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Staff begins state review of critical areas ordinance update; commission to consider in October
Summary
Staff told the planning commission it has submitted the draft critical areas ordinance to state reviewers and plans to return with a public hearing and recommendation after the 60-day state review; the draft incorporates state-required "no net loss" language and reorganizes definitions.
Planning staff told the Milton Planning Commission that the city has begun the state review process on a draft update to the critical areas ordinance and intends to bring a public hearing and recommendation back to the commission in October. Staff said the update is a periodic requirement tied to the 2024 comprehensive plan periodic update and that many elements are prescriptive from state guidance.
Staff said the Department of Ecology and Department of Commerce provide checklists and model language and that the draft was submitted for the standard 60-day state review used for zoning, land use,…
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