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Arlington adopts comprehensive rewrite of critical areas code, expands riparian buffers and monitoring requirements
Summary
Council adopted an overhaul of Arlington's critical areas ordinance (AMC 20.93), reorganizing procedures, adding reporting and mitigation requirements, and increasing certain riparian management zones; staff said changes follow state guidance (Department of Ecology, Fish & Wildlife) and do not rely on an independent city study.
The Arlington City Council approved a comprehensive rewrite of the city's critical areas code (Arlington Municipal Code chapter 20.93), a staff-led overhaul that reorganizes procedures and adds new review, mitigation, monitoring and bonding requirements.
Amy presented the rewrite and told the council the wetlands provisions were largely reformatted while the broader overhaul introduced several new…
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