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TUKWILA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />Goal 4.6 Watercourses and their buffers, wetlands and wetland <br />buffers rotected .,..fromencroachment and degradation ....andimproved <br />through mitigation, enhancement and restoration projects. <br />Policy 4.6.1 Regulate land use and develo ment,,using_Best,,, <br />Available Science to protect andimprove_natural vegetation and <br />droIog , in order to prevent significant erosion,. sedimentation,,or, <br />degradation of areas of potential geologic instabilit; wetlands,_ <br />watercourses fish and wildlife habitat areas andtheir associated <br />buffer. <br />Polic 4n6.2 Ensure mitigation sec uencin2 is a lied to avoid o <br />minimize impacts to sensitive areas consistent with Federal and <br />State_ uidelines <br />The Natural Environment <br />Polic ' 4.6.3 Require and enforce mitigation in order to ensure no <br />net loss of sensitive area functions as well as mitigation designed <br />to replace sensitive area acreage lost due to eyelopmen. Comment [CL51] : Modified .)� „- c�--_— � odified from <br />current Policy 4.1.6. <br />Content [CL48] : Proposed new goal <br />......� 4.1.7, 4.2.2, <br />that incorporates Policies 4.1. <br />Comment [CL49] : Modified from <br />current policy 4.1.1 <br />Comment [CL50] : New policy to reflect <br />current SAO regulations and State and <br />Federal requirements. <br />Policy 4.6.4 Ensure the effectiveness of sensitive area mitigation <br />by r- uirin adequate sensitive area studies and mitigationrlans, <br />the application of mitigation se, uencin financtal assurances from <br />proiectjjroonentstoensure mitigation success,, and by imrovtng„ <br />City oversight of maintenance and monitoring of miti *ation <br />Folic 4.6 ,5 Allow off -site wetland mitigation only_when there is <br />greater functional benefit no snificant adverse impact to the„ <br />ad acentpropert and no si ;nificant adverse im ,act to existing. <br />wetlands or watercourses. Preference shall be given first o <br />mitigation sites within Tukwila's„portion of the Green- Duwamish <br />watershed followed by sites located elsewhere to the „vatershe ,LL, <br />Policy 4_6.6 Consider allowing payment into an in -lieu fee <br />program for mitigation outside of Tukwila where ecological <br />December ! `2013 <br />Comment [CL52] : New policy that <br />incorporates the elements of existing <br />Policy 4.1.5. <br />Comment [CL53] : Modified from <br />current Policy 4.1.8 <br />21 <br />