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Poulsbo planner outlines Phase 1 of 2025 Critical Areas Ordinance update; stream buffers the biggest change
Summary
Planner Nicole Coleman told the council that required state updates and new Department of Fish & Wildlife guidance will likely raise many stream "riparian management" buffers—staff described a 100-foot minimum buffer alternative and scheduled a public hearing in two weeks for the formal code amendments.
The Poulsbo City Council heard a detailed briefing Nov. 5 on Phase 1 of the 2025 Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO) update, the last regulatory piece of the city—s comprehensive-plan update.
Nicole Coleman, the city planner, said the Phase 1 package focuses on state-required changes and the "best available science" report the city contracted. She told council the biggest substantive shift is proposed changes to Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas: the Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) now recommends riparian management…
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