Article VII Definitions

Enhancement. The improvement of an existing viable wetland, stream or habitat area or the buffers established for such areas, such as by increasing plant diversity, increasing wildlife habitat, installing environmentally compatible erosion controls, or removing nonindigenous plant or animal species. Enhancement also includes actions performed to improve the quality of an existing degraded wetland, stream or habitat area or buffer. For wetlands, enhancement results in a change in some wetland functions and can lead to a decline in other wetland functions, but does not result in a gain in wetland acres.

(Ord. 2652)

Effective on: 10/17/2015