Planning commission warns state critical-area buffer changes could limit some homeowner projects
The Newcastle Planning Commission told the City Council Sept. 16 that state-driven updates to critical-area science could increase buffers around streams and wetlands in some cases, potentially changing what homeowners can do near those features.
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The Newcastle Planning Commission on Sept. 16 told the City Council that recent state changes to critical-area science and rules may force the city to revise its critical areas ordinance (Newcastle Municipal Code section 18.24), potentially increasing buffers between streams or wetlands and structures in some cases and affecting homeowners who live near those features.
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