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Duvall staff outline state‑required update to Sensitive Areas Ordinance, aim for March adoption
Summary
City planners presented a state‑mandated review of Duvall’s Sensitive Areas Ordinance (SAO), saying the update will incorporate recent science and produce draft code amendments for public review and Planning Commission hearings with a target adoption in March.
Duvall city staff told council on Nov. 18 they are moving forward with a state‑required review and update of the city’s Sensitive Areas Ordinance, a set of regulations that govern wetlands, steep slopes, streams and other critical natural resources.
Naomi Montes de Oca introduced the review, and Millie Anne Van Devender, a planner working with consultant HBL, said Washington law “requires the city to review your sensitive areas ordinance in accordance with best available science and then make…
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