CITY OF DES MOINES SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM

Des Moines Shoreline Master Program
removal or treatment of toxic materials. Restoration does not imply a requirement for returning
the shoreline area to aboriginal or pre-European settlement conditions.
Revetment 4 . A sloped wall constructed of riprap or other suitable material placed on stream
banks or other shorelines to retard bank erosion and minimize lateral stream movement.
Riprap 2 . A layer, facing or protective mound of stones randomly placed to prevent erosion,
scour or sloughing of a structure or embankment; also, the stone so used.
SMP 1 . Shoreline Master Program. The comprehensive use plan for shorelines of the state, and
the use regulations together with maps, diagrams, charts, or other descriptive material and text, a
statement of desired goals, and standards developed in accordance with the policies enunciated in
RCW 90.58.020.
SMA 1 . Shoreline Management Act.
Seismic hazard area 3 . Those areas subject to severe risk of earthquake damage as a result of
seismically induced settlement or soil liquefaction. These conditions occur in areas underlain by
cohesionless soils of low density usually in association with a shallow ground water table.
Known seismic hazard areas are mapped in the “King County Sensitive Areas Map Folio.”
Shall 1 . A mandate; the action must be done.
Shor elands 1 . Also referred to as “shoreland areas,” meaning those lands extending landward for
two hundred feet in all directions as measured on a horizontal plane from the ordinary high water
mark; floodways and contiguous floodplain areas landward two hundred feet from such
floodways; and all wetlands and river deltas associated with the streams, lakes, and tidal waters
which are subject to the provisions of this chapter; the same to be designated as to location by the
department of ecology.
Shoreline administrator 1 . The shoreline administrator shall be the City Manager or his or her
designee and is responsible for administering the Des Moines SMP.
Shoreline jurisdiction 1 . All “shorelines of the state” and “shorelands” as defined in the Des
Moines SMP and RCW 90.58.030.
Shoreline master program 1 (SMP). The comprehensive use plan for a described area, and the
use regulations together with maps, diagrams, charts, or other descriptive material and text, a
statement of desired goals, and standards developed in accordance with the policies enunciated in
RCW 90.58.020.
Shoreline modifications 1 . Those actions that modify the physical configuration or qualities of
the shoreline area, usually through the construction of a physical element such as a dike,
breakwater, pier, weir, dredged basin, fill, bulkhead, or other shoreline structure. They can
include other actions, such as clearing, grading, or application of chemicals.
KEY: 1. RCW or WAC 2. 1988 SMP Glossary 3. City Zoning Code 4. New Definition
Department of Ecology approval effective November 1, 2010
128 Adopted by City of Des Moines Ordinance No. 1502