When required, a mitigation plan for fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas shall meet the following requirements:
(1)
The plan shall contain sufficient information to demonstrate that the proposed activities are logistically feasible, constructible, ecologically sustainable, and likely to succeed. Specific information to be provided in the plan shall include:
(a)
Basic Requirements. The plan shall include the name and contact information of the applicant; the name, qualifications, and contact information of the primary author(s); a description of the proposal; a summary of the impacts and proposed compensation concept; identification of all related permit(s) required for the project; and a vicinity map for the proposal.
(b)
Project Description. A project description that includes:
(i)
Existing Conditions. An explanation of the existing habitat and buffer areas proposed to be altered including items such as acreage (or square footage), vegetation, soils, landscape position, surrounding land uses, and functions.
(ii)
Plan Goals. Overall goals for the plan, including future habitat function, value, and acreage.
(iii)
Mitigation Sequencing. A description of how the project design has been modified to avoid, minimize, rectify, reduce, or compensate for adverse impacts to fish and wildlife habitat.
(iv)
Type and Location of Mitigation Activities. A narrative that describes the nature of mitigation activities applicable to the proposal including:
(A)
Site Treatment. A description of measures that are proposed to protect existing habitat areas on the site including native vegetation retention, planting, invasive species removal, placement of erosion and sediment control devices, and other best management practices. Approaches outlined in the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Integrated Streambank Protection Guidelines, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Priority Habitats and Species Management Recommendations (as revised) and other applicable best available science documents shall be used.
(B)
Buffers. A description of the appropriateness of the buffer widths to protect the habitat functions into perpetuity.
(C)
Impacts to Ecological Functions. A description of the habitat functions and values that the proposed alteration will affect and the specific ecological functions and values that the proposed mitigation area(s) will provide, together with a description of the recommended mitigation ratios and an assessment of the factors that may affect the success of the mitigation program.
(D)
Expected Future Conditions. Conditions expected from the proposed actions on site, including future habitat features, and vegetation community types by dominant species.
(E)
Performance Standards. Specific measurable performance standards that the proposed mitigation action(s) will achieve, together with a description of how the mitigation action(s) will be evaluated and monitored to determine if the performance standards are being met; and an identification of potential courses of action, and any corrective measures to be taken if the monitoring or evaluation indicates that the project performance standards are not being met. The performance standards shall be tied to and directly related to the mitigation goals and objectives.
(F)
Cost estimates for the installation of the mitigation program, monitoring, and potential corrective actions if project performance standards are not being met.
(c)
Scaled Drawings for the Project. Scaled drawings of the activities proposed including, but not limited to:
(i)
The location of the habitat area and its buffer.
(ii)
Extent of clearing, grading, excavation, and construction impacts.
(iii)
Existing habitat features and proposed alterations.
(iv)
Proposed planting, invasive plant management, installation of habitat structures, irrigation, and other site treatments associated with the development and the proposed mitigation action(s).
(Ord. 1284 § 4, 2018; Ord. 1370 (Exh. B), 2025)