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Granite Falls City Council reviews proposed updates to critical areas code ahead of public hearing
Summary
Planning staff and consultants outlined proposed amendments to Granite Falls Municipal Code 19.07.020 on Feb. 11; councilmembers asked about who decides "reasonable use," the role of mitigation banks, channel migration zones, aquifer protections and impacts on existing properties ahead of a public hearing.
The Granite Falls City Council on Feb. 11 reviewed proposed amendments to the city’s Critical Areas Regulations, GFMC 19.07.020, with Planning Director Amy Hess and consultants Anisa Thaci (AHBL) and Jeff Parsons (Herrera Environmental Consultants) outlining a set of edits the city will consider at a forthcoming public hearing.
The proposed changes target multiple subsections of GFMC 19.07.020, including additions and clarifications to definitions; the reasonable use exception; geologically hazardous areas; landslide, seismic and channel migration hazard areas; wetlands; fish and wildlife habitat buffer areas and mitigation standards; aquifer recharge areas; and flood hazard provisions. City staff referred…
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