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Potential Steep Slope Hazard Areas

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Summary

Potential steep slope hazard areas in the portions of unincorporated King County where development is regulated by King County Permitting.

Steep slopes are regulated as critical areas through the King County Zoning Code (21A.24).

Development on or near steep slopes may be subject to restrictions.

Description

This area has been categorized as a potential steep slope hazard area.

The map does not purport to identify actual slope hazards or existing landslide risks for specific properties.

Depending upon the nature of any proposed development, further investigation of the site and a detailed evaluation of the slope hazard by a licensed geological engineer or engineering geologist may be recommended or even required.

The information included on this map is subject to change without notice.

King County makes no representations or warranties, expressed or implied, as to accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or rights to the use of such information.

King County shall not be liable for any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in such information regardless of their cause, and King County shall not be liable for any decision made, action taken, or action not taken by the user in reliance upon such information.

This document is not intended for use as a surveyed product.

King County shall not be liable for any general, special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages including, but not limited to, lost revenues or lost profits resulting from the use or misuse of the information contained on this map.

Any sale of this map is prohibited except by written permission of King County.

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https://kingcounty.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=6d3f50f7fcac4dd2b0567606ad605bae#overview - DISCLAIMER – Potential Landslide Hazard Areas.

Layer information

Layer Name	steep_slope_hazard_area
Subject Category	Environment
Title	Potential Steep Slope Hazard Areas
Feature Count	65923
Feature Type	Polygon
Spatial reference	EPSG:2926
Control ID	2530
Place Keywords	Pacific NW, King County, WA, Washington State
Theme Keywords	Steep, Slope, Hazard, Critical, Enviro
Supplemental Information	None

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Attribute information

OBJECTID From Esri	Description Internal feature number. Domain Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Shape From Esri	Description Feature geometry. Domain Coordinates defining the features.
Shape.STArea() From SQL Server	Description Returns the area of a geometry instance in square units, based on the spatial reference identifier (SRID) of the geometry. Domain Double
Shape.STLength() From SQL Server	Description Returns the total length of the elements in a geometry instance. Domain Double

Contact information

Maintained by	DLS - Permitting
Primary	Paul McCombs paul.mccombs@kingcounty.gov

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