28.20.020 Fish and wildlife habitat conservation area designation and classification criteria

28.20.020 Fish and wildlife habitat conservation area designation and classification criteria.

(1) Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas shall include the following:

Table 28.20.020(1). Criteria for Classification of Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas
Habitat Area Characteristic/Classification	Source
(1) Areas with which state or federally designated endangered, threatened, and sensitive species have a primary association	WDFW, USFWS (NOAA)
(2) Naturally occurring ponds under 20 acres in size and their submerged aquatic beds that provide fish or wildlife habitat	Ecology
(3) Waters of the state classified as fish and wildlife habitats under the Growth Management Act, Chapter 36.70A RCW, and WAC 365-190-080(5)(c)(v) Columbia River Snake River	WDNR, Ecology, WDFW, affected Indian tribes
(4) State Natural Area Preserves and Natural Resource Conservation Areas	WDNR
(5) Habitat conservation areas of local importance as determined by resolution of the City Council	WDFW

(2) All areas within the City of Pasco meeting one or more of these criteria are hereby designated as critical areas and are subject to the provisions of this section.

(3) Mapping information sources for identification of fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas include, but are not limited to:

(a) WDFW priority habitat and species maps.

(b) Wetlands mapped under the National Wetland Inventory by the U.S. Department of Interior; USFWS.

(d) Maps and reference documents in the City of Pasco SMP Inventory, Analysis, and Characterization Report, as applicable. [Ord. 4525 § 1, 2021; Ord. 3911 § 2, 2009; Code 1970 § 28.20.020.]