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Students propose comprehensive updates to La Conner critical areas ordinance to meet Growth Management Act requirements
Summary
Students from Western Washington University presented recommended revisions to La Conner’s critical areas ordinance to comply with the Washington Growth Management Act, proposing new definitions, no-net-loss wetland language, priority habitat references and a reasonable use exception; next steps include SEPA review and town council action.
Students from Western Washington University presented a proposed rewrite of La Conner’s critical areas ordinance during the March 18 Planning Commission meeting, recommending changes the presenters said are required under the Washington Growth Management Act (GMA).
The student team told the commission their review found eight checklist items the town must address to comply with the GMA. Their recommended code revisions include strengthening “best available science” requirements for permit conditions, adding explicit no-net-loss language for natural wetlands, updating frequently flooded area mapping references, and creating a new Fish and Wildlife…
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