17.114.240 Native growth protection areas or tracts – SMP.
(1) Unless otherwise required in this chapter, native growth protection areas (NGPA) shall be used in development proposals for subdivisions, short subdivisions, planned unit developments, and binding site plans and shall be established by filing of an easement instrument including a legal description and site plan on building permits not involving a plat or similar approval. Said NGPA shall delineate and protect those contiguous critical areas and buffers listed below:
(a) All landslide hazard areas and buffers;
(b) All wetlands and buffers;
(c) All habitat conservation areas;
(d) All other lands to be protected from alterations, including critical area mitigation sites, as conditioned by project approval.
(2) Native growth protection areas shall be recorded on all documents of title of record for all affected lots.
(3) Native growth protection areas shall be designated on the face of the plat or recorded drawing in a format approved by the city attorney. The designation shall include the following restrictions:
(a) An assurance that native vegetation will be preserved for the purpose of preventing harm to property and the environment, including, but not limited to, controlling surface water runoff and erosion, maintaining slope stability, buffering, and protecting plants, fish, and animal habitat; and
(b) The right of the city to enforce the terms of the restriction.
(4) Larger areas that are accepted by the city for dedication may be placed in a critical area tract. (Ord. 1373 § 33, 2014; Ord. 1164 § 4, 2004).