17.10.074 Stream alteration criteria.
Whenever stream alteration is proposed, the applicant shall prepare a mitigation plan, shall follow the mitigation sequencing requirements of LMC 17.10.041, and shall be subject to the following requirements:
A. Each proposal shall be designed so as to minimize overall stream or buffer alteration to the greatest extent reasonably possible; and
B. Construction techniques and field marking of areas to be disturbed shall be approved by the city prior to site disturbance to ensure minimal encroachment; and
C. When stream relocation is allowed, the city shall require that the stream relocation be completed and functioning prior to allowing the existing stream to be filled or altered; and
D. Additionally, when approving a stream alteration, the city may require:
1. An area larger than the altered portion of the stream and its buffer be provided as compensation for destruction of the functions of the altered stream and buffer and to assure that such functional values are replaced; and/or
2. Development activities be limited to specific months in order to minimize impacts on water quality and wildlife habitat; and/or
3. The city may apply additional conditions or restrictions, or require specific construction techniques in order to minimize impacts to stream systems and their buffers. (Ord. 3193 § 2, 2016)