When reviewing the local government’s wetland resource designations and analysis of alternatives, the Director shall:

1. (1) Consult with the local government and, as necessary, the Department of Land Conservation and Development on the information provided under OAR 141-120-0200.

2. (2) Determine whether the local government has:

   1. (a) Applied the wetland resource designation criteria as intended;
   2. (b) Developed standards and criteria for reviewing allowed uses that ensure the uses meet the management directives for the appropriate wetland resource designation;
   3. (c) Avoided adverse impacts to wetland systems to the extent practicable;
   4. (d) Minimized the impacts of fill or removal to the wetland system in the WCP area; and
   5. (e) Demonstrated that the WCP provides protection in perpetuity for areas placed into the Protection Category.
3. (3) Determine whether planned infrastructure will be authorized in the Director’s order approving the WCP or identified for locating in any approximate area of the WCP area.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 196.692

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 196.678 - 196.692, 215 & 227.350

History

LB 6-1994, f. & cert. ef. 10-20-94