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Critical Area Information
If you have interest in a Critical Area & Archaeology Review (known as CAAR’s) please review the following options and related materials.
Follow the steps below to view parcel-level critical area information for a parcel in San Juan County (applicants must still inquire about archaeology concerns via email or over phone with this option):
CAAR Request (Email Correspondence)
If you have interest in a Critical Area & Archaeology Review (known as CAAR’s), please submit a request to dcd@sanjuanco.com or call us directly with the following information:
• Your name and email address
• The tax parcel number you would like to receive information on
We reply to CAAR requests to identify land use regulations and critical area reports that may be required for development at the time of permit application. This information is based on a review of the whole parcel. It is the applicant's responsibility to provide the required reports or prove the indicated report requirement does not apply to their specific project site. Please let us know if you have more specific questions using our Ask a Question resource page where we can briefly review proposed projects. Additionally, you may be interested in a fee-related Residential Pre-Application with site visit (RPA) to determine if proposed development is consistent with current regulations. Actual conditions in the field control.
Pre-Application Forms
Critical Area Information- Related Materials
- 13A Marine Net Shore Drift and Feeder Bluffs-V.2
- 13B Marine Net Shore Drift and Feeder Bluffs-V.2
- 13C Marine Net Shore Drift and Feeder Bluffs-V.2
- Additional Protection Recommendations for Habitats of Local Importance
- BAS Synthesis
- Critical Habitat Puget Sound Chinook Salmon (Federal register 2005)
- Cultural Resources Inadvertent Discovery Plan
- Definition of Qualified Professional, SJCC 18.20.170 (Q Definitions)
- Description of Wetlands
- Determining Percent Canopy Cover (dot grid)
- Geologically Hazardous Area Summary
- Guide to Estimating Tree Canopy Cover and Basal Area (text)
- Liquefaction Susceptibility
- Lopez - Potential Upland Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas
- Lopez - Shoreline Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas
- Lopez Island (SMP Update)
- Marbled Murrelet Habitat
- Marine Shorelines and Lakes 20 Acres or Larger Summary
- May 2014 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- OHWM Information
- On-site Sewage Systems
- Orcas - Potential Upland Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas
- Orcas - Shoreline Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas
- Orcas Island (SMP Update)
- Ponds Summary
- Possible Wetlands Map (2014)
- Preserving Rare and Endangered Plants
- Protection Measures for Specific Animals
- Salmon Habitat Critical Habitat Designations for West Coast Salmon
- San Juan Island (SMP Update)
- San Juan Shoreline - Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas
- Stream Water Types (Fish Distribution Wild Fish Conservancy)
- Streams Summary
- Tree Basal Area worksheet
- Utilities Bulletin
- Vegetation Protection Lakes, Natural Ponds and Bedrock Marine Shorelines
- Visual Guide for Estimating Tree Canopy Cover (Blob Diagram)
- Waiver from Geotechnical Report
- Washington State Wetland Rating System
- WDFW - Marine Beach Spawning Fish Ecology
- Well Installation Bulletin
- Wetland Types
- Wetlands