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Critical Areas Regulations Update
Project Description
The Growth Management Act (GMA) requires that local jurisdictions periodically review, and revise, if needed, critical areas regulations pursuant to RCW 36.70A.130. Updates are needed to the City’s critical areas regulations to comply with the GMA, to allow for integration into the recently established Title 19, Unified Development Code, and to provide improved organization, clarity and predictability. View the existing adopted critical areas regulations (AMC Ch. 17.70).
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Current Draft Documents
- Signed Findings of Fact and Final Recommendation Document
- 2nd Draft Critical Areas Regulations update proposal
- Final Planning Commission Documents
- Notice of Comment Period Closure (1/3/20)
- Staff suggested changes to 2nd Draft for PC consideration
- Crosswalk Summary of Proposed Changes
- Draft 2 Summary of Changes
- Public Meeting Packets
- Other Draft 2 Documents for Public Review
- Draft 2 Public Comments
- Draft Updated Maps
Please contact Tess Cooper if you have trouble locating or accessing documents.
Process Timeline
| Date |
Item |
|---|---|
| July 2017 |
1st Draft released |
| July 26, 2017 |
Planning Commission (PC) Work Session: Introduction and proposed process overview |
| August 9, 2017 |
PC Work Session: General Provisions; Wetlands; and Fish & Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas (FWHCAs), public input |
| August 23, 2017 |
PC Work Session: Geologically Hazardous Areas; Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas; and Frequently Flooded Areas, public input |
| September 13, 2017 |
PC Work Session: Review of public comments received |
| October 2019 |
2nd Draft released |
| October 23, 2019 |
PC Work Session: Introduction; General Provisions; Review Procedures; public input |
| November 13, 2019 |
PC Work Session: Wetlands and Fish & Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas; public input |
| November 20, 2019 |
PC Work Session: Geologically Hazardous Areas; Aquifer Recharge Areas; Frequently Flooded Areas |
| November 27, 2019 |
SEPA Threshold Determination of Non-Significance issued; Notice of Public Hearing issued |
| December 4, 2019 |
PC Work Session @ 5:00 PM: Public Comment Matrix, Discussion |
| December 11, 2019 |
PC meeting CANCELED SEPA comment/appeal deadline (5 PM) |
| December 18, 2019 |
PC Public Hearing @ 5:00 PM |
| January 3, 2020 |
Public Comment Period Ends @ 5:00 PM |
January 8 & 22, 2020 February/ March |
PC deliberation and recommendation to City Council City Council review and adoption |