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Thurston County Shoreline Master Program Update December 6, 2017 Planning Commission Presentation http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/PLANNING/shoreline/shoreline_home.htm http://www.thurstoncountywa.gov/planning/Pages/shorelines.aspx * * * * Still

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Thurston County Shoreline Master Program Update

December 6, 2017 Planning Commission Presentation

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http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/PLANNING/shoreline/shoreline_home.htm http://www.thurstoncountywa.gov/planning/Pages/shorelines.aspx

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* Still being finalized

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SMP Chapter review Add appendices / make changes Review of entire draft final document

Planning Commission Public Hearing

Planning Commission recommended version to BoCC Board of County Commissioners public review process

Final BoCC locally approved version

Ecology review for final review and adoption

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  • 2. Protect shoreline

natural resources

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Developed Shoreline Guidelines (WAC 173-26)

Ecology Reviews and approves

SMPs (per RCW 90.58 & WAC 173-26) Local Jurisdictions Develop Shoreline Master Programs (SMPs) tailored to local conditions

State and Local Partnership Roles

Shoreline Management Act of 1971 (RCW 90.58)

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Shorelines of the State

Department of Ecology

  • SMA: RCW 90.58.030(2)(g)
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Natural:

  • Protect those shoreline areas that are relatively free of human

influence or that include intact or minimally degraded shoreline functions intolerant of human use.

  • Only very low intensity uses are allowed in order to maintain the

ecological functions and ecosystem-wide processes

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Rural Conservancy:

  • Provide for sustained resource use, public access, and recreational
  • pportunities while protecting ecological functions, and conserving

existing ecological, historical, and cultural resources.

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Shoreline Residential:

  • To accommodate residential development and appurtenant

structures and provide appropriate public access and recreational uses in areas where medium and high density residential developments and services exist or are planned.

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Urban Conservancy:

  • Protect and restore ecological functions of open space, floodplain,

and other sensitive lands where they exist in urban and developed settings, while allowing a variety of compatible uses.

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  • Protect, restore, and manage the unique characteristics and

resources of the areas waterward of the ordinary high-water mark.

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Mining:

  • To protect shoreline ecological functions in areas with mining

activities within shoreline jurisdiction.

  • To provide sustained resource use, and protect the economic base
  • f those lands and limit incompatible uses.
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Mining:

  • Staff looking for comments on recommendation to Planning

Commission to remove mining as shoreline environmental designation.

  • Comments received to date from Regulatory Group recommend

removing Mining SED in favor of Rural Conservancy.

  • Shoreline Environmental Designation would be based on proposed

future land use and existing ecological functions.

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  • * Could change due to Planning Commission review schedule
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http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/PLANNING/shoreline/shoreline_home.htm http://www.thurstoncountywa.gov/planning/Pages/shorelines.aspx

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PlanningCommission@co.thurston.wa.us SMP@co.thurston.wa.us

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http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/planning/shoreline/shoreline-inventory.html http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/planning/shoreline/shoreline-designation.html

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  • Project Contacts:
  • Thurston County
  • Brad Murphy, murphyb@co.thurston.wa.us
  • Ecology
  • Sarah Cassal, salu461@ecy.wa.gov
  • Register for e-mail updates: www.thurstonplanning.org

Contacts