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19 <br />EXI~TIl®TG C®IJI~TTY I2EGiTLATI®leTS - ST ~M ~UFFEI~S: <br />1VIitigation/repair of stream buffers (parallel disturbance): <br />® Existing regulations allow for some development .within protected <br />stream buffers, specifically driveways, roads, and utility lines. <br />® There are currently no standards" to mitigate the disturbance of the <br />stream buffer when these uses are installed, <br />® The existing regulations are too limited and do not address other <br />passive uses that may be acceptable within stream buffers with the <br />use of proper mitigation techniques consistent with DWQ guidelines. <br />A graphic example of this problem is as follows: <br /> <br />, ~ <br />~ O 0 O Required stream buffer area <br />, <br />', ~° OO0 O <br /> O 0 O <br />Water' O o 0 <br />Body Disturbed Area -under current <br /> O O O rules there are no guidelines <br /> regulating this disturbance to <br />f O O avoid unnecessary destruction <br /> of the vegetation within the <br /> <br />a O O O <br />area. <br />s ~ <br /> <br />r ~ ~ <br />{ <br />) <br />t ~ , r <br />` <br />k ~ ~~ <br />O O 0 <br />~s <br />~ ~ ~ <br />i i <br />~ T <br />~~ ~'~ ~ ~ ~ Developable area <br /> <br />~ ~ ~, ~~ +r'^~ti :~ a <br />} <br />y Y r ' ~ <br />0 0 0 <br />~ <br />s ~ <br />t i <br />' <br />t <br />~ <br />' <br />7 y <br />~ 5 Ear 7{ ~ , ` <br />i~„ ~y~ ~t ~,c <br /> <br />.y E~ J tt r <br />.1F F~ ~~f k L . ,~ 0 O <br />~3 <br />~h <br />~ O <br />~ <br />4r~~ ~~r'~~~ ~ s~> ~' O O Existing vegetation <br />i ~ <br />~ ~? 1~ <br /> <br />r .~ <br />4 <br />v .. <br />5 R~~ <br />B-19 <br />