Title
Agenda Item:
Shoreline Master Program (SMP) Deliberations - May 14, 2013 Draft SMP
Body
Issue:
Provide staff feedback and direction on the May 14, 2013 Draft of the Shoreline Master Program (Attachment 1) and, if appropriate, open the record for written comment.
Committee Recommendation:
None.
City Manager’s Recommendation:
Provide feedback and direction to City Staff to finalize the draft Shoreline Master Program prior to public hearing.
Staff Contact:
Keith Stahley, Community Planning and Development Director, 360.753.8227
Presenter(s):
Keith Stahley, Community Planning and Development Director
Background and Analysis:
This SMP update started in 2007 with the Department of Ecology awarding a grant to the City to participate in a region-wide update process. This process has involved hundreds of meetings and thousands of hours of review by the Planning Commission, the public and professionals from the City, Thurston Regional Planning Council, the Department of Ecology, and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The existing SMP has served the community well for many years, however, it is time to move forward. The updated SMP does that by:
1. Requiring all shoreline uses and developments to meet the concept of no net loss of shoreline ecological functions and processes not just developments located over-water that are impacted fish and wildlife habitat.
2. Adding two more requirements for non-water-oriented uses. In addition to providing public access, they must be part of mixed use developments that includes a water-oriented uses and provide shoreline enhancement/restoration.
3. Prohibition of new over-water covered moorage and covered moorage expansion.
4. Restricting the creation of dry land to a specific list of uses and establishing standards for shoreland fill.
5. Establishment of robust shoreline stabilization measures to ensure that there is a demonstrated need and that erosion is not caused by upland conditions.
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