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<br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />impact statement published by the Washington State Department of Agriculture or <br />the Washington State Department of Ecology jointly with other state agencies under <br />RCW Chapter 43.21C. <br />f. Enhancement Actions. Habitat enhancement actions that do not involve clearing, <br />grading, in-water work or construction activities, such as revegetation with native <br />plants and installation of nest boxes. <br />g. Maintenance of Existing Structures. Normal maintenance or repair of existing <br />structures or developments, including damage by accident, fire, or elements. “Normal <br />maintenance” includes those usual acts to prevent a decline, lapse, or cessation from <br />a lawfully established condition. “Normal repair” means to restore a development to a <br />state comparable to its original condition including, but not limited to, its size, shape, <br />configuration, location, and external appearance, within a reasonable period after <br />decay or partial destruction, except where repair causes substantial adverse effects <br />to critical areas or their buffers. Replacement of a structure or development may be <br />authorized as repair where such replacement is the common method of repair for the <br />type of structure or development and the replacement structure or development is <br />comparable to the original structure or development including, but not limited to, its <br />size, shape, configuration, location, and external appearance and the replacement <br />does not cause substantial adverse effects to critical areas or their buffers. <br />h. Site Exploration and Investigation Activities. Site exploration and investigation <br />activities that are prerequisite to preparation of an application for development, when <br />all the following conditions are met: <br />i. The activity will have no significant adverse impact on the environment <br />including, but not limited to, fish; wildlife; fish or wildlife habitat; water quality; <br />and aesthetic values; and <br />ii. The activity does not involve the installation of any structure, and upon <br />completion of the activity, the vegetation and land configuration of the site are <br />restored to conditions existing before the activity. <br />i. Tree Removal. <br />i. Hazard Tree Removal in Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas, <br />Wetlands, Frequently Flooded Areas and Geologically Hazardous Areas. <br />(a) The removal of a hazard tree, including removal for compliance with <br />KCC 20.10, Wildland Urban Interface Code, may be allowed when <br />trimming or topping is not sufficient to address the hazard. If a tree in <br />close proximity to a stream or river qualifies as a hazard tree in <br />accordance to this Title it should be felled in a manner that creates <br />instream habitat, when it is possible to do so while also addressing <br />the original hazardous situation. Where the hazard is not immediately <br />apparent to the Director, the Director may require the applicant to <br />submit a Hazard Tree Determination Report (KCC 17A.02.406) <br />prepared by a qualified arborist (KCC 17A02.102) or forester (KCC <br />17A.02.345). The removal of nonhazardous trees is not an exempt <br />action in the critical areas listed under KCC 17A.01.050.3.h.i, except <br />when regulated under the provisions of the Forest Practice Act <br />(Chapter 76.09 RCW). <br />ii. Tree Removal in Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas. <br />(a) The removal of any tree is an exempt action when the tree is solely <br />within a Critical Aquifer Recharge Area and not also within a different <br />overlapping critical area, riparian management zone, or buffer. This <br />action does not require an exemption request or review by the <br />director, unless it is associated with a regulated activity identified in <br />KCC 17A.03.030.