a. A detailed site plan of the entire habitat and buffer area with a topographic base map;

b. A baseline ecological assessment of the habitat buffer area, including, but not limited to, assessment of biological, physical, and chemical criteria for the area;

c. The goals, objectives, performance standards, and success criteria for the site, including specific coverage and health standards for any areas to be planted. At a minimum, explicit performance standards for vegetation, hydrology, sedimentation, water quality and wildlife, and a clear schedule and procedure for determining whether they are met shall be provided. Any such performance standards shall include identification of minimum goals for each herbaceous species, by percentage of total plantings and by percentage of total cover when defined success criteria are met; and specification of the number of years active maintenance and monitoring will continue once success criteria are met. All performance standards shall state in quantifiable terms the level and extent of the attributes necessary to reach the goals and objectives. Sustainability of the attributes shall be a part of every standard. Each performance standard shall identify: (1) the attribute to be achieved; (2) the condition or level that defines success; and (3) the period over which success must be sustained. The performance standards must be specific to provide for the assessment of habitat performance over time through the measurement of habitat attributes and functions including, but not limited to, wetland vegetation, hydrology, and wildlife abundance;

d. The final design, installation, and management methods that will be used to ensure the mitigation site achieves the defined goals, objectives and performance standards;

e. Provisions for the full restoration of any impacts that are identifiable as temporary necessary to install the restoration or enhancement elements;

f. Provisions for submittal, within thirty days of completion of initial (and subsequent phases, if any) of restoration work, of “as built” plans demonstrating that the restoration and enhancement have been established in accordance with the approved design and installation methods;

g. Provisions for a detailed monitoring program to include, at a minimum, provisions for assessing the initial biological and ecological status of the site. The assessment shall include an analysis of the attributes that will be monitored pursuant to the program, with a description of the methods for making that evaluation;

h. Provisions to ensure that the site will be promptly remediated if monitoring results indicate that the site does not meet the goals, objectives and performance standards identified in the approved mitigation programs and provisions for such remediation. If the final report indicates that the mitigation project has been unsuccessful, in part, or in whole, based on the approved performance standards, the applicant shall submit a revised or supplemental mitigation program to compensate for those portions of the original program that did not meet the approved performance standards;

i. Provisions for submission of annual reports of monitoring results to the city of the first five years after all restoration and maintenance activities have concluded (including but not limited to watering and weeding, unless weeding is part of an ongoing long-term maintenance plan) and periodic monitoring after that time, beginning the first year after submission of the “as-built” assessment. Each report shall include a “Performance Evaluation” section where information and results from the monitoring program are used to evaluate the status of the project in relation to the performance standards. (Ord. 2020-07 § 2, 2020; Ord. 2007-11 § 3 (Exh. A), 2007)