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<br /> <br />Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program <br />Chapter 5 57 <br />March 7, 2016 <br />Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners Shoreline Master Program Adopting Ordinance <br />Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program Exhibit A | March 2016 | Page 57 of 339 <br />cost of the mitigation to ensure the mitigation is carried out successfully. The <br />bond/surety shall be refunded to the applicant/proponent upon completion of the <br />mitigation activity and any required monitoring. <br /> <br />3. Compensatory mitigation plans shall be prepared by qualified professionals with <br />education, training, and experience in the applicable field: <br />a. Wetland mitigation plans shall be prepared by a qualified professional who is <br />educated/trained in wetland biology or a closely related field, and has <br />demonstrated experience in mitigation plan design, implementation, and <br />monitoring. The overall goal of any such mitigation plan shall be no net loss of <br />wetland functions, acreage, and values. <br />b. Mitigation plans for impacts to aquatic and wildlife habitat conservation areas, <br />including habitat management plans, shall be prepared by a qualified <br />professional with education/training in wildlife biology or a closely related field, <br />and professional experience in habitat mitigation design, implementation, and <br />monitoring. Where this plan is required for the protection of eagle habitat, the <br />eagle habitat management plan shall normally be prepared by the Washington <br />State Department of Fish and Wildlife, as required under the Bald Eagle <br />Management Rules. The W ashington State Department of Fish and Wildlife <br />Priority Habitat and Species Management Recommendations, dated May 1991, <br />or as thereafter amended, or equivalent federal recommendations, shall serve as <br />guidance for preparing mitigation plans to protect wildlife habitat conservation <br />areas. <br />c. Mitigation plans for geologically hazardous areas shall be prepared by a qualified <br />professional who is either a geologist or a geotechnical engineer, or a civil <br />engineer licensed in the state of Washington, who is knowledgeable of regional <br />geologic conditions and who has professional experience in landslide and <br />erosion hazard evaluation, mitigation plan design, implementation, and <br />monitoring. <br />d. Mitigation plans for development within frequently flooded areas shall be <br />prepared by a civil engineer licensed in the state of Washington and familiar with <br />hydrology, hydraulics, and fluvial geomorphology. <br /> <br />4. Mitigation banking and in-lieu fee (ILF) mitigation: The County may approve <br />mitigation banking and/or in-lieu fee mitigation as a form of compensatory mitigation <br />for wetland and habitat conservation area impacts when the provisions of this <br />Program require mitigation and when the use of a bank/ILF Program will provide <br />equivalent or greater replacement of critical area functions and values when <br />compared to conventional permittee responsible mitigation. Banks and ILF <br />programs shall only be used when it can be demonstrated that they provide <br />significant ecological benefits including long-term conservation of critical areas, <br />important species, habitats and/or habitat linkages, and when they are documented <br />to provide a viable alternative to the piecemeal mitigation for individual project <br />impacts to achieve ecosystem-based conservation goals. Banks and ILF programs