OAR 141-120-0040: Wetland Resource Designations

(1) ORS 196.678(2)(d) and 196.681(3)(c) require that wetlands or portions of wetlands within a WCP area be placed into a protection, conservation or development category. (2) The wetland resource designation(s) must take into consideration the capability of the wetland system to withstand alterations while maintaining important wetland functions. (3) Local governments shall identify wetlands that meet the criteria for the Protection Category (OAR 141-120-0070) and designate these wetland resources into the Protection Category prior to designating wetland resources into the Conservation or Development Categories. (4) Wetlands designated into the Protection Category shall not be redesignated into the Development or Conservation Categories except as allowed under OAR 141-120-0020(7).