Environmentally Sensitive Area

Washington’s administrative code provides guidelines for counties and cities to designate environmentally sensitive areas, including forest lands, mineral resource lands, and critical areas. It highlights the need for a unified approach to conservation and protection (§365-190-020), classifies critical areas and natural resource land (§365-190-030), and establishes a designation process (§365-190-040). Additional sections address actions by area type, including resource lands, critical areas, wetlands, aquifer recharge areas, flood plains, geological hazards, and habitat space.