Public Hearing Draft (clean) - City of Bainbridge Island

Provisions of the Act apply to the following, geographical, shoreline areas:
1. All marine waters of the state, together with the lands underlying them;
2. Streams and rivers with a mean annual flow of 20 cubic feet per second (cfs) or more;
3. Lakes and reservoirs larger than 20 acres in area;
4. Wetlands (a specific Shoreline Management Act term which includes related upland,
shoreland, and wetland areas) associated with all of the above; and
5. Shorelines of state-wide significance as defined in RCW 90.58.030 or its successor. This
includes those areas of Puget Sound lying seaward from the line of extreme low tide.
1.2.3 Development of the City’s Shoreline Master Program
The City of Bainbridge Island adopted a Shoreline Master Program in 1996 after annexation of
the entire Island occurred in March 1991. Prior to annexation, Bainbridge Island’s shorelines
were managed under the Kitsap County Shoreline Master Program and the City of Winslow
Shoreline Master Program. The goals and policies in the Shoreline Master Program are an
element of the City’s Comprehensive Plan. All other portions of the SMP, including the use
regulations, are part of the City’s development regulations.
1.2.4 Public Involvement
Public participation strategies were used in developing the Shoreline Master Program adopted in
1996, and updating the Program in 2012.
For the 1996 SMP, the City convened a citizen committee that worked from 1991-1993 to
develop the first shoreline master program for the City of Bainbridge Island. In addition,
approximately 45 citizen volunteers participated in a shoreline survey. The city used a variety of
tools for public outreach, and conducted several public meetings, special topic meetings, and
public hearings.
In updating this Program, the City first developed a public participation plan with the community
in March, 2010. The public participation plan was accepted by the City Council in May, 2010,
and the City used the plan as a guide for public involvement and notification throughout the
update process. An SMP Ad Hoc Committee composed of two members from the City Council
and two members from the Planning Commission also helped guide the public participation plan.
The public participation plan developed with the community identified the following key
challenges and opportunities:
Build Common Understanding
Clearly Address the Use of Science
Engage the Community
Allow Respectful Dialog
Sustain Community Involvement
Formed Ad Hoc Committee
Bainbridge Island Shoreline Master Program---Public Hearing Draft SMP - March 12, 2012
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