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Planning staff outline critical‑areas update and propose compromise wetland buffers
Summary
Planning staff told council that updated state science would set minimum wetland/stream buffers at 100 feet, with site-specific tree-height models producing larger widths; the city presented a compromise buffer that staff and the planning commission said balances state guidance and streamlined permitting.
Planning staff opened the meeting with a detailed presentation of proposed critical‑areas code updates focused on stream and wetland buffers. Staff explained that recent Fish & Wildlife and Department of Natural Resources guidance recommends a 100‑foot minimum buffer in many cases and that a site potential tree‑height model could produce widths of up to 231 feet on some properties.
The presenter said staff used an…
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