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"Wetlands, regulated" means those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at prevalence of vegetation adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Regulated wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, ponds, bogs and similar ar as. Regulated wetlands do not include those and drainage ditches,grass lined swales,canals,detention facilities, wastewater treatment facilities, farm ponds, and landscape amenities, or those wetlands cr ated after July 1, 1990,that were unintentionally created as a result of the construction of a road, street,or highway. Wetlands created as mitigation and wetlands modified for approved land use activities shall be considered as regulated wetlands. For identifying and dclin ating regulated wetlands, the city shall use the Washington State Wetland Identification and Delineation Manual. "Wetlands, riparian" means those wetlands that generally occur within a riparian corridor that is that arc not hydrologically affected by water in a nearby str am are not riparian wetlands. However, wetlands on a hillside may be riparian wetlands if adjacent to a stream that flows down the hillside. "Wetlands, scrub shrub" means a regulated wetland that does not qualify as a forested wetland with at least thirty percent of its surface arca covered by woody vegetation less than twenty feet in height as the uppermost strata. Section 36. Section 4 of Ordinance 1671-89, as amended (Zoning, Zoning code definitions,floodplain overlay zone definitions, EMC 19.04.030), is amended as follows: 19.04.030 Floodplain overlay zone definitions. Following are the floodplain overlay zone definitions pertaining to Chapter 19.30 of this title, as amended, and unless expressly provided otherwise,to all other provisions of this title that are governed by Chapter 19.30. "Shoreline permit" means a permit issued by the city for development adjacent to water bodies per Chapter 90.58 RCW and Chapter 173-14 WAC and the Shoreline Master Program.The floodplain areas arc included in the jurisdiction of the shoreline permit. However, not all development needs a shoreline permit. See the definition of"floodplain development permit." Section 37. Section 4 of Ordinance 1671-89, as amended (Zoning, Zoning code definitions, EMC 19.04) is amended to add the following new section, to be codified as EMC 19.04.040: 19.04.040 Critical areas definitions. This section defines specific terms to be applied where used in Chapter 19.37 of this title. "Alteration" means any human-induced action which impacts the existing condition of a critical area. Alterations include but are not limited to grading; filling; dredging; draining; channelizing; cutting, pruning, limbing or topping, clearing, relocating or removing vegetation; applying herbicides or pesticides or any hazardous or toxic substance; discharging pollutants; grazing domestic animals; paving, EMC Title 19.37 (Critical Areas) Page 71