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Exhibit B <br />ORDINANCE Exhibit A - Page 2 of 66 <br />3. Public costs for emergency rescue and relief operations where the causes are avoidable, or <br />4. Degradation of the natural environment; <br />E. Protecting and enhancing unique, sensitive, and valuable elements of the environment, including <br />fish and wildlife habitat; <br />F. Alerting appraisers, assessors, builders, developers, owners, real estate agents, potential buyers or <br />lessees, and other members of the public to the presence of critical areas and the respective <br />development limitations of such areas; <br />G. Providing city officials with sufficient information, direction and authority to protect critical areas <br />when evaluating public or private development proposals; <br />H. Implementing the policies of the Growth Management Act, State Environmental Policy Act, Chapter <br />43.21C RCW, Chapter 19.43 EMC, the city’s comprehensive plan, and all updates and amendments, <br />functional plans and other land use policies formally adopted or accepted by the city; and <br />I. Providing for the maintenance and enhancement of solar access, and/or elimination of future <br />potential hazards or nuisances while protecting critical area functions and values. <br />19.37.030 APPLICABILITY <br />A. This chapter establishes regulations for the protection of critical areas and applies to all lands, all <br />land uses and development activity, and all structures or facilities, whether or not a permit or <br />authorization is required, and shall apply to every person, firm, partnership, corporation, group, <br />government agency, or other entity that owns, leases or administers land within the city. No person, <br />company, agency, or applicant shall alter a critical area or buffer except as consistent with the purposes <br />and requirements of this chapter. No alteration of a critical area may occur until the city has issued all <br />approvals required by this chapter. By way of example and not limitation, no development permit may <br />be issued; no subdivision of land may be approved; no clearing, filling, or grading may occur; nor may <br />any use be established, altered, or expanded on any lot until approvals required by this chapter have <br />been granted by the city. <br />B. For development proposals on properties within shoreline jurisdiction, the shoreline master program <br />applies in addition to the regulations contained in this chapter. <br />C. When any provision of this chapter or any existing easement, covenant, or deed restriction conflicts <br />with this chapter, that which provides more protection to the critical area applies. <br />D. In addition to the requirements of this chapter, the applicant shall obtain all necessary state, federal <br />and other local permits. <br />19.37.040 PROTECTION OF CRITICAL AREAS <br />A. On all lots containing or within three hundred feet of critical areas, the following features and their <br />buffers shall not be altered or developed except as otherwise permitted by this chapter: <br />1. Areas of special flood hazard (if located in a designated floodplain, also see Chapter 19.30 <br />EMC);