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The following activities shall require a critical areas permit if they are not already reviewed through a more general permit in which the applicant has reported a possible impact on a critical area:

A. In Wetlands. The removal, excavation, grading, or dredging of soil, sand, gravel, minerals, organic matter or material of any kind; dumping, discharging, or filling with any material; the draining, flooding, or disturbing of the water level or water table; the driving of piling; the placing of obstructions; the construction, reconstruction, or demolition or expansion of any structure; the destruction or alteration of wetlands vegetation through clearing, harvesting, shading, intentional burning, or planting of vegetation that would alter the character of a regulated wetland, or activities that result in a significant change of water temperature, the physical or chemical characteristics of the wetland water sources, including quantity, or the introduction of pollutants.

B. In Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas. Any land use, agricultural activity, or other activity having significant potential to contaminate the water.

C. In Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas. Any land use or other activity having the potential to significantly degrade the habitat or harm wildlife.

D. In Frequently Flooded Areas. Any land use or other activity likely to contribute to a significant increase in flood hazards or to place a significant number of people in danger.

E. In Geologically Hazardous Areas. Any land use or other activity likely to contribute to a significant increase in geological hazards or to place people in danger.

F. Designated critical areas and any associated buffers shall be designated and disclosed on the final plats, maps, documents, etc., as critical area tracts, nonbuildable lots and buffer areas or common areas.

(Ord. 1653 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 1335 § 1, 2010)