8-6-9: APPLICATION SUBMISSION STANDARDS:

   A.   Qualifications: All technical reports and recommendations shall be prepared under the supervision of and signed by a qualified expert in each relevant field based on the following qualifications:

      1.   Hazardous Areas, Hydrology, And Soils: Professional engineer licensed in the state of Idaho;

      2.   Economist: A professional who demonstrates experience in community development, land use, and/or public administration, specifically with regard to land development feasibility, public services provision, public finance policy, and the economic and fiscal impacts of private development. A graduate degree in economics, public finance, or public administration and at least seven (7) years of experience; or a bachelor's degree in economics, public finance, or public administration and at least ten (10) years of experience; or a bachelor's degree and at least fifteen (15) years of experience;

      3.   Planner: A professional who is engaged in professional planning, either currently or in the past, as defined by the American Institute Of Certified Planners (AICP), and who has completed a graduate degree in planning, from a program accredited by the planning accreditation board (PAB), plus two (2) years of professional planning experience; or a bachelor's degree in planning, from a PAB accredited program, plus three (3) years of professional planning experience; or any other postgraduate, graduate or undergraduate degree plus four (4) years of professional planning experience; or no college degree plus eight (8) years of professional planning experience;

      4.   Transportation: A professional engineer licensed in the state of Idaho;

      5.   Historical And Cultural Resource Findings: Archaeologists, history and architectural history consultants with submitted documentation that they have demonstrated that they meet the secretary of the interior's 36 CFR 61 qualifications;

      6.   Wildlife Habitat Mitigation Plan And Habitat Analysis: A professional(s) whose experience demonstrates considerable knowledge of planning and conducting field research for wildlife habitat projects, and formulating specific plans to mitigate wildlife habitat impacts. For the wildlife component, a graduate degree in wildlife biology or a closely related field and at least five (5) years of experience; or a bachelor's degree in wildlife biology or a closely related field and at least ten (10) years of experience; or a bachelor's degree and at least fifteen (15) years of experience. For the vegetative component, a graduate degree in botany, plant ecology, or closely related field and at least five (5) years of experience; or a bachelor's degree in botany, plant ecology, or closely related field and at least ten (10) years of experience; or a bachelor's degree and at least fifteen (15) years of experience;

      7.   Wetlands: A certified wetlands specialist or other qualified individual meeting the Army Corps of Engineers Standards;

      8.   Slope Stabilization: A professional engineer licensed in the state of Idaho;

      9.   Revegetation: A licensed landscape architect or restoration specialist whose experience demonstrates considerable knowledge in the implementation and execution of slope stabilization, revegetation projects, and vegetation management; and

      10.   Groundwater: An individual or entity identified on the department of environmental quality (DEQ) environmental consulting firms list (available on the DEQ website) or a hydrologist with technical background and experience in planning, conducting, and coordinating complex hydrologic studies in groundwater modeling and analysis.

      11.   Wildland Fire Specialist: Certified wildland fire specialist or individuals recognized by local fire districts as qualified specialist.

   B.   Digital Submissions:

      1.   Digital submissions, in a format approved by the administrator, shall accompany all paper submissions; and

      2.   Digital mapping shall be formatted to be compatible with the city's geographic information system.

   C.   Mapping: All maps shall have a legend, north arrow, scale, title and author. All data or shape files used to develop the map(s) will be submitted with appropriate meta and/or attribute data in ARC-GIS or similar city-approved format. (Ord. 868, 8-8-2022)