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Replacement, of damaged/destroyed stream buffer: <br />® Proposed amendments would establish a comprehensive standard <br />requiring a specific amount of vegetation to be replaced within a <br />disturbed stream buffer, <br />® Proposed amendments centralize replanting requirements into one (1) <br />section, eliminating confusion and conflicting regulations, <br />® Standard is consistent with State Division of Water Quality (DWQ) <br />requirements to address disturbance of protected stream buffers, <br />A graphic example of the proposed solution is as follows: <br />O O O O ~ Required stream buffer area <br /> <br />0 <br />~t'airr l;cxl~ ~~~ O O <br />0 <br />O <br />Disturbed Area - replaced <br />vegetation per proposed new <br />regulations -ten (10) trees for <br />every thousand (1,000) square feet <br />of disturbance. <br />Developable area <br />Existing vegetation <br />B-18 <br />