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The City of Redmond recently updated its Critical Areas
Ordinance as mandated under State law. Designation and protection of
critical areas is the first mandate of the Growth Management Act.
Language was added to the Act in 1995 to ensure that jurisdictions
include reliable scientific information in designating and protecting
critical areas. The Best Available Science Rule took effect August 2000.
Staff produced a
series of Best Available Science Review and
Summary Papers. These are available in PDF format. (In
order to view or print these reports you must have the Adobe Acrobat
Reader installed on your computer. Obtain free
Acrobat
Reader if necessary.)
The Planning Commission held two public hearings and a total of 13
study session to discuss the Update. On March 9th, the Commission
unanimously recommended the City Council approve the Update. The
Commission produced an Issues Matrix
identifying all major issues and their resolutions. The City Council
approved and passed the new Critical Areas Ordinance on May 17, 2005.
The Ordinance became effective on May 28, 2005. For further information, contact Cathy Beam, AICP,
project manager, at 556-2429
cbeam@redmond.gov.
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