Environmentally Sensitive Areas

The county’s unified development code protects environmental features though habitat conservation regulation, wetland protection measures, and a shoreline master program. The habitat conservation regulation contains provisions for nonregulatory alternatives include density transfers, reconfiguration of nonconforming lots, individual stewardship plans, education and outreach. Incentives include tax benefits, land acquisition programs, and nonmonetary incentives for projects that exceed mitigation requirements (§40.440.020). Additional sections discuss wetlands regulations (§40.450) and shoreline use regulation (§40.460.100).