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I. Introduction to Washington’sShoreline Management Act (SMA)II. Mason County’s Update– County update process– Tips on how to review draft products1975: Mason Co.adopts first SMP1988: Mason Co.amends SMP2013: Mason Co.SMP update due
Why update Mason County SMP now?• Legislature set schedule for all SMPs to be updated• Legislature providing money – a fully funded deffort. Countyusing grant for staff and consultant help.• Current SMP is dated (last amended 1988).• Conditions have changed. County added 20,000 residents since1990.• Expect ~24,000 more residents by 2040 (2012 OFM forecast).• New state guidelines: Ensure regulations accommodategrowth and shoreline use without damaging lands and water.Basic environmental standard: “No net loss” of ecologicalfunctions. Update with current scientific information.
Page 1 and 2: Updating Mason County’sShoreline
Page 3 and 4: Shoreline Management Act of 1971“
Page 5 and 6: How it works: State law directs pol
Page 7 and 8: Counties and cities write and imple
Page 9 and 10: Where does the Shoreline Act apply?
Page 11 and 12: Policies: set overall intention and
Page 13 and 14: Regulations: specific, definitive r
Page 15 and 16: Not all activities are regulatedNot
Page 17 and 18: “Substantial development” trigg
Page 19 and 20: “Exemptions” = exempt from perm
Page 21 and 22: Permit decisions appealed to State
Page 23 and 24: Environment designationsPoliciesMas
Page 25: “Designation table” indicates h
Page 29 and 30: Local update processTwo advisory gr
Page 31 and 32: Shorelines in Mason County Type # w
Page 33 and 34: Inventory and Characterization repo
Page 35 and 36: Characterization: Organized by wate
Page 37 and 38: How shorelines were “chunked” i
Page 39 and 40: Proposed new environment designatio
Page 41 and 42: Example of data source used in crit
Page 43 and 44: NOTE: Connection to Characterizatio
Page 45 and 46: Context: Mason County Comp Plan vis
Page 47 and 48: Vision for Rural AreasNatural resou
Page 49 and 50: Some key issuesAdvisory Committee s
Page 51 and 52: Lots of overlap between shorelines
Page 53 and 54: Piers and docks• Regulations stil
Page 55 and 56: “Grandfathered” structures• C
Page 57 and 58: Restoration plan: currently under r
Page 59 and 60: Local and state adoptionIdentify sh
Page 61 and 62: Ecology approves SMP after County a

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