A. Regulated activities proposed on lakes that are urban in character will not be subject to the buffering requirements of this chapter. The following lakes are urban in character:

For proposed regulated activities on lakes that are subject to the State Shoreline Management Act, habitat protection shall be provided through education, voluntary agreements, and existing laws as referenced in LMC 14.154.030(B), and regulation via the City’s Shoreline Master Program and shoreline management regulations.

B. Regulated activities proposed on lakes that are not subject to the State Shoreline Management Act shall be subject to a 35-foot buffer requirement. The buffer, consisting of undisturbed natural vegetation, shall extend landward from the ordinary high water mark of the water body. Existing laws as referenced in LMC 14.154.030(B) may also affect such proposals. [Ord. 362 § 3, 2004.]