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iii. The mitigation actions are conducted in advance of the impact and have been shown to <br /> be successful. <br /> c. In lieu of the ratios described above, mitigation ratios may be calculated in one of the <br /> following ways: <br /> i. using the method in Calculating Credits and Debits for Compensatory Mitigation in <br /> Wetlands of Western Washington: Final Report, March 2012. Washington State <br /> Department of Ecology Publication No. 10-06-011,or as amended. <br /> ii. For properties designated "Urban Mixed-Use Industrial" in the City's Shoreline Master <br /> Program,the applicant shall use the Snohomish Estuary Wetland Integration Plan (SEWIP, <br /> 1997)and Salmon Overlay(2001)for projects that include wetland compensation. Per <br /> Table 37.4, mitigation ratios for estuarine wetlands shall be determined on a case-by-case <br /> basis. <br /> d. In no case shall the mitigation acreage be less than that which is altered. <br /> 6. When wetland compensation is allowed,the city may require that the wetland compensation be <br /> completed and functioning prior to allowing the existing wetland to be filled or altered. For <br /> category I wetlands,the city shall require the relocated wetland area to be completed and <br /> functioning prior to allowing the existing wetland to be altered. <br /> 7. The city may limit certain development activities near a wetland to specific months in order to <br /> minimize impacts on wetland functions. <br /> 8. The city may apply additional conditions or restrictions or require specific construction <br /> techniques in order to minimize impacts on wetland functions. <br /> 9. Wetland compensation shall not occur in areas having high-quality terrestrial habitat. <br /> 10. When wetland compensation is allowed, mitigation areas shall be located to preserve or achieve <br /> contiguous wildlife habitat corridors to minimize the isolation and fragmenting effects of <br /> development on habitat areas. <br /> 11. When wetland creation is proposed, all required buffers for the creation site shall be located on <br /> the proposed creation site,except where mitigation banking is used to purchase buffer credits. <br /> Properties adjacent to or abutting wetland creation projects shall not be responsible for <br /> providing any additional buffer requirements. <br /> 12. Wetland mitigation banks arc sites where wetlands are restored, created,enhanced, or in <br /> .. _- -- - - - - •-• - - • . <br /> - _ .•_ •- - _ - . - .5 of this section as a guide.The amount of credit will be <br /> EMC Title 19.37 (Critical Areas) Page 40 <br />