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Areas of Critical Environmental Sensitivity defined by King County CAO / critical areas area [Washington (State)--King County]

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Title
Areas of Critical Environmental Sensitivity defined by King County CAO / critical areas area [Washington (State)--King County]
Description
This layer contains critical areas & their buffers on specific parcels that have undergone Critical Area Review.Critical Areas are lands with natural hazards or lands that support certain unique, fragile or valuable resource areas. Lands designated by King County as critical include areas at high risk for with steep slopes, erosion, landslides, earthquakes, flooding; coal mines; or aquatic water features such as wetlands or lands adjoining Aquatic Areas such as streams, rivers and other water bodies.Critical Area Buffers are areas adjacent to a critical area and are also restricted from specific building and development activities.
Creator
King County Dept. of Permitting and Environmental Review
Temporal Coverage
Last Modified: 2025-08-18
Date Issued
2017-11-21
Rights
Use Constraint: King County data are made available with the understanding that they shall be used exclusively by the obtainer or his/her authorized agents. Digital products may not be reproduced or redistributed in any form or by any means without the express written authorization of King County.
Access Rights
Public
Format
ArcGIS DynamicMapLayer
Language
English
Date Added
August 10, 2025
Provenance Statement
The metadata for this resource was last retrieved from King County GIS Open Data on 2025-08-24.

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  • Citation
    King County Dept. of Permitting and Environmental Review (2017). Areas of Critical Environmental Sensitivity defined by King County CAO / critical areas area [Washington (State)--King County]. . https://gis-kingcounty.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/kingcounty::areas-of-critical-environmental-sensitivity-defined-by-king-county-cao-critical-areas-area (web service)
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