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• (c) All buffer required under section 7 must average at least 50 feet in <br />width, measure at least 25 feet at all points, and meet the average width <br />at all points of concentrated inflow. Buffer receiving secondary <br />replacement credit as upland habitat area must be at least two acres in <br />size. <br />(d) The buffer or upland habitat area will consist of vegetated land, <br />primarily plant species native to this region, that is not cultivated; <br />cropped; pastured; mowed; fertilized; used as a site for depositing snow <br />removed from roads, driveways or parking Tots; subject to the placement <br />of mulch or yard waste; or otherwise disturbed, except for periodic <br />cutting or burning that promotes the health of the buffer or upland <br />habitat area, actions to address disease or invasive species, or other <br />actions to maintain or improve buffer or habitat area quality, each as <br />approved in writing by District staff. The application must include a <br />vegetation management plan for District approval. For public road <br />authorities and stormwater system maintenance, the terms of this <br />subsection will be modified as necessary to accommodate safety and <br />maintenance feasibility needs. <br />(e) Buffer may be disturbed to alter land contours or improve buffer <br />function if the following criteria are met: <br />(i) An erosion control plan is submitted under which: alterations <br />are designed and conducted to expose the smallest amount of <br />disturbed ground for the shortest time possible; fill or excavated <br />material is not placed to create an unstable slope; mulches or <br />RCWD Proposed Rule RMP -3 17 <br />October 8, 2008 <br />