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8.2 RIVERFRONT RESOURCE AREA RESTORATION
8.2  RIVERFRONT RESOURCE AREA RESTORATION AND MITIGATION
In addition to the guidelines for resource area restoration and mitigation outlined in Chapter 5 of these regulations, the Commission may allow/require on site restoration of riverfront areas in exchange for approving additional development within already disturbed areas.  Redevelopment of disturbed areas must occur further from the river than existing disturbance.  Mitigation, such as preservation of additional riverfront land or improvement of an existing adverse impact on site or within the watershed, may also be approved by the Commission.  

For areas within Riverfront Resource Areas, the following conditions shall always be a part of any permit:  2:1 mitigation must be given and must not be within existing undisturbed Riverfront Resource Area; no further disturbance of Riverfront Resource Area will be allowed on the parcel in consideration.  The parcel in consideration shall be considered as that which shall extend to the subdivided lots any parcel out of which the lots were created, after the effective date of the related regulation as listed in chapter 4.18 of these regulations, including any adjacent parcels with common ownership and any other land, which can reasonably be obtained.


 
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