation measures, does not adversely affect water quality,water quantity,flood volumes,flood velocities, spawning substrate, and/or floodplain refugia for listed salmonids. If the habitat assessment/biological assessment determines that the proposed development could potentially adversely impact a fish and wildlife habitat conservation area,the applicant shall provide a habitat management plan (HMP)as described in subsection GD, prepared by a wildlife biologistqualified expert for evaluation by the city, state and federal agencies.The HMP must address activities that can be taken to preserve, protect,or enhance the affected fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas.The HMP shall be based upon sound habitat management practices and be designed to achieve specific habitat objectives. If the habitat assessment finds that the proposed development could result in substantial elimination of or significant reduction in riparian corridors, existing connections between critical areas, or continuous vegetated corridors linking watersheds, the HMP must analyze alternatives and measures to maximize the maintenance of existing corridors.The city shall ask the appropriate resource agencies to review and comment on the development impacts and the provisions of the HMP. a. Distance for Habitats of Primary Association. i. Salmonids and Steelhead. When development is proposed within the distances specified below'• • _ !' - _ _• ■! e _ U! a habitat assessment shall be required. (a) within two-hundred and fifty feet of the Snohomish River or its estuary, (b) within two-hundred feet of a Type F stream including but not limited to North Creek or Swamp Creek together with tributaries with direct confluence to those streams and the associated wetlands, and marine shorelines, (c) within one-hundred and fifty feet of Lake Chaplain, (d) within two-hundred and twenty-five feet of a Type Np or Ns stream with unstable slopes within the special flood hazard area, (e) within one-hundred and fifty feet of a Type Np or Ns stream without unstable slopes within the special flood hazard area, or (a)(f) within the special flood hazard area. Planning Commission Resolution 19-04 Page 59 Critical Areas March 19, 2019