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Planning staff outlines timeline for Edmonds Critical Areas Ordinance update; public review set for summer/fall
Summary
Planning staff introduced a scheduled update to Edmonds' Critical Areas Ordinance, saying the city is largely compliant but needs minor updates to definitions and best-available-science references; staff will return with redlined draft code on Aug. 13.
Planning staff provided an overview of the process and timeline for a periodic update of Edmonds' Critical Areas Ordinance, emphasizing the need to align local code with state requirements and the best available science.
Staff reminded the board that the code is reviewed at regular intervals and that the last broad amendment was adopted in 2016, with wetlands and recharge-area updates added in 2018, 2023 and 2024. The CAO update will focus on…
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