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Furthermore, the phrase "normal circumstances" in this definition shall be defined as set forth by the <br />United States Army Corps of Engineers in its Regulatory Guidance Letter 90-7 dated September 26, <br />1990, which is incorporated herein by reference. The letter deals with prior converted farmland, <br />which may have been cropped prior to December 23, 1985. (Ord. 9515 (part), 1995; Ord. 94-22 (part), <br />1994). <br />17A.02.320 Wetland buffers. <br />"Wetland buffers" or "wetland buffer zones" are areas that surround and protect a wetland from <br />adverse impact to the natural functions and values of the designated wetland. (Ord. 94-22 (part), <br />1994). <br />17A.02.330 Wetland replacement ratio. <br />Wetland replacement ratio refers to the act of providing on-site compensation or mitigation for <br />disturbed wetlands as a result of development. The replacement ratio is the amount of new wetland <br />areas required for those disturbed wetlands. The term is used in Section 17A.04.050 in regards to <br />restoration or creation of wetlands equivalent to or greater than those altered in order to <br />compensate for wetland loss. (Ord. 94-22 (part), 1994). <br /> <br /> <br />Chapter 17A.03 <br />ADMINISTRATION <br />Sections <br />17A.03.010 Lands to which this chapter applies. <br />17A.03.015 Land use activities to which this chapter applies. <br />17A.03.020 Exempt land use activities. <br />17A.03.025 Preliminary identification of critical areas - Maps and reference material. <br />17A.03.030 Conflict between critical areas ordinance and critical areas policy document. <br />17A.03.035 Critical area checklist and required information. <br />17A.03.040 Processing of critical areas checklist and information. <br />17A.03.045 Coordination with the State Environmental Policy Act and other concurrent permitting. <br />17A.03.050 Appeal deadlines. <br />17A.03.055 Inventory of available information. <br />17A.03.060 Request for technical assistance. <br />17A.03.065 Property rights. <br />17A.03.070 Conservation moneys. <br />17A.03.075 Economically feasible mitigation efforts. <br />17A.03.080 Noncompliance. <br />17A.03.085 Warning and disclaimer of liability. <br />17A.03.090 Severability. <br />17A.03.010 Lands to which this chapter applies. <br />Lands to which this chapter applies. This chapter applies to lands within unincorporated Kittitas <br />County, including both Washington State-owned lands and privately owned lands. Application of this <br />chapter to specific parcels shall be based upon the general guidance of the Kittitas County critical