28.16.070 Basic wetland requirement.
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A regulated wetland or its required buffer can only be altered if the wetland detailed study shows that:
(1) The proposed alteration does not degrade the quantitative and qualitative functions of the wetland; or
(2) Any degradation can be adequately mitigated to protect the wetland function. Any proposed alteration approved pursuant to this section shall include mitigation necessary to mitigate the impacts of the proposed alteration on the wetland as described in this chapter and PMC 28.12.170. [Ord. 4525 § 1, 2021; Ord. 3911 § 2, 2009; Code 1970 § 28.16.070.]