14.28.440 Application approval-- Compensatory mitigation--Applicant requirements.
Given the uncertainties in scientific knowledge and the need for expertise and monitoring, wetland compensatory projects may be permitted only when the city of Lacey finds that the compensation project is associated with an activity or development otherwise permitted and that the restored, created, or enhanced wetland will be as persistent as the wetland it replaces. Additionally, applicants shall:
A. Demonstrate sufficient scientific expertise, supervisory capability, and financial resources to carry out the project;
B. Demonstrate the capability for monitoring the site and to make corrections during this period if the project fails to meet projected goals; and
C. Protect and manage or provide for the protection and management of the compensation area to avoid further development or degradation and to provide for long-term persistence of the compensation area.
D. Projects shall meet requirements of best available science. (Ord. 1215 §12, 2003; Ord. 912 §1 Sec. 7.5(f)(1), 1991).