Item 7: Ordinances on Goal 5 Natrual Resources Study

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:l. S]special circumstances that apply to the property, including location, shape, size, surroundings, and topography; and [b. T]the relationship of the characteristics [described in b.] to the resource site or applicable conservation area[,]. 2. The applicant has demonstrated that the adjustments described under subsections (a), (b) and (c) above would not allow the use or uses specified under [fQ1]1.; 3. The adjustment allowed is the minimum necessary to allow the use or uses specified under [fQ1]1; 4. The portion of the development site removed from the IWR conservation area complies with EC 9.4980(2)(a)4., (4)(b) , (5)(a), (8), [00] and (10) except to the extent that a standard in one of those subsections is the subject of the adjustment application; 5. The portion of the development site outside the IWR conservation area, including the area removed, complies with EC 9.4980(7); [aAG} 6. The portion of the development site that remains in a IWR conservation area complies with EC 9.4980(1) through (5)[.,.]; and 7. The proposed adjustment is consistent with EC 9.8030(21)(e). (e) The applicant demonstrates that restoration or habitat enhancement activities within the remaining conservation area will result in a net increase in overall natural functions and values proportional to the requested adjustment, and will specifically result in a net increase in two or more of the following functions and values of the conservation area as applicable to the site: 1. For streams and wetlands within stream channels: (a) Effective shade of stream channel during peak solar input; (b) Species diversity, structural diversity, density, and percent cover of native riparian vegetation; (c) Bank stability due to native riparian plant roots; (d) Absence of non-native invasive plant species; (e) Effective filtering of overland storm water flow to the stream; (f) Presence of soils and hydrology appropriate to the site and appropriate to support native plants; (g) Habitat characteristics required by any state or federally listed threatened or endangered species that have been documented on the site. 2. For wetlands not within stream channels: (a) Species diversity, density, and coverage of native vegetation within the wetland and setback area; (b) Bank stability due to native plant roots; (c) Absence of non-native invasive plant species; (d) Effective filtering of overland storm water flow to the wetland; (e) Presence of soils and hydrology appropriate to the site and appropriate to support native plants; (f) Habitat characteristics required by any state or federally listed threatened or endangered species that have been documented on the site.