(1) 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 other provisions of the zoning code or any existing regulation, easement, covenant, or deed restriction conflicts with this chapter, that which provides more protection to the critical areas shall apply.

(2) 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. The city will coordinate conditions with other agencies to the extent feasible within the requirements of these regulations. It is the applicant’s responsibility to obtain all required local, state, and federal authorizations before beginning work. (Ord. 1373 § 19, 2014; Ord. 1164 § 4, 2004).