(1) This report shall identify how the development impacts Class I or II wildlife habitat conservation areas. The Washington Department of Wildlife Priority Habitat and Species Management Recommendations (1991) may serve as guidance for this report or bald eagle protection rules outlined in WAC 232-12-292, as now or hereafter amended.

(2) The habitat management plan shall contain a map prepared at an easily readable scale, showing: the location of the proposed development site; the relationship of the site to surrounding topographic, water features, and existing and/or proposed building locations and arrangements; a legend which includes a complete legal description, acreage of the parcel, scale, north arrows, and date of map revision.

(3) The habitat management plan shall also contain a report which describes the nature and intensity of the proposed development; an analysis of the effect of the proposed development, activity or land use change upon the wildlife species and habitat identified for protection; and a plan which identifies how the applicant proposed to mitigate any adverse impacts to wildlife habitats created by the proposed development.

(4) This plan shall be prepared by a person who has been educated in this field and has professional experience as a wildlife biologist. For minor new development proposals, the Department of Community Development may complete the plan unless the applicant wishes to employ a qualified professional at the applicant’s expense. Where this plan is required for the protection of eagle habitat, the eagle habitat management plan shall normally be prepared by the Department of Fish and Wildlife as required under the Bald Eagle Management Rules.