Chapter 9 Environment Element

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Chapter 9 of SeaTac's Envision SeaTac 2044 Comprehensive Plan outlines the city's environmental goals and policies covering water quality, air quality, greenhouse gas reduction, wetlands, wildlife habitat, and shoreline management. The element also addresses environmentally sensitive areas such as steep slopes, floodplains, and groundwater aquifers, and includes recommended implementation strategies. Note that while this chapter covers broad environmental planning for the City of SeaTac, it does not specifically address Sea-Tac Airport noise policy.

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Chapter 9 (Environment Element) of the City of SeaTac Comprehensive Plan, Envision SeaTac 2044. Covers 19 goals and associated policies addressing water quality, natural drainage systems, air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, environmental justice, streams and lakes, wetlands, groundwater aquifers, steep slope and landslide hazard areas, seismic hazard areas, floodplains, wildlife habitat, and shorelines including Angle Lake. Includes maps of wetlands and streams (Map 9.1), wellhead protection areas (Map 9.2), erosion hazard areas (Map 9.3), landslide hazard areas (Map 9.4), seismic hazard areas (Map 9.5), and Angle Lake Shoreline Management Area (Map 9.6). Discusses environmentally sensitive areas, shoreline management goals (Goals 9.13–9.19), archaeological and cultural site protection, and recommended implementation strategies under the State, Regional, and King County planning framework. Document identifier PRR26-564 08212026 000322.

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