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17A.02.080 AnadromousFish. 'Anadromous Fish" means fish that spawn and rear in fresh water and migrate to the ocean to mature in the marine environment until returninq to freshwater to spawn. ln Kittitas County, these include Pacific salmon. steelhead. bulltrout. and Pacific lamprev. 17A.02.090 Applicant. "Applicant" means person who files an application for permit under this Title and who is either the owner of the land on which that proposed development would be located. a contract purchaser. or the authorized aqent of such a person. 174.02.100 Aquifer. "Aquife/' means qeoloqical formation. group of formations. or part of a formation that is capable of vieldino a sionificant amount of water to a well or sprinq. 17A.02.102 Arborist. "Arborist" is defined as a person with a minimum 2-year deqree in arboriculture or equivalent discipline such as forestrv, horticulture. or bioloqy. Membership and certifications from lnternational Society of Arboriculture as well as documented work experience mav be substituted for formal deorees at the d of the Director. 174-02.104 Area of Special Flood Hazard. "Area of Special Flood Hazard" is defined as the land in the floodplain within a communitv subiect to a one percent or greater chance of flooding in anv qiven vear. Designation on maps alwavs includes the letter A. Also referred to as "1OO-vear floodplain" and "special flood hazard area." 174.02.110 AvalancheHazard. "Avalanche Hazard" means an area susceptible to a laroe mass of snow or ice. sometimes accompanied by other material. movino rapidlv down a mountain slope. 174.02.120 Avulsion. "Avulsion" means a sudden cuttinq off or separation of land by a flood breakinq throuoh a meander or bv a sudden chanqe in current wherebv the stream deserts its old channel for a new one. such as occurs in Channel Migration Zones. 174.02.125 Bank (of a water bodv) "BAnk" means anv land srrrface I andward of the narv hioh water line next to a bodv of water and constrains the water except durinq floods. The term "bank" also includes all land surfaces of islands within a bodv of water that are below the flood elevation of the surroundino bodv of water. 174.02.130 BestAvailableScience. "Best Available Science" means scientific information applicable to the critical area prepared by local. state. or federal natural resource aqencies. a qualified scientific professional. or team of qualified scientific professionals that is consistent with criteria established in WAC 365-195-900 throuqh WAC 365-1 95-925. 17A.02.140 Bufter. "Buffer" means an area that is contiquous to and protects a critical area. and which is required for the continued maintenance, function. and/or structural stability of a critical area. 174.02.150 Channel Mioration Zone. Channel miqration zone (CMZ) means the area along a watercourse. but not always within the flood zone. within which the channel(s) can be reasonably predicted to miqrate over time as a result of natural and normally occurrino hydroloqical and related processes when considered with the characteristics of the river and its surroundings. 20