16.55.050 - RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER REGULATIONS
A. These Critical Areas regulations shall apply in addition to zoning, development code and any other regulations adopted by the City. B. Any individual Critical Area adjoined by another type of Critical Area shall have the buffer and meet the requirements that provide the most protection to the critical areas involved. When any provision of this Chapter or any existing regulation, easement, covenant, or deed restriction conflicts with this Chapter, generally that which provides more protection to the critical areas shall apply, except that the Shoreline Master Program (SMP) shall establish all permitted uses adjacent to and critical area buffer setbacks from the ordinary high water mark of marine waters and from the ordinary high water mark of Lake Whatcom and Lake Padden. C. These Critical Areas regulations shall apply concurrently with review conducted under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), per BMC 16.20. D. Compliance with the provisions of this Chapter does not constitute compliance with other federal, state, and local regulations and permit requirements that may be required (for example, Shoreline Substantial Development Permits, Hydraulic Permit Act (HPA) permits, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 404 permits, National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permits). The applicant is responsible for complying with these requirements, apart from the process established in this Chapter. [Ord. 2008-04-036; Ord. 2005-11-092]
