A. When any provision of any other chapter of the city of Lacey conflicts with this chapter, that which provides more protection to habitat conservation areas shall apply unless specifically provided otherwise in this chapter.

B. The city of Lacey is authorized to adopt written administrative procedures for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this chapter.

C. The city of Lacey shall not grant any approval or permission to conduct a nonexempt activity in a habitat conservation area until the requirements of this chapter have been fulfilled including but not limited to action on the following: building permit, commercial or residential; site plan review; conditional use permit; franchise right-of-way construction permit; grading and land clearing permit; master plan development; planned unit development; right-of-way permit; shoreline substantial development permit; shoreline variance; shoreline conditional use permit; shoreline environmental redesignation; variance; zone reclassification; subdivision; short subdivision; binding site plan, utility and other use permit; zone reclassification; or any subsequently adopted permit or required approval not expressly exempted by this chapter. (Ord. 1192 §56, 2002; Ord. 935 §9 (part), 1992).