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Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program <br />may appeal such decision of the Administrator pursuant to the procedures in KCC <br />Chapter 15A.07. <br />D Reoulations<eneral mitioation reouirements for all critical areas <br />1. Proponents of new shoreline use and development, including preferred uses and <br />uses that are exempt from permit requirements, shall employ all reasonable <br />measures to mitigate adverse impacts to critical areas and their buffers. Mitigation <br />shall occur according to the mitigation sequence defined in Section 5.2.8.2 of this <br />Program. The Administrator shall first determine whether identified critical area <br />impacts have been avoided and second, whether minimized. Unless otherwise <br />stated in this Program, development proposals that do not fully conform to the <br />dimensional requirements, performance standards, and/or design criteria in this <br />Section and in the Program shall require a variance and compensatory mitigation to <br />ensure no net loss of ecological function at the project scale. The Administrator shall <br />require compensatory mitigation for development proposals that result in <br />measurable damage, loss and/or displacement of a wetland, aquatic habitat <br />conservation area, wildlife habitat conservation area, or flood storage or conveyance <br />area. <br />2. When critical area compensatory mitigation plans are required pursuant to this <br />Section, all of the following shall apply: <br />a. The quality and quantity of the replaced, enhanced, or substituted critical area, <br />and its buffer, shall be the same or better than the affected critical area and its <br />buffer; <br />b. The mitigation site and associated vegetative planting shall be nurtured and <br />maintained such that healthy native plant communities grow and mature over <br />time; <br />c. The mitigation shall replace the functions as quickly as possible following the <br />impacts; <br />d. The mitigation activity shall be monitored and maintained to ensure that it <br />achieves its intended functions and values; <br />e. The Administrator shall require the applicanVproponent to post a bond or provide <br />other financial surety equal to one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the estimated <br />cost of the mitigation to ensure the mitigation is carried out successfully. The <br />bond/surety shall be refunded to the applicanVproponent upon completion of the <br />mitigation activity and any required monitoring. <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 professionalwho 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 />Chapter 5 <br />March 7,2016 <br />60