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Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program Chapter 5 68 March 7, 2016 so as to minimize impacts to the buffer and adjacent wetland, including wetland functions and values: a. Conservation or restoration activities aimed at protecting the soil, water, vegetation, or wildlife. b. Passive recreation facilities designed in accordance with an approved critical area report, including: i. Walkways and trails; provided that those pathways which are generally parallel to the perimeter of the wetland shall be located in the outer twenty- five percent (25%) of the buffer area, and constructed with a surface that is not impervious to water. Raised boardwalks utilizing non-treated pilings may be acceptable; ii. Wildlife viewing structures less than five hundred (500) square feet in size. c. Stormwater management facilities, limited to stormwater dispersion facilities, outfalls and bioswales, may be allowed within the outer twenty-five percent (25%) of the buffer of Category III or IV wetlands only, provided that: i. No other location is feasible; and ii. The location of such facilities will not degrade the functions or values of the wetland. H. Regulations—wetland reporting 1. Reporting requirement: If a proposed use or development is located within three hundred (300) feet of a known or suspected wetland, a wetland critical areas report is required, and shall include the following: a. The category and precise location of the boundary of the wetland(s); and b. All wetlands and required buffers within three hundred (300) feet of the project area shall be depicted on the site plan. Best available information should include, but not be limited to, aerial photos, soils maps, and/or topographic maps; and c. An analysis of the onsite wetland(s) including the following site - and proposal- related information: i. Documentation of any fieldwork performed on the site, including, but not limited to, field delineation data sheets for delineations, the wetland rating forms, and baseline hydrologic data; ii. A description of the methodologies used to conduct the wetland delineations; and iii. The vegetative, faunal, and hydrologic characteristics of the wetland. I. Regulations—wetland compensatory mitigation 1. Wetland Mitigation Sequencing: Proposed activities or uses that would impact wetlands must follow the mitigation sequencing requirement of 5.2.B.2. Wetland impacts may be allowed when there is no reasonable alternative site design that