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<br /> <br />Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program <br />Chapter 5 68 <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 68 of 339 <br />buffer is proposed as mitigation, a higher mitigation ratio may be required. For <br />any proposed wetland buffer activities, the applicant must show that the functions <br />and values of the altered wetland buffer will be fully replaced by the proposed <br />mitigation. The Administrator may increase the buffer mitigation ratios under the <br />following circumstances: <br />i. The replacement ratio needed to recover the lost functions and values of <br />buffer area is greater than 1:1 based upon the existing type of vegetative <br />cover of either the impact site or the proposed mitigation site. <br />ii. Uncertainty exists as to the probable success of the proposed restoration or <br />creation; <br />iii. A significant period of time will elapse between impact and replication of <br />wetland functions. <br /> <br />11. Compensatory wetland mitigation plans shall be consistent with “Wetland Mitigation <br />in Washington State, part 1 Agency Policies and Guidance (Ecology Publication # <br />06-06-011a) and Wetland Mitigation in Washington State Part 2: Guidelines for <br />Developing Freshwater Mitigation Plans and Proposals” (Ecology Publication # 06- <br />06-011b), or as revised. <br /> <br />J. Regulations—aquatic habitat conservation area designation and mapping <br /> <br />1. Designation and classification: Aquatic habitat conservation areas include: <br />a. Those streams and lakes which meet the criteria for Type S, F, Np, and Ns <br />waters, as defined in the water type classifications in the forest practices rules in <br />WAC 222-16-030. Type S waters are synonymous with shorelines of the state. <br />b. Areas with which federally and/or state-listed endangered, threatened, or <br />sensitive aquatic species have a primary association; <br />c. State priority aquatic habitats and areas associated with state priority aquatic <br />species; <br />d. Naturally occurring ponds under twenty (20) acres in size; and <br />e. Naturally occurring lakes over twenty (20) acres and other waters of the state, <br />including waters planted with game fish by a government or tribal entity. <br /> <br />2. Mapping: The approximate location and extent of aquatic habitat conservation areas <br />are shown on the County’s critical area maps. These maps are to be used as a <br />guide and do not provide definitive information about aquatic habitat conservation <br />area size or presence. Other aquatic habitat conservation areas may exist that do <br />not appear on the maps. The County shall update the maps as new aquatic habitat <br />conservation areas are identified and as new information becomes available. <br /> <br />K. Regulations—aquatic habitat conservation area buffers <br /> <br />1. Buffer widths: Buffers shall be established and maintained to protect regulated <br />aquatic habitat conservation areas as shown in Table 5.2-3 below. These stream