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Kenmore accepts WDFW riparian guidance; staff will bring draft critical‑areas code updates before December deadline
Summary
Kenmore — City staff and consultants presented draft updates July 28 to the city’s critical‑areas ordinance to implement Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) riparian management guidance and to adopt Riparian Management Zones (RMZs) as a formal protection category.
Kenmore — City staff and consultants presented draft updates July 28 to Kenmore’s critical‑areas ordinance that respond to Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) guidance on riparian management. Staff said the changes are required as part of the city’s periodic comprehensive‑plan update and must be adopted before the state deadline.
What the changes do: Consultants from Osborne Consulting explained the proposal would reframe stream “buffers” into WDFW‑style Riparian Management Zones (RMZs) that are independent of stream type and are delineated using the…
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