2025 Critical Areas Ordinance

The Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA) mandates that all cities and counties review and update the policies and regulations used to protect public health and safety by limiting development in hazard areas, including steep slopes and flood zones, and to protect environmentally critical areas, including aquifers, wetlands and streams.

The Town of Beaux Arts Village has regulations in place already to protect wetlands and and special flood hazard areas.  The proposed regulations will expand upon these with new regulations protecting fish and wildlife habitat, geologically hazardous Areas, and critical aquifer recharge areas.

To view the proposed regulations, please see Proposed ordinance No. 487 below.  the Council intends to enact these regulations at a Special Meeting on December 30, 2025.