§ 24.35.280. Critical area reports—Minor projects.

A.

A critical area report for minor projects shall be submitted for:

1.

Small scale projects with less than five thousand square feet of impervious surface that will not encroach into an important habitat area or associated buffer; and

2.

Other projects on sites containing important habitat areas where all of the proposed development would be located at least four hundred feet from all important habitat areas, as verified in the field. This does not include priority species conservation areas or intensive uses identified in TCC 24.25.220.

B.

Applicants for projects that do not qualify under this section must comply with TCC 24.35.290.

C.

The critical area report for minor projects shall contain the following information, as applicable:

1.

The applicant's name, address, and contact information;

2.

The name, contact information, and qualifications of the report's primary author;

3.

The site address and tax parcel number;

4.

A vicinity map with driving directions;

5.

A site map including:

i.

A north arrow;

ii.

Scale;

iii.

The approximate location of the important habitat area on site and an approximate delineation of the other critical areas and associated buffers on-site and within three hundred feet of the site;

iv.

Topographic contours at two-foot intervals;

v.

Existing physical features, including, but not limited to, buildings, fences and other structures, roads, parking lots, utilities, and water bodies, etc.;

vi.

Property lines, rights-of-way, and easements; and

vii.

The location of the proposed activity or use, including proposed structures, grading and clearing limits, and any other site development and modifications.

6.

Text outlining, as applicable:

i.

Site acreage and general site characteristics; and

ii.

A description of the proposal.

D.

Based on the quality and detail of information provided, the site's complexity or the use's potential to impact important habitat areas or associated buffers, the approval authority may require additional information listed in TCC 24.35.290 as necessary to make a decision regarding the proposal.

(Ord. No. 14773, § 3(Att. B), 7-24-2012)