14.04.290 Critical area tracts.
A. All critical areas shall be placed in critical areas tracts, as follows:
1. All landslide hazard areas and buffers;
2. All wetlands and buffers;
3. All habitat conservation areas; and
4. All other lands to be protected from alterations as conditioned by project approval.
B. Critical area tracts shall be recorded on all documents of title of record for all affected lots.
C. Critical area tracts shall be designated on the face of the plat or recorded drawing in a format approved by the city attorney. The designation shall include the following restriction:
1. An assurance that native vegetation will be preserved for the purpose of preventing harm to property and the environment, including, but not limited to, controlling surface water runoff and erosion, maintaining slope stability, buffering, and protecting plants, fish, and animal habitat; and
2. The right of the city to enforce the terms of the restriction.
D. The city may require that any required critical area tract be dedicated to the city, held in an undivided interest by each owner of a building lot within the development with the ownership interest passing with the ownership of the lot, or held by an incorporated homeowner’s association or other legal entity (such as a land trust, which ensures the ownership, maintenance, and protection of the tract). (Ord. 1946 § 3, 2005).