a. A depiction of the boundaries of the farm area, accurate to within three feet. At its discretion, the County may require traditional survey methods or allow GPS methodology;

b. Existing bathymetry depths based on Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW datum);

c. A general depiction of adjacent land uses including the presence of structures, docks, bulkheads, and other modifications. If there are shore stabilization structures, provide the beach elevation at the toe of the structure and the top of the structure (MLLW datum);

d. Location of any proposed equipment or structures (e.g., buoys, tubes, stakes, racks, protective netting, processing, or storage buildings);

e. Location of any areas of shoreline modification (e.g., grading, frosting, removal of rocks, and other shoreline elements);

f. Proposed access locations; and

g. The location of any easements.

a. Species to be reared.

b. Substrate modification or vegetation removal (also to be shown on the site plan).

c. Planting, harvest, and processing methods, hours of operation, timing and phasing.

d. Summary of equipment and structures required.

e. A proposed schedule for the installation and removal of structures such as tubes and netting.

f. A description of how tubes, nets, bands and other equipment and structures will be prevented from escaping from the site during the life of the operation.

g. A description of how adjoining landowners will be informed of the proposed farm activities (site preparation, planting, maintenance, harvest).

h. A discussion of how aquaculture activities will be compatible with zoning classification, shoreline environment designation, and surrounding uses.

i. A discussion of any public opportunities for gathering wild stock aquatic resources on public tidelands or bedlands.

j. A list of any feed, pesticides, herbicides, antibiotics, vaccines, growth stimulants, antifouling agents, or other chemicals, and an assessment of predicted impacts. The applicant is responsible for obtaining all appropriate approvals and shall provide copies to the County upon request.

k. Number of employees or workers necessary for the project, including average and peak employment.

l. Methods of waste disposal and predator control.

a. Tidal variations;

b. Prevailing wind direction;

c. Substrate (pebbles, cobble, sand, mud, clay, e.g.) in order to demonstrate that the site has the necessary substrate for the type(s) of aquaculture proposed; and

d. Upland vegetation types, regulated species or habitat conservation areas present. All reviews for eelgrass, macroalgae, and forage fish spawning and holding areas must conform to the most current Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) protocols.

a. Aquatic and benthic organism diversity and abundance;

b. Sediment compaction;

c. Littoral drift estimates;

d. Current flow data;

e. Water quality; and

f. An analysis of flushing rates may be required of projects within enclosed water bodies;

g. An analysis of the impacts of farms within enclosed waterbodies or within the vicinity of the proposal; and

h. An analysis of visual and aesthetic impacts of farms proposed adjacent to Residential SEDs.

a. The County will establish a monitoring schedule as a condition of each permit approval. Proposed performance standards, monitoring protocols and contingencies shall be included in the monitoring plan.

b. The duration and frequency of monitoring will be unique to each proposal; however, in general, monitoring shall occur in conjunction with bed preparation and harvest activities and for a period of time sufficient to verify compliance with the shoreline permit approval. Duration and frequency shall be reduced when the applicant demonstrates that the aquaculture activity remains in compliance with the shoreline permit.

c. Monitoring frequency should be commensurate with the complexity and intensity of the aquaculture method(s) utilized and the sensitivity of the shoreline.