By Oliver J Moffat

Shoreline plans to increase the number of parcels regulated by the city’s fish-bearing stream protection code.

The proposed changes to the city’s Critical Areas Ordinance , will increase the regulated buffer widths near streams; expanding the buffers to 200 feet. Currently, Shoreline’s stream buffer widths range from 45-150 feet.

According to a map posted to the city’s website , the new 200-foot buffer will impact 446 more properties. There are currently 4,304 regulated properties citywide.

The changes are driven by new state guidelines .

Under the State Growth Management Act (GMA), all cities and counties in Washington must protect critical areas (such as fish-bearing streams) following the best available science. Since Shoreline last updated its critical are

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