CITY OF DES MOINES SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM

Des Moines Shoreline Master Program
Lot 2 . A building site that is described by reference to a recorded plat, by metes and bounds, or by
section, township, and range which has direct legal access to a street or has access to a street over
an easement approved by the city.
Lower bank 3 . The intermittently submerged portion of the stream cross-section which extends
from the ordinary high water line to the water’s edge during the summer low flow period.
Marina 2 . Facility for land/water transfer that provides launching, storage, moorage supplies and
service for pleasure boats, as well as parking areas for automobiles.
Marine 1 . Pertaining to tidally influenced waters, including Puget Sound and the bays, estuaries
and inlets associated therewith.
Mining 2 . The removal of naturally occurring materials from the earth for economic use.
Mitigation3. The use of any combination or all of the following actions:
1. Avoiding impacts to environmentally critical areas by not taking a certain action or parts
of an action;
2. Minimizing impacts by limiting the degree or magnitude of the action and its
implementation, by using appropriate technology, or by taking affirmative steps to avoid
or reduce impacts;
3. Rectifying the impact by repairing, rehabilitating, or restoring the affected
environmentally critical area;
4. Reducing or eliminating the impact over time by preservation and maintenance
operations during the life of the development proposal;
5. Compensating for the impact by replacing or enhancing environmentally critical areas, or
providing substitute resources; and
6. Monitoring the impact and taking appropriate corrective measures.
Monitoring 3 . The collection and analysis of data by various methods for the purposes of
understanding and documenting changes in natural ecosystems and features, and includes
gathering baseline data, evaluating the impacts of development proposals on the biological,
hydrologic, and geologic elements of such systems, and assessing the performance of mitigation
measures.
Native vegetation 3 . Plant species which are indigenous to the area in question.
Nearshore 1 . References to nearshore environment or nearshore habitat refer generally to an area
along the Puget Sound shoreline that extends from the top of bluffs or upland area immediately
adjacent to the beach to the point where sunlight penetrates the Sound’s water.
KEY: 1. RCW or WAC 2. 1988 SMP Glossary 3. City Zoning Code 4. New Definition
Department of Ecology approval effective November 1, 2010
124 Adopted by City of Des Moines Ordinance No. 1502