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Eastern Kashington Phase 11 A*tnicipal Stornnvater Permit o For parking areas, these practices are exempt from additional Core Elements only if the traffic surface will be subject to less than 40 trip ends per 1,000 square feet of building area or 100 total trip ends. If these thresholds are exceeded, refer to the Redevelopment section above to determine which Core Elements apply. Safety Improvement Projects: Projects to improve motorized and/or non -motorized user safety that do not enhance the traffic capacity of a roadway are subject only to Core Element #1 Preparation of a Stormwater Site Plan and Core Element #2 Construction Stormwater Pollution Prevention except as specified under sub -item (a) under conditions for applying Core Element #5 Runoff Treatment in the Redevelopment section above. Certain safety improvement projects such as sidewalks, bike lanes, bus pullouts and other transit improvements must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to determine whether additional Core Elements apply. A safety project that enhances the traffic carrying capacity of a roadway is not exempt from other Core Elements. Local governments shall keep records of all projects granted exemptions to the Core Elements. Local EzceptionsNariances Requirements: Exceptions to the Core Elements may be granted by the Permittee prior to project approval and construction. The Permittee may grant an exception following an application for an exception with legal public notice per the Permittee's guidance and requirements for exceptions and variances. The Permittee's decision should include a written finding of fact. The Permittee may grant an exception to the Core Elements if such application imposes a severe and unexpected economic hardship. To determine whether the application imposes a severe and unexpected economic hardship on the project applicant, the Permittee must consider and document with written findings of fact the following: The current (pre -project) use of the site, and How the application of the minimum requirement(s) restricts the proposed use of the site compared to the restrictions that existed prior to the adoption of the minimum requirements; and • The possible remaining uses of the site if the exception were not granted; and • The uses of the site that would have been allowed prior to the adoption of the minimum requirements; and • A comparison of the estimated amount and percentage of value loss as a result of the minimum requirements versus the estimated amount and percentage of value loss as a result of requirements that existed prior to adoption of the minimum requirements; and • The feasibility for the owner to alter the project to apply the minimum requirements. In addition any exception must meet the following criteria: Appendix 1- Minimum Technical Requirements Eastern Washington Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permit —August 1, 2014 Page 3