Comment Letter on Critical Areas Ordinance

Dear Commissioners Garrido, Walters, and Rolfes, We are happy to provide a summary of our July 22nd comments as Commissioner Rolfes requested. We seek protection of critical areas…

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Critical Areas Ordinance – Comments Part 6

COMMENTS FROM THE KEC WORKING COMMITTEE ON THE PROPOSED CAO – continued 9. NO NET LOSS OF ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS, NO ADVERSE IMPACT, and MONITORING The…

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Critical Areas Ordinance – Comments Part 5

COMMENTS FROM THE KEC WORKING COMMITTEE ON THE PROPOSED CAO – continued 7. SPECIALISTS AND REPORTS There are multiple ecological functions of buffers. Evaluation of…

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Critical Areas Ordinance – Comments Part 4

COMMENTS FROM THE KEC WORKING COMMITTEE ON THE PROPOSED CAO – continued 5. BOUNDARY MARKING AND MEMORIALIZATION For critical area or buffer boundaries to be…

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Critical Areas Ordinance – Comments Part 3

COMMENTS FROM THE KEC WORKING COMMITTEE ON THE PROPOSED CAO – continued 3. BUFFER INTEGRITY We support elimination of the bad buffer bonus in proposed…

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Critical Areas Ordinance – Comments Part 2

COMMENTS FROM THE KEC WORKING COMMITTEE ON THE PROPOSED CAO CLARITY Standard buffer widths. Actual standard buffer widths must be inferred. Tables 19.200.220(B) through…

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Critical Areas Ordinance – Comments Part 1

To: Commissioners Rolfes, Garrido and Walters, and Chairman Phillips and members of the Kitsap County Planning Commission. Re: Comments on the Critical Areas Ordinance. Following…

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