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Section 7. Ordinance 2909-06, as amended, (Zoning Code, Critical Areas), is hereby amended by the addition of the following section,to be codified as EMC 19.37.073 (Critical area reports—professional qualifications and report content): 19.37.073 Critical area reports—professional qualifications and report content A. General Requirements for all Critical Area Reports. 1. Preparation by a Qualified Professional.A critical area report shall be prepared by a qualified professional who is a certified professional scientist, a noncertified professional scientist with a minimum of five years of experience,or a professional who demonstrates sufficient expertise to the satisfaction of the planning director.The qualifications of the professional who prepared the plan shall be included in the report.The accuracy of the report shall be certified by the professional who is the principal author of the report.When a geological assessment is required, the report shall be prepared by a licensed geologist or geotechnical engineer.The director shall have the authority to hire an outside consultant at the applicant's expense to review plans when the city has concerns about the accuracy or completeness of the plan. 2. Report Content. The written report(and the accompanying plan sheets)shall contain all of the following information, at a minimum: a. The name and contact information of the applicant;the name, qualifications, and contact information for the primary author(s)of the wetland critical area report; and a description of the proposal; b. Tax parcel numbers of the subject property; c. Documentation of any fieldwork performed on the site, including delineations,function assessments, baseline hydrologic data, date and time of site evaluation,etc.; d. Identification and characterization of all critical areas and buffers on or adjacent to the proposed project area. For areas off-site of the project site,estimate conditions within three hundred feet of the project boundaries using the best available information; e. The wetland or stream rating as defined in this chapter,as applicable; f. A description of the proposed actions including an estimation of acreages of impacts to critical areas and buffers based on the field delineation; g, An assessment of the probable cumulative impacts to the critical areas and buffers resulting from the proposed development; h. A description of reasonable efforts made to apply mitigation sequencing provisions per 19.37.085 to avoid, minimize,and mitigate impacts to critical areas pursuant to the mitigation sequencing provisions of this chapter; i. A description of measures taken to protect and enhance existing habitat connections with other natural areas; L Site maps and site plans depicting delineated critical areas and buffers, impacts of the proposal on critical areas and buffers,grading and clearing limits, and other project and site- specific information as determined necessary by the director. k. Dimensions of all buffers and distances between critical areas and existing and proposed structures and lot lines. B. Minimum standards for geological assessments. A geological assessment is a site investigation process to evaluate the on-site geology affecting a subject property and contiguous properties and the extent to which geological factors may be impacted by the proposed development activity. EMC Title 19.37 (Critical Areas) Page 18