The Snohomish County Council will hold new hearing on habitat ordinance
EVERETT — Snohomish County Council will hold a public hearing on the proposed controversial update to its Critical Area Regulations ordinance during its regular meeting 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.
In addition to hearing public testimony on the matter, the council is expected to consider its next steps on the ordinance. People can either attend the meeting at the Jackson Board Room on the eighth floor of 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett, or watch remotely by Zoom.
The ordinance, originally due in December 2024, along with the county’s comprehensive plan, covers development and land management regulations around wetlands, fish and wildlife conservation areas, geologically hazardous areas, aquifer recharge areas and some flood hazard areas.
Washington State Department of Ecology and Snohomish County Planning and Development Services worked to draft an update during 2024 to give to the County Council, based on feedback from state agencies, local tribes and stakeholders. But in December, council members Jared Mead and Nate Nehring introduced an amendment to the drafted ordinance, decreasing proposed environmental protections to maintain flexibility for possible development.
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