(A) When approved impacts to any identified significant natural resource occurs, mitigation will be required. For impacts to significant wetlands, the standards and criteria of this section shall apply.
(B) For impacts to riparian corridors, the standards and criteria of this section shall apply.
(1) When mitigation for impacts to a significant wetland is proposed, the mitigation plan shall comply with all State Division of State Lands and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wetland regulations. The city may approve a development, but shall not issue a building permit until all applicable state and federal wetland permit approvals have been granted and copies of those approvals have been submitted to the city.
(2) When mitigation for impacts to a non-wetland riparian area is proposed, a mitigation plan prepared by a qualified professional shall be submitted to the review authority. The mitigation plan shall meet the following criteria:
(a) Mitigation for negative impacts to a riparian corridor shall follow all of the requirements of Clean Water Services - Design and Construction Standards - Resolution and Order 00-7;
(b) Mitigation shall occur on-site and as close to the impact area as possible. If this is not feasible, mitigation shall occur within the same drainage basin as the impact; and
(c) All vegetation planted within the mitigation area shall be native to the region. Species to be planted in the mitigation area shall replace those impacted by the development activity.
(Prior Code, § 16.75.030)