Shorelines - Mason County

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SMA is a unique local‐state partnershipCounties and cities:Ecology:• Develop local ShorelineMaster Programs (SMPs),based on Ecologyguidelines, tailored tolocal circumstances• Administer the program(permits, compliance)• Writes guidelines• Technical assistance• Formal approval of SMPs• Final action on certainpermits– Conditional Use Permit– Variance
Where does the Shoreline Act apply?• Marine waters• Lakes > 20 acres• Larger streams (>20 cfs mean annualflow)• “shorelands” 200’landward from wateredge, or “OrdinaryHigh Water Mark”(OHWM)
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: Counties and cities write and imple
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 and 26: “Designation table” indicates h
Page 27 and 28: Why update Mason County SMP now?•
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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