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Des Moines Shoreline Inventory and Characterization Comprehensive Plan, Zoning and Other City Regulations Greater Des Moines Comprehensive Plan – The City’s existing Comprehensive Plan was last amended in 2004. The City is currently updating the Comprehensive Plan, as required under the Growth Management Act. The Comprehensive Plan establishes goals and policies that define the community’s vision for the physical, economic, and social development of the City for the next 20 years. The Comprehensive Plan land use designations near the Puget Sound shoreline include Park, Single Family, Multifamily, Commercial, and Public Facility / Utility. City land use designations are relevant to this shoreline characterization as they establish the general land use patterns and vision of growth the City has adopted for areas both inside and outside the shoreline jurisdiction. The City’s Shoreline Master Program goals and policies are adopted by reference as one element of the Comprehensive Plan. City of Des Moines Municipal Code, Title 18: Zoning – Title 18 of the Des Moines Municipal Code establishes zoning designations. Zoning designations near the Puget Sound shoreline include Downtown Commercial, Single Family Residential, and Multifamily Residential. Park and open space areas are typically designated as Residential - Suburban Estates. City of Des Moines Municipal Code, Chapter 18.86: Environmentally Sensitive Areas – Chapter 18.86 of the Des Moines Municipal Code establishes development standards, construction techniques, and permitted uses in environmentally sensitive areas and/or their buffers (i.e., geologic hazard areas, fish and wildlife conservation areas, wetlands, flood hazard areas, aquifer recharge areas, and stream areas) to protect these areas from adverse impacts. The City is in the process of updating its Environmentally Sensitive Areas code. To date, updated mapping has been compiled and is incorporated into the map folio of this report. Timing for completion of the code update is uncertain. Designated environmentally sensitive areas are found throughout the City’s shoreline jurisdiction, particularly streams, flood hazard areas, and geologic hazard areas. Sensitive areas are discussed in the nearshore physical and biological sections of this report. City of Des Moines Comprehensive Stormwater Management Plan – The City’s Surface Water Management Program utilizes both the adopted Comprehensive Stormwater Management Plan (1991) and a draft updated plan (1998) to guide stormwater management in the city. The City has adopted the King County Surface Water Design Manual for controlling stormwater runoff from new development. State and Federal Regulations A number of state and federal agencies may have jurisdiction over land or natural elements in the City’s shoreline jurisdiction. Local development proposals most commonly trigger requirements for state or federal permits when they impact wetlands or streams; potentially affect fish and wildlife listed under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA); result in over five acres of clearing and grading; or affect the floodplain or floodway. As with local requirements, state and federal regulations may apply throughout the City, but regulated resources are common within the City’s shoreline jurisdiction. The state and federal regulations affecting shoreline-related resources include, but are not limited to: Page 6 March 2005
Des Moines Shoreline Inventory and Characterization Endangered Species Act: The federal ESA addresses the protection and recovery of federally listed species. The ESA is jointly administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries (formerly referred to as the National Marine Fisheries Service), and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Clean Water Act (CWA): The federal CWA requires states to set standards for the protection of water quality for various parameters, and it regulates excavation and dredging in waters of the U.S., including wetlands. Certain activities affecting wetlands in the City’s shoreline jurisdiction or work in the adjacent rivers may require a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and/or Washington State Department of Ecology under Section 404 and Section 401 of the CWA, respectively. Hydraulic Project Approval (HPA): The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) regulates activities that use, divert, obstruct, or change the natural flow of the beds or banks of waters of the state and may affect fish habitat. Projects in the shoreline jurisdiction requiring construction below the ordinary high water mark of Puget Sound or streams in the city could require an HPA from WDFW. Projects creating new impervious surface that could substantially increase stormwater runoff to waters of the state may also require approval. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NP<strong>DES</strong>): Ecology regulates activities that result in wastewater discharges to surface water from industrial facilities or municipal wastewater treatment plants. NP<strong>DES</strong> permits are also required for stormwater discharges from industrial facilities, construction sites of five or more acres, and municipal stormwater systems that serve populations of 100,000 or more. March 2005 Page 7
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