18.65.100 Critical area review.
(1) The applicant shall submit a critical area report consistent with CMC 18.65.110. The Department shall review for any development proposal application, permit or other request to alter a site which includes a critical area or is within a critical area buffer. The applicant shall pay a critical area review fee as set forth in CMC 18.65.046.
(2) As part of the critical area review, the City shall determine whether:
(a) A critical area exists on the property and confirm the nature and type, and applicable buffer;
(b) An alteration will occur to a critical area or a critical area buffer;
(c) A critical area report is required, and if so, evaluate the critical area report to ensure:
(i) The development proposal is consistent with this chapter;
(ii) The sequence outlined in CMC 18.65.120 has been followed to avoid impacts to critical areas and critical area buffers; and
(iii) Mitigation to compensate for adverse impacts to critical areas is required, enhancements to degraded critical areas (including buffers) and whether the mitigation and monitoring plans and bonding measures proposed by the applicant are sufficient to protect the general public health, safety, and welfare, consistent with the goals, purposes, objectives, and requirements of this chapter. (Ord. 09-19 § 9 (Exh. D); Ord. 06-17 § 4 (Exh. B))