20.740.100 Habitats of Local Importance.
A. Eligibility and Approval Criteria. Habitats of Local Importance are Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas which are not designated as Priority Habitats and Species by the state but are designated as locally significant by the city. Criteria for designation include all of the following:
1. A need for protection exists due to a high diversity of fish or wildlife species, declining populations, scarcity of the habitat type, sensitivity to disturbance from human activity or development, or other unique local habitat functions.
2. The area is sufficient in size to support the species or habitat functions for which it is designated.
3. The designation will not compromise the ability of the city to achieve the goals of the Comprehensive Plan.
4. There is a proposed management strategy describing how the functions of the habitat will be protected after designation.
B. Designation Process. Habitats of Local Importance may be proposed by the property owner or the city and shall be designated according to a Type IV legislative procedure (VMC 20.210.070). (Ord. M-3692, Added, 02/28/2005, Sec 2)