Washington Resolution No
CITY OF KENMORE WASHINGTON RESOLUTION NO. 04-096 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF KENMORE, WASHINGTON, EXPRESSING AN INTENT TO ADOPT AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY'S CRITICAL AREA REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 18.55 (ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS) OF THE KENMORE MUNICIPAL CODE. WHEREAS, the Growth Management Act (GMA) requires local governments, by December 1,2004, to designate and classify environmentally sensitive areas, known as critical areas, and to adopt policies and regulations to protect the functions and values of critical areas; and WHEREAS, critical areas include wetlands, frequently flooded areas, geologically hazardous areas, aquifer recharge areas, and fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas; and WHEREAS. the GMA reauires that local "aovernments include best available science (BAS) in the development of such policies and regulations and give special consideration to conservation or protection measures necessary to preserve or enhance anadromous fisheries (RCW 36.70~.<72;WAC 365-195-900 et seq.); id WHEREAS, in September 2001, the City executed a contract with Adolfson and Associates to complete a review and update the City's Critical area Ordinance; and WHEREAS, under this contract Adolfson Associates has worked with staff and prepared draft revised critical area maps (attached as Exhibit A), a dr& review of Best Available Science Memo (attached as Exhibit B) and a draft critical area ordice(attached as Exhibit C) which was submitted to the State Growth Management Act Reviewing Agencies in March 2004; and WHEREAS, though the City Council has not completed its review of these documents, it has conducted a public hearing and completed several study sessions; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF KENMORE, WASHINGTON Section 1.
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