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Everett planners brief committee on critical‑areas rewrite, propose larger stream buffers and clearer rules
Summary
Planning staff told the committee the city is revising critical‑areas regulations to reflect updated science, reorganize code for readability, and increase some stream buffers (Type N) toward roughly 100 feet; staff said impacts are site‑specific and a Planning Commission briefing is penciled in for Dec. 3.
Planning staff briefed the Parks and Built Environment Committee that the city is undertaking a periodic update of its critical‑areas regulations to incorporate best available science and improve code organization and clarity.
Staff said the rewrite reorganizes the chapter into articles to make it easier to read and apply, and that staff do not expect the changes to be substantively more restrictive in most locations.…
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