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Bremerton reviews zoning code changes that would widen stream buffers and add tree penalties
Summary
City planning staff presented information-only updates to the Critical Areas Ordinance, Shoreline Master Program and landscaping code, including proposed riparian buffer increases, added tribal outreach and fines for removing trees in critical areas. No council action was taken; a public hearing is scheduled for April 1.
City planning staff on March 4 presented proposed zoning code amendments that would strengthen protections for wetlands, streams and shorelines while updating landscaping requirements for new development.
Garrett Jackson, the presenter, told the Bremerton City Council the package is information-only and seeks public feedback before formal hearings. "The largest change we have proposed are for riparian areas, or the buffers next to streams," Jackson said, adding the proposal would increase fish-bearing stream buffers from 150 feet to 200 feet and increase non–fish-bearing stream buffers to about 100 feet. Jackson said those increases reflect Department of Fish and…
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