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The following activities and uses within Water Resource Protection Zones are allowed provided the activities or uses comply with the review procedure and approval standards set forth in subsection 18.3.11.060.D:

A. Limited Activities and Uses within Water Resource Protection Zones.

1. Use of Power-Assisted Equipment or Machinery. Use of power-assisted equipment or machinery for vegetation maintenance unless otherwise exempted in subsection 18.3.11.050.A.1.h.

2. Multi-Year Maintenance Plans. Multi-year maintenance plans may be authorized as follows for existing areas or storm water treatment facilities in Water Resource Protection Zones which do not have previously approved management plans.

a. Publicly and Commonly Owned Properties. The routine restoration and enhancement of publicly and commonly owned properties such as parks and common open spaces.

b. Storm Water Treatment Facilities. The ongoing routine maintenance of storm water treatment facilities such as detention ponds or sediment traps, vegetated swales, and constructed wetlands in order to maintain flow and prevent flooding. Routine maintenance of storm water treatment facilities in accordance with an approved management plan is exempted as outlined in subsection 18.3.11.050.A.2.c.

3. Building, Paving, and Grading Activities. Permanent alteration of Water Resource Protection Zones by grading or by the placement of structures, fill or impervious surfaces may be authorized as follows:

a. New Public Access and Utilities. The location and construction of public streets, bridges, trails, multi-use path connections, and utilities deemed necessary to maintain a functional system and upon finding that no other reasonable, alternate location outside the Water Resource Protection Zone exists. This ordinance, the Comprehensive Plan, Transportation System Plan, adopted utility master plans, and other adopted documents shall guide this determination.

b. New Private Access and Utilities. The location and construction of private streets, driveways, and utilities to provide a means of access to an otherwise inaccessible or landlocked property where no other reasonable, alternate location outside the Water Resource Protection Zone exists.

c. Storm Water Treatment Facility Installation. Installation of public and private storm water treatment facilities such as detention ponds or sediment traps, vegetated swales, and constructed wetlands.

d. Replacement of Nonconforming Accessory Structures in Residential Districts and Replacement of Nonconforming Structures in Non-Residential Zoning Districts and Outside Historic Districts. Replacement of nonconforming structures located within or partially within the original building footprint, except those nonconforming primary structures exempted in subsection 18.3.11.050.A.3, provided replacement does not disturb additional surface area within the Water Resource Protection Zone.

B. Additional Limited Activities and Uses within Stream Bank Protection Zones.

1. Stream Restoration and Enhancement. Restoration and enhancement projects resulting in a net gain in stream bank corridor functions unless otherwise exempted in subsection 18.3.11.050.B.2. Restoration and enhancement activities not otherwise associated with development involving building, grading or paving are encouraged, and planning application fees associated with reviewing these activities for compliance with applicable land use standards may be waived by the Staff Advisor.

2. Driveway and Street Maintenance and Paving. Maintenance, paving, and reconstruction of existing public and private streets and driveways if work disturbs more total surface area than the area inside the street right-of-way or access easement and an additional five percent surface area of the street right-of-way or access easement outside of the right-of-way or easement. Public streets shall be located in public right-of-way or a public easement.

3. Public Facility Paving and Reconstruction. Paving and reconstruction of public parking areas and walkways if additional surface area in the Stream Bank Protection Zone is not disturbed, the public facilities are deemed necessary to maintain a functional system and upon finding that no other reasonable alternate location outside the Water Resource Protection Zone exists.

4. Public Utility Maintenance and Replacement. Routine maintenance and replacement of existing public utilities and irrigation pumps if work disturbs more total surface area than the area inside the public utility easement and an additional five percent surface area of the public utility easement outside of the public utility easement.

5. Erosion Control. Erosion control and stream bank stabilization measures that have been approved by the Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or other state or federal regulatory agencies, and that utilize nonstructural bio-engineering methods.

6. Storm Water Outfall. Construction of a storm water outfall discharging treated storm water from an adjacent developed area; provided, that the discharge meets local, state, and federal water quality regulations.

7. Bridges. The installation of a bridge or similar, bottomless crossing structure for the purpose of constructing a public or private street, bicycle or pedestrian crossing, as well as to provide a means of access to an otherwise inaccessible or landlocked property.

8. Flood Control Measures. Installation or expansion of structural flood control measures, including but not limited to concrete retaining walls, gabions, gravity blocks, etc., shall generally be prohibited, but approved only if demonstrated that less-invasive, nonstructural methods will not adequately meet the stabilization or flood control needs.

C. Additional Limited Activities and Uses within Wetland Protection Zones.

1. Wetland Restoration and Enhancement. Wetland restoration and enhancement projects resulting in a net gain in wetland functions. Wetland restoration and enhancement activities not otherwise associated with development involving building, grading or paving are encouraged, and planning application fees associated with reviewing these activities for compliance with applicable land use standards may be waived by the Staff Advisor.

2. Driveway and Street Maintenance and Paving. Maintenance, paving, and reconstruction of existing public and private streets and driveways. Public streets shall be located in public right-of-way or public easement.

3. Public and Private Utility Maintenance and Replacement. Routine maintenance and replacement of existing public and private utilities that disturb lands within the Wetland Protection Zone.

D. Limited Activities and Uses Permit. All limited activities and uses described in section 18.3.11.060 shall be subject to a Type I procedure in section 18.5.1.050. An application for a limited activities and uses permit shall be approved if the proposal meets all of the following criteria:

1. All activities shall be located as far away from streams and wetlands as practicable, designed to minimize intrusion into the Water Resource Protection Zone and disturb as little of the surface area of the Water Resource Protection Zone as practicable.

2. The proposed activity shall be designed, located and constructed to minimize excavation, grading, area of impervious surfaces, loss of native vegetation, erosion, and other adverse impacts on water resources.

3. On stream beds or banks within the bank-full stage, in wetlands, and on slopes of 25 percent or greater in a Water Resource Protection Zone, excavation, grading, installation of impervious surfaces, and removal of native vegetation shall be avoided except where no practicable alternative exists, or where necessary to construct public facilities or to ensure slope stability.

4. Water, storm drain, and sewer systems shall be designed, located and constructed to avoid exposure to floodwaters, and to avoid accidental discharges to streams and wetlands.

5. Stream channel repair and enhancement, riparian habitat restoration and enhancement, and wetland restoration and enhancement will be restored through the implementation of a mitigation plan prepared in accordance with the standards and requirements in section 18.3.11.110, Mitigation Requirements.

6. Long-term conservation, management and maintenance of the Water Resource Protection Zone shall be ensured through preparation and recordation of a management plan as described in subsection 18.3.11.110.C, except a management plan is not required for residentially zoned lots occupied only by a single-family dwelling and accessory structures. (Ord. 3191 § 19, amended, 11/17/2020)