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Staff proposes reorganized critical-area code and larger riparian buffers; board asks for mapping and decision points
Summary
Planning staff presented a rewritten Title 23 critical-area ordinance that consolidates scattered chapters, proposes moving tree rules into Title 17, and recommends wider, Department of Fish and Wildlife–informed riparian management zones. Staff proposed an 80% native-plant cover standard for enhancements and a conditioned 25% reduction pathway;
What staff presented
Planning staff proposed consolidating the City’s critical-area regulations into a single, reorganized Chapter 23 to reduce cross-references and improve reviewability. Staff recommended moving the tree chapter (currently in Title 23) into the zoning/title 17 chapter for clearer placement and future separate amendments to tree rules.
Riparian management zones and buffers
Citing Department of Fish and Wildlife guidance used by other jurisdictions, staff proposed standardized riparian management-zone widths (larger than the…
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