CITY OF DES MOINES SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM

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Des Moines Shoreline Master Program …master program provisions shall identify existing policies and programs that contribute to planned restoration goals and identify any additional policies and programs that local government will implement to achieve its goals. These master program elements regarding restoration should make real and meaningful use of established or funded nonregulatory policies and programs that contribute to restoration of ecological functions, and should appropriately consider the direct or indirect effects of other regulatory or nonregulatory programs under other local, state, and federal laws, as well as any restoration effects that may flow indirectly from shoreline development regulations and mitigation standards (WAC 173-26-186(8)(c)). It is important to note that the guidelines do not state that local programs should or could require individual permittees to restore past damages to an ecosystem as a condition of a permit for new development (Ecology, 2004). However, the City does have the opportunity to add conditions to Shoreline Substantial Development, Conditional Use, and Variance permits to assure consistency with the SMA and local SMP regulations and policies. Likewise, the Department of Ecology may place conditions on Shoreline Conditional Use and Variance permits consistent with the City’s SMP and the SMA. In cases where shoreline development will have unavoidable impacts requiring mitigation, the mitigation design could be informed by and coordinated with the overall SMP restoration planning objectives. The SMA guidelines provide a framework for shoreline restoration planning as part of a local jurisdiction’s SMP. This framework (WAC 173-26-201(2)(f)) includes the following: • Through development of the shoreline inventory and characterization, identify degraded areas, impaired ecological functions, and sites with potential for ecological restoration; • Establish overall goals and priorities for restoration of degraded areas and impaired ecological functions; • Identify existing and ongoing projects and programs that are currently being implemented which are designed to contribute to local restoration goals (such as capital improvement programs (CIPs) and watershed planning efforts (WRIA habitat/recovery plans); • Identify additional projects and programs needed to achieve local restoration goals, and implementation strategies including identifying prospective funding sources for those projects and programs; • Identify timelines and benchmarks for implementing restoration projects and programs and achieving local restoration goals; and • Provide for mechanisms or strategies to ensure that restoration projects and programs will be implemented according to plans and to appropriately review the effectiveness of the projects and programs in meeting the overall restoration goals (e.g., monitoring of restoration project sites). The following sections of this report discuss these subjects as they relate to the Des Moines SMP. Department of Ecology approval effective November 1, 2010 34 Adopted by City of Des Moines Ordinance No. 1502
Des Moines Shoreline Master Program 4.2 Restoration Planning Shoreline restoration planning begins with the identification of “degraded areas” or areas with “impaired ecological functions.” The City’s Shoreline Inventory and Characterization (Adolfson, 2005) examined nearshore and ecosystem-wide processes that maintain shoreline ecological functions; identified impaired ecological functions; and identified programmatic and site-specific opportunities for restoration and/or enhancement. Key findings of the inventory and characterization are summarized in Chapter 2. The complete report is included as Appendix A. 4.3 Restoration Goals and Policies The guidelines provide that local SMPs shall include “goals, policies and actions for restoration of impaired shoreline ecological functions.” Under the guidelines, restoration planning has a purpose distinct from development regulations and mitigation standards. “The guidelines expressly focus restoration requirements on the use of master program policies, as opposed to development regulations” (Ecology, 2004). “Master program provisions should be designed to achieve overall improvements in shoreline ecological functions over time, when compared to the status upon adoption of the master program” (WAC 173-26-201(2)(f)). The current Des Moines SMP (adopted in 1988) does not contain specific goals and policies related to restoration of shoreline habitat and ecological functions. The existing SMP does contain policies related to protection of water quality and conservation of shoreline vegetation and wildlife habitat. In updating the City’s SMP goals and policies, a new element, “Conservation and Restoration” was drafted to retain important conservation goals and policies and include new goals and policies specifically addressing restoration of shoreline ecological functions that have been impaired as a result of past development activities. The conservation and restoration goals and policies are included in Chapter 3. 4.4 Existing Plans and Programs A number of regional and Puget Sound-wide planning efforts have been developed over several years to address water resource management, water quality, and salmon habitat recovery. These plans and programs provide a framework of goals, policies, and in some cases, funding mechanisms. These plans and programs have informed development of Des Moines’ restoration goals and policies. Des Moines shoreline restoration planning goals, policies, and actions should be integrated, or at a minimum, be consistent with this broader framework of conservation and restoration work in Puget Sound. 4.4.1 Puget Sound Action Team: 2005-2007 Puget Sound Conservation and Recovery Plan The Puget Sound Action Team partnership (Action Team) defines, coordinates and implements Washington State’s environmental agenda for Puget Sound. The legislature created the Puget Sound Action Team in 1996 as the State's partnership for Puget Sound. The Action Team includes directors from 10 state agencies and representatives from tribal, federal and local governments with direct responsibilities and authorities for conservation and restoration of Puget Sound. Department of Ecology approval effective November 1, 2010 Adopted by City of Des Moines Ordinance No. 1502 35
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