Ord 2625 - TMC Title 18 Chapters - Critical Areas Regulations

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Section 4. TMC Chapter 18.06, "Definitions," Amended. Ordinance No. 1758 §1 (part), as codified in TMC Chapter 18.06, "Definitions," under the subparagraph entitled "Essential Street, Road, Right of Way or Utility," is hereby amended to read as follows: Essential Street, Road, or Right -of -Way "Essential street, road, or right-of-way" means a street, road or right-of-way where no feasible alternative location exists based on an analysis of technology and system efficiency. Section 5. New Definition Adopted. A new section is hereby added to TMC Chapter 18.06, "Definitions," as follows: Essential Utility "Essential utility" means a utility facility or utility system where no feasible alternative location exists based on an analysis of technology and system efficiency. Section 6. TMC Chapter 18.06, "Definitions," Amended. Ordinance Nos. 2075 §1 (part) and 1758 §1 (part), as codified in TMC Chapter 18.06, "Definitions," under the subparagraph entitled "Mitigation," are hereby amended to read as follows: Mitigation "Mitigation" means replacing project induced critical area and buffer losses or impacts, and includes but is not limited to the following: 1. Restoration: Actions performed to reestablish critical area and its buffer functional characteristics and processes that have been lost by alterations, activities or catastrophic events within an area that no longer meets the definition of a critical area; 2. Creation: Actions performed to intentionally establish a critical area and its buffer at a site where it did not formerly exist; 3. Enhancement: Actions performed to improve the condition of an existing degraded critical area or its buffer so that the functions it provides are of higher quality. Section 7. TMC Chapter 18.06, "Definitions," Amended. Ordinance No. 1758 §1 (part), as codified in TMC Chapter 18.06, "Definitions," under the subparagraph entitled "Sensitive Area Buffer," is hereby amended to read as follows: Critical Area Buffer "Critical area buffer" means an area lying adjacent to but outside a critical area as defined by this Title, whose function is to protect critical areas from the potential adverse impacts of development, land use, or other activities. A wetland or watercourse critical area buffer also provides critical habitat value, bank stabilization, or water overflow area functions. MLegislative Develop ment\Critical Areas update 2-25-20 MD:bjs Review and analysis by Barbara Saxton Page 4 of 87