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<br /> <br />Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program <br />Chapter 5 72 <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 72 of 339 <br />M. Regulations—wildlife habitat conservation areas designation, classification, <br />mapping, and surveying <br /> <br />1. Designation: Wildlife habitat conservation areas shall include the following: <br />a. Areas where federal and/or state listed endangered, threatened, and sensitive <br />species have a primary association. This includes locations of nests, rookeries, <br />or other breeding areas of species of concern recognized by local, state, and <br />federal public agencies having jurisdiction over such species; and <br />b. State priority wildlife habitats and areas associated with state priority wildlife <br />species; and <br />c. Other state-identified priority habitats, including Aspen stands, biodiversity areas <br />and corridors, old-growth/mature forest, Oregon white oak woodlands, and <br />shrub-steppe. <br /> <br />2. Mapping: The approximate location and extent of wildlife habitat conservation areas <br />are shown on the County’s critical areas maps. These maps are to be used as a <br />guide and do not provide definitive information about wildlife habitat conservation <br />area size or presence. The County shall update the maps as new wildlife habitat <br />conservation areas are identified and as new information becomes available. <br />3. Habitat boundary survey: If the Administrator determines that a wildlife habitat <br />conservation area may be present within the project vicinity, a wildlife habitat <br />boundary survey shall be required. Habitat surveys shall be conducted by a <br />professional wildlife biologist who is knowledgeable of wildlife habitat within Kittitas <br />County, or by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. The management <br />recommendations for Washington’s priority habitats and species or federal <br />equivalent should be used as a tool for identifying and delineating the habitat <br />boundary. The County may waive the requirement for the survey, if: <br />a. The proposed use or development is not within the extended proximity of the <br />associated habitat; <br />b. There is adequate information available on the area proposed for development to <br />determine the impacts of the proposed development and appropriate mitigating <br />measures; and <br />c. The applicant provides voluntary deed restrictions that are approved by the <br />County. <br /> <br />N. Regulations—wildlife habitat conservation area reporting and mitigation <br />requirements <br /> <br />1. Habitat management plan: When a use or development is proposed in or adjacent to <br />a habitat conservation area, the Administrator shall require the applicant to submit a <br />habitat management plan, prepared by a professional wildlife biologist who is <br />knowledgeable of wildlife habitat within Kittitas County, when the following conditions <br />are met: