Transcript Shoreline Master Program Update

Summit #1
San Juan County
Shoreline Master Program
Update
March 1st, 2nd, and 3rd 2011
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Agenda
– SMP Process
– Key Principles
– SMP Development and Key Issues
– Public Participation
– Inventory Results
– Next Steps
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SMP Process
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What is an SMP?
A comprehensive shoreline land-use plan that
includes policies and regulations for the use
and development of the shoreline intended to:
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Protect shoreline processes
Promote public access
Accommodate all appropriate shoreline uses
Balance public and private interests
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What an SMP is not
The SMP will apply to future development.
It will not retroactively apply to past actions.
It will not require modifications to existing
land uses or developments.
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Why Update the SMP Now?
– Shoreline Management Act passed in 1971,
adopted in 1972
– County’s last major update1998
– Cooperative program – state and local
governments
– New State SMP rules adopted in 2003
– All local governments must update
• Due in San Juan County by 2013
– State grant is funding the process
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SHORELINE MANAGEMENT ACT (SMA)
RCW 90.58
To prevent harm caused by uncoordinated and piecemeal
development of the state’s major shorelines.
Shoreline Master Program Guidelines
WAC 127-26
Shoreline Master Program (SMP)
Carries out provisions of SMA
Must be approved by Dept. of Ecology,
using policy of RCW 90.58.020 and
Guidelines as approval standards/criteria
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Where Does This Apply?
– Shoreline Jurisdiction
• Marine shorelines
• Lakes ≥20 acres
• Upland areas 200 feet from OHWM
• Associated wetlands
• Aquatic areas waterward of OHWM
– New Uses
• Existing shoreline uses and activities may continue
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Preliminary Shoreline Jurisdiction Maps
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Required Steps
WE ARE HERE
SMP
Determine
Jurisdiction
Inventory
&
Analysis
- Environment
Designations
- Goals
- Policies
- Regulations
Cumulative
Impacts
Analysis
Local
Adoption
Restoration Plan
Public Participation
Ecology Review and Adoption
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WE ARE HERE
New or Revised Elements
SMP
Determine
Jurisdiction
Inventory
&
Analysis
- Environment
Designations
- Goals
- Policies
- Regulations
Restoration Plan
Cumulative
Impacts
Analysis
Local
Adoption
No Net Loss
Standard
Public Participation
Ecology Review and Adoption
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Key SMP Principles
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Key Principles of the SMP
– Balance
• environmental protection
• public access
• water-oriented uses
– Still required to protect Critical Areas
– No Net Loss of Ecological Function
– Preferred Uses
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SMP Updates: Achieving No Net Loss of Ecological Function
SMP Restoration
Plan
Higher
Ecological Function
Voluntary restoration
opportunities
Framework to achieve NNL
• Inventory &
Characterization
• Environment Designation
No Net Loss – Current Baseline
On-going degradation
from existing
development
Unavoidable impacts
from new
development
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Off-site mitigation
opportunities
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Offsetting mitigation
Avoid and Mitigate
Impacts
Improved
• Recommended Actions
outside SMA authority
• Cumulative Impacts
Analysis
• Restoration Plan
Shoreline violations
Degraded
• Development Policies &
Standards
• Compliance Strategy
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Key:
SMP Update
SMP elements
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Shorelines of State
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Preferred Uses:
– Uses that control pollution &
prevent environmental damage
– Uses unique to or dependent
upon use of the state's shoreline
– Single family residences
– Ports
– Shoreline recreational uses
– Water-dependent uses, e.g.
parks, marinas, piers, industrial
and commercial developments
– Other uses providing an
opportunity for substantial
numbers of people to enjoy the
shorelines
Shorelines of Statewide
Significance
• Preferred Uses: Uses that
– Protect the statewide interest
over local interest
– Preserve the natural character
of the shoreline
– Result in long-term over shortterm benefit
– Protect the resources and
ecology of the shoreline
– Increase public access to
publicly owned areas of the
shorelines
– Increase public recreational
opportunities
– Other element consistent with
SMA deemed appropriate or
necessary
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SMP Development
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Shoreline Master Program
Includes
 Goals
 Policies
 Environment designations
 Regulations
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Regulatory Content
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Public Access
Shoreline Uses and Modifications
Vegetation Conservation
In-water Activities
Upland Activities
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Environment Designations
Based On:
• Criteria in the Guidelines
• Ecological condition per Inventory/Analysis
• Existing and planned land use
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Development of the SMP
• Builds upon:
• SMP Guidelines & Consistency Analysis
• Inventory/Analysis Report
• Technical Advisory Committee to provide input
and product review
• Policies and Regulations developed by County
staff in collaboration with Planning Commission
with guidance and review by County Council
• Eventual recommendation to County Council
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Key SMP Issues
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Non-conforming Uses/Structures
Overwater Structures (piers/docks)
Shoreline Armoring
Residential Development
Buffers and Setbacks
Vegetation Conservation
Note: many topics are being addressed during the CAO
update – proposed regulations likely in Spring 2011.
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Public Involvement
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What have we heard so far:
Stakeholder Interview Summary
Conducted 20 interviews with 69 people
representing 43 groups, organizations, and
businesses
All viewed shorelines as most valuable resource and
greatest asset
A majority say it is possible to find a balance –
protecting property rights, protecting habitat, and
providing public access
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What have we heard so far:
Stakeholder Interview Summary
Other results:
Most were concerned about regulation: too much and
not effective
Some said any new regulations are not needed unless
there are proven problems
Others said a precautionary or preventative approach is
needed
Many said the update has to be flexible: not a “one size
fits all” approach
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Public Involvement
– Stakeholder Interviews
– Summit Meetings
• #2 = Visioning in summer 2011
• #3 = Review of Draft SMP mid 2012
– Technical Advisory Committee
– Community Outreach – fliers, fairs, etc.
– Information Sessions for Planning Commission
– County meetings with planning commissions
and elected officials
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Draft
Shoreline Inventory Maps
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Current Land Use
CARA
Land Ownership
Geologic Hazards
Marine Public Access
Floodplains and Wetlands
Septic Systems
Land Cover
Surface Water System
Habitats and Species
Impervious Surfaces
Drift Cells
Geologic Units
Shoreline Modifications
Marine Shoreforms
Water Quality
Soils
Environmental Cleanup Sites
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Current Land
Use
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Marine Public Access
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Drift Cells
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Shoreline Analysis
– Develops current baseline condition from
which future impacts will be measured
– Analyzes existing shoreline ecological
functions
– Analyzes current land use and identifies
likely future changes
– Identifies potential restoration opportunities
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Next Steps
• Shoreline Analysis - May 2011
• Community Visioning (Summit #2) - Summer
2011
• Begin Drafting of SMP - Fall 2011
• Public roll-out - mid-2012
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