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Public hearing held on Bothell critical areas ordinance; staff recommends larger riparian buffers and alignment with WDFW
Summary
The council held a public hearing Oct. 21 on proposed critical areas ordinance and SEPA threshold updates required by the Growth Management Act; staff recommended technical changes to geologic hazard thresholds and larger riparian buffers to align with peer jurisdictions and WDFW.
Bothell — The City Council held a public hearing Oct. 21 on updates to Bothell’s critical areas ordinance and SEPA thresholds required under the Growth Management Act. Planner Jacqueline Sampson summarized the staff recommendation and the Planning Commission’s recent findings and vote to forward the ordinance with revisions.
Sampson explained the principal technical edits proposed in the draft: reclassifying erosion hazard areas so that slopes of about 15% no longer automatically require a critical‑areas permit or report while retaining a critical‑areas requirement for landslide hazard areas…
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