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Planning board approves sending CAO rewrite to council with riparian management zones and asks for iterative follow-up
Summary
Planning staff presented a large reorganization of the Critical Areas Ordinance including riparian management zones (200 ft for fish‑bearing streams, 100 ft for non‑fish streams) with limited mitigation‑driven reductions. The board voted to forward the draft to City Council while requesting continued review and section‑level follow up.
The Citizens Planning Board reviewed a near‑final draft of a wholesale reorganization and update to Edmonds' Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO) on Oct. 22 and voted to forward the draft to City Council while explicitly requesting iterative follow‑up and additional refinement on specific technical topics.
Staff explained the draft replaces the older "buffer" approach with riparian management zones (RMZs): a 200‑foot RMZ around Type F (fish‑bearing) streams and a 100‑foot RMZ around Type N (non‑fish‑bearing) streams. The draft includes an option to reduce the RMZ to 150 feet for Type F streams in…
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