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10 Natural Resources
The critical area review process is not intended to deny an applicant a permitted use of the property as established by
the zoning code. Rather, it is intended to review, comment, refine, and develop site design elements which pertain to
the physical characteristics of the site and its surrounding environment.

Cope Provision 13.09.110
Code provision 13.09.110 is a preservation initiative which pertains to watercourse protection. It states that anyone
who owns, or is leasing, property through which a watercourses passes must keep and maintain that portion of the
watercourse reasonable clean of trash, debris, excessive vegetation, and other potential pollutants.

Draft Existing Conditions (March 2016)

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