Commission weighs 'fish' vs. 'no fish' stream classifications and buffer widths
Staff proposed switching to 'fish' / 'no fish' stream designations using DNR/Fish & Wildlife data and suggested average buffer widths (low/moderate/high) as a more administrable alternative to tree-height potential methodology; commissioners debated fixed buffers vs. science-based exceptions.
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Staff explained that DNR and Fish & Wildlife are moving to a fish/no-fish designation and proposed adopting that mapping to simplify GIS layers and administration. "The best suggestion that Fish and Wildlife provides is that they would like us to use the tree height potential, but the administration of that is a nightmare...because every single parcel would be different," staff said, describing the county’s rationale for an averaged buffer approach.
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