![]() ![]() “Protection” in this context means preservation of the functions and values of the natural environment, or to safeguard the public from hazards to health and safety. The Washington Department of Commerce has adopted minimum guidelines in Chapter 365-190 WAC detailing the process involved in establishing a program to protect critical areas. ![]() This chapter seeks to maintain harmonious relationships between human activity and the natural environment.ī. The Growth Management Act requires the designation of critical areas and the adoption of regulations for the protection of such areas by all counties and cities. Critical areas regulated under this chapter include geologically hazardous areas, frequently flooded areas, critical aquifer recharge areas, wetlands, and habitat conservation areas. ![]() Purpose and Intent 16.16.100 Purpose and intent.Ī. The purposes of this chapter are to carry out the goals of the Whatcom County comprehensive plan and the State of Washington Growth Management Act (Chapter 36.70A RCW) and its implementing rules by designating and classifying critical areas, and by protecting the functions and values of critical areas and the ecological processes that sustain them, while allowing for appropriate economically beneficial or productive use of land and property. Conservation Program On Agriculture Lands (CPAL)ġ6.16.820 Classification and applicability.ġ6.16.830 Conservation farm plans – General standards.ġ6.16.840 Conservation farm plan requirements.ġ6.16.850 Preparation and approval of conservation farm plans.Īrticle 1. Habitat Conservation Areas (HCA)ġ6.16.710 Habitat conservation areas – Designation, mapping and classification.ġ6.16.720 Habitat conservation areas – General standards.ġ6.16.730 Locally important habitats and species – Standards.ġ6.16.740 Habitat conservation area buffers – Standards.ġ6.16.750 Habitat conservation areas – Review and reporting requirements.ġ6.16.760 Habitat conservation areas – Mitigation standards.Īrticle 8. Areas within the Rural Residential District of Lummi Islandġ6.16.540 Areas within the rural residential district of Lummi Island.ġ6.16.542 Minimum well spacing for all new wells.ġ6.16.543 Requirements for public water system wells, non-Group B two-party wells and nondomestic wells.ġ6.16.610 Wetlands designation, rating, and mapping.ġ6.16.670 Review and reporting requirements.ġ6.16.690 Compensatory wetland mitigation plan.Īrticle 7. ![]() Critical Aquifer Recharge Areasġ6.16.510 Designation, classification and mapping – Critical aquifer recharge areas.ġ6.16.520 Critical aquifer recharge areas – General standards.ġ6.16.525 Activity subject to critical areas review.ġ6.16.535 Review and report requirements.Īrticle 5.5. 16.16.210 Applicability and severability.ġ6.16.215 Relationship to other jurisdictions.ġ6.16.220 Identification and mapping of critical areas.ġ6.16.235 Activities allowed with notification.ġ6.16.240 Technical administrator and hearing examiner authority.ġ6.16.250 Submittal requirements and critical areas review process.ġ6.16.255 Critical areas assessment reports.ġ6.16.260 General mitigation requirements.ġ6.16.261 Alternative or innovative mitigation plans.ġ6.16.262 Watershed-based management plans.ġ6.16.265 Critical areas protective measures.ġ6.16.310 Designation, mapping and classification.ġ6.16.320 Geologically hazardous areas – General standards.ġ6.16.325 Landslide hazard areas – Standards.ġ6.16.340 Seismic hazard areas – Standards.ġ6.16.345 Alluvial fan hazard areas – Standards.ġ6.16.350 Volcanic hazard areas – Standards.ġ6.16.355 Erosion hazard areas – Standards.ġ6.16.365 Tsunami hazard areas – Standards.ġ6.16.367 Seiche and landslide generated wave hazard areas – Standards.ġ6.16.375 Review and reporting requirements.ġ6.16.410 Designation and mapping – Frequently flooded areas.ġ6.16.420 Frequently flooded areas – General standards.ġ6.16.430 Review and report requirements.Īrticle 5. ![]()
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