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Commissionors flag confusing riparian buffer language, ask staff to rewrite and return for public hearing
Summary
Commissioners and staff discussed a proposed model code for riparian buffers and a "beneficial gain" standard; members said the draft’s 170-foot threshold and the way the beneficial-gain test is written are unclear and asked staff to produce a clearer draft for public hearing.
Commission members and staff spent an extended portion of the meeting reviewing draft model code language on riparian buffers, flood hazard areas and what one speaker called the "beneficial gain standard." A commissioner said the current draft is hard to follow and asked staff to rewrite the sections before a public hearing.
The discussion focused on how the code defines a riparian buffer zone in relation to a special flood hazard area and a fixed 170-foot…
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