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Everett planning staff preview major overhaul to critical areas rules ahead of March council review
Summary
Planning staff told the committee they are reorganizing and updating Chapter 19.37 (critical areas) to reflect state law and best available science, will release an updated draft and comment-response matrix before a planning commission hearing next week, and aim to meet the state's periodic-update deadline.
Everett planning staff briefed the Parks and Built Environment Committee on Feb. 11 about a substantial update to the city's critical areas regulations (Municipal Code Chapter 19.37) driven by state law and a required periodic update. Planning Director York Stevens Wazda said the rewrite reorganizes material, incorporates state "best available science," and will prioritize the 'no net loss' standard while seeking net ecological gain over time.
Stevens Wazda outlined which features the update covers: fish and wildlife habitat…
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