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activities, revision of road and lot layout, and/or 

 related site planning considerations, that would allow 

 a reasonable economic use with less adverse impacts to 

 wetlands and wetland buffers; 



iv. that the proposed activities will result in minimum 

 feasible alteration or impairment to the wetland 's 

 functional characteristics and its existing contours, 

 vegetation, fish and wildlife resources, and 

 hydrological conditions; 



v. that disturbance of wetlands has been minimized by 

 locating any necessary alteration in wetland buffers to 

 the extent possible; 



vi. that the proposed activities will not jeopardize the 

 continued existence of endangered, threatened, rare, 

 sensitive, or monitor species as listed by the federal 

 government or the State of Washington; 



vii. that the proposed activities will not cause 

 significant degradation of groundwater or surface-water 

 quality; 



viii. that the proposed activities comply with all 

 state, local and federal laws, including those related 

 to sediment control, pollution control, floodplain 

 restrictions, and on-site wastewater disposal; 



ix. that any and all alterations to wetlands and wetland 

 buffers will be mitigated as provided in Section 7.5.g. 



X. that there will be no damage to nearby public or 

 private property and no threat to the health or safety 

 of people on or off the property; and 



xi. that the inability to derive reasonable economic use 

 of the property is not the result of actions by the 

 applicant in segregating or dividing the property and 

 creating the undevelopable condition after the effective 

 date of this chapter. 



If the [Approval Authority] determines that alteration of a wetland 

 and/or wetland buffer is necessary and unavoidable, the [Approval 

 Authority] shall set forth in writing in the file it maintains 

 regarding a permit application its findings with respect to each 

 of the items listed in this subsection. 



4) With respect to category IV wetlands, unavoidable and 

 necessary impacts can be demonstrated where the proposed 

 activity is the only reasonable alternative which will 

 accomplish the applicant's objectives. 



