§ 24.35.290. Requirements for critical area reports.

Applicants for projects that do not qualify for a critical area report—minor projects shall submit a report and accompanying plan/data sheets containing, at a minimum, the relevant information specified in this section.

A.

Maps. The report shall contain a vicinity map with detailed driving instructions to the subject site and site map setting forth the following, as applicable:

1.

A north arrow and scale.

2.

The location of important habitat areas and any marine or riparian management zones on-site, the point location of an important species within six hundred feet of the development proposal site, and other critical areas that extend onto the property proposed for development and within three hundred feet of the project area. The important habitat areas and any established and proposed buffers shall be staked and flagged in the field. A professional land surveyor shall survey the boundary of the important habitat area or, if applicable, associated buffer after the approval authority has determined that it is located correctly. The habitat area and management zone delineations shall be submitted to the approval authority in a format acceptable to the resource stewardship department.

3.

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

4.

Topographic contours at two-foot intervals.

5.

Patterns of surface water movement and, if relevant (e.g., for streams, lakes, ponds, Puget Sound, and riparian habitats), known subsurface water movement into, through, and out of the site.

6.

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

7.

A depiction of the proposed activity or use and other proposed modifications to the site including the grading and clearing limits and proposed stormwater management facilities.

B.

The important habitat area, associated buffer, and any management zone boundary shall be identified on all grading, landscaping, site, utility or other development plans submitted for the project.

C.

Text. The report shall contain the following information, as applicable:

1.

The applicant's name and contact information;

2.

The name, contact information, and qualifications for the primary report author(s);

3.

The site address and tax parcel number;

4.

A description of the proposal;

5.

Identification of all the local, state, and federal permit(s) required for the project;

6.

Assessment of existing conditions including, as relevant, vegetative types and complexity, hydrology, soil conditions, general site conditions, acreage and identification and characterization of the important wildlife habitat and any other critical areas on-site;

7.

If a stream, Puget Sound, pond or lake is affected, a hydrological analysis, including existing surface and known significant sub-surface flows into and out of the important habitat area;

8.

Identification of the important habitat area's functions and documentation of fieldwork and literature reviewed pertaining to functional assessments;

9.

An analysis of site development alternatives and a discussion of measures proposed to avoid impacts and preserve the important habitat area/buffer and associated functions; and

10.

A description of the nature and extent of the proposed use or activity's potential direct or indirect impacts to the important habitat area and associated buffer, including a description of impacted vegetation, hydrology, soil conditions, and other relevant factors.

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