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Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program <br />so as to minimize impacts to the buffer and adjacent wetland, including wetland <br />functions and values: <br />a. Conservation or restoration activities aimed at protecting the soil, water, <br />vegetation, or wildlife. . <br />b. Passive recreation facilities designed in accordance with an approved critical <br />area report, including: <br />i. Walkways and trails; provided that those pathways which are generally <br />parallel to the perimeter of the wetland shall be located in the outer twenty- <br />five percent (25%) of the buffer area, and constructed with a surface that is <br />not impervious to water. Raised boardwalks utilizing non-treated pilings may <br />be acceptable; <br />ii. Wildlife viewing structures less than five hundred (500) square feet in size. <br />c. Stormwater management facilities, limited to stormwater dispersion facilities, <br />outfalls and bioswales, may be allowed within the outer twenty-five percent (25%) <br />of the buffer of Category lll or lV wetlands only, provided that: <br />i. No other location is feasible; and <br />ii. The location of such facilities will not degrade the functions or values of the <br />wetland. <br />H. Requlations-wetland reporting <br />1. Reporting requirement: lf a proposed use or development is located within three <br />hundred (300) feet of a known or suspected wetland, a wetland critical areas report <br />is required, and shall include the following: <br />a. The category and precise location of the boundary of the wetland(s); and <br />b. All wetlands and required buffers within three hundred (300) feet of the project <br />area shall be depicted on the site plan. Best available information should <br />include, but not be limited to, aerial photos, soils maps, and/or topographic maps; <br />and <br />c. An analysis of the onsite wetland(s) including the following site- and proposal- <br />related information: <br />i. Documentation of any fieldwork performed on the site, including, but not <br />limited to, field delineation data sheets for delineations, the wetland rating <br />forms, and baseline hydrologic data; <br />ii. A description of the methodologies used to conduct the wetland <br />delineations; and <br />iii. The vegetative, faunal, and hydrologic characteristics of the wetland. <br />Reoulations-wetland moensatorv mitioation <br />1. Wetland Mitigation Sequencing: Proposed activities or uses that would impact <br />wetlands must follow the mitigation sequencing requirement of 5.2.8.2. Wetland <br />impacts may be allowed when there is no reasonable alternative site design that <br />Chapter 5 <br />March 7,2016 <br />68