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NRAC to take wetlands protections and chapter 50 review next, after floodplain work
Summary
Following direction from the county council, the committee voted to move wetlands higher on its work plan. Staff said council asked them to examine Chapter 50 and Chapter 72 provisions for further wetland avoidance and minimization, especially for residential subdivisions, and to return with draft recommendations in June.
Committee members voted on May 7 to bring wetlands review forward on the Environmental and Natural Resources Advisory Committee’s work plan immediately after finalizing floodplain hazards.
Why it matters: County council members asked staff to analyze stronger avoidance and minimization measures for wetlands, to consider limits on wetland impacts in residential subdivisions and to re‑examine the county’s…
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