Environment & Sustainability | Environmentally Critical Areas
3. The department shall document the decision-making process used under this section as a part of the critical areas review conducted pursuant to SDC 21.03.020K.1.
a. Within the same drainage sub-basin;
b. Within the City limits;
c. Within the Sammamish service area boundaries of an approved fee-in-lieu mitigation program; d. Within the Sammamish service area boundaries of an approved mitigation bank program. 6. Mitigation shall not be implemented until after the City of Sammamish approves the applicable critical areas study, mitigation plan and any required permits. Following City approval, mitigation shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of the approved critical areas study and mitigation plan.
N. Mitigation, maintenance, monitoring and contingency
1. When mitigation is required by this chapter to compensate for adverse impacts, unless otherwise provided, mitigation, maintenance, monitoring measures and contingency plans shall be in place to protect critical areas and buffers from alterations occurring on the development proposal site. 2. Where monitoring reveals a significant deviation from predicted impacts or a failure of mitigation or maintenance measures, the applicant shall be responsible for appropriate corrective action which, when approved, shall be subject to further monitoring. 3. Mitigation shall be in kind and on site where on-site mitigation is feasible, sufficient to maintain critical area and buffer functions, and where applicable to prevent risk from a hazard posed by a critical area. 4. The City may approve off-site mitigation if an applicant demonstrates that:
O. Mitigation plan requirements
When mitigation is required, the applicant shall submit, for approval by the City of Sammamish, a mitigation plan as part of, or in addition to, the critical areas study. The mitigation plan shall include, or be accompanied by, a report with the following information as determined to be applicable by the director: 1. Existing Conditions and Proposed Impacts. A description of existing critical area(s) and/or buffer(s) conditions, functions, and values and a description of the anticipated impacts; 2. Proposed Mitigation. A description of proposed mitigating actions and mitigation site selection criteria; 3. Environmental Goals and Objectives. A description of the goals and objectives of proposed mitigation. The goals and objectives shall be related to the functions and values of the impacted critical area(s) and/or buffer(s);
a. It is not feasible to mitigate on the development proposal site; and
b. The off-site mitigation will achieve equivalent or greater hydrological, water quality and wetland or aquatic area habitat functions. 5. When off-site mitigation is authorized, the City shall give priority to locations in the following order of preference:
74 | Title 21: Sammamish Development Code
Effective | January 1, 2022
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