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Clallam County Shoreline Master Program

Clallam County Shoreline Master Program. Bogachiel, Sol Duc, and Quillayute Rivers, 2007. Miller Peninsula. Presented to the Dungeness River Management Team March 2010. Shoreline Master Program applies:.

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Clallam County Shoreline Master Program

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  1. Clallam County Shoreline Master Program Bogachiel, Sol Duc, and Quillayute Rivers, 2007 Miller Peninsula Presented to the Dungeness River Management Team March 2010

  2. Shoreline Master Program applies: • To all 39 counties and more than 200 cities that have "shorelines of the state" [RCW 90.58.030 (2)] within their jurisdictional boundaries. • Shorelines of the State means: • All Marine waters; • Streams greater than 20 cubic feet per second mean annual flow; • Lakes 20 acres or larger; • Shorelands - Upland areas extending 200 feet landward from the edge of these waters; • And… Sequim Bay Dickey Lake, 2006

  3. Shoreline Master Program applies: cont. • …the following areas when they are associated with one of the above: • Some or all of the 100-year floodplain • All wetlands within 100-year floodplain • Wetlands • River deltas Dungeness at Meadowbrook Hoko Mouth, 2006

  4. Clallam County Shoreline Master Program: In effect for over 40 years, with nine revisions.

  5. Significance • Help protect water quality for our marine waters, lakes, and stream systems. • Increase protection of lives and property from flood and landslide damage. • Protect critical habitat as well as fish and wildlife. • Promote recreational opportunities and public access in shoreline areas. Sol Duc, 2002

  6. Shoreline Master Program Purpose • Reserve appropriate areas for water-oriented uses • Promote public access opportunities • Identify areas appropriate for restoration and preservation • Help local governments avoid or lessen environmental damage as shoreline areas are developed Lighthouse on Dungeness Spit Sekiu, 2006

  7. New Key Standards Current Science “No Net Loss” of ecological functions Assessment of “reasonably foreseeable” cumulative impacts Restoration Planning DRMT field trip, 2004 Elwha Fish Survey, 2001

  8. Public Participation • BOCC considers Public Participation Strategy on March 16, 2010 • Stakeholders: • Maintain Interested Party Contact List • Media: • Articles; Press Releases; Legal Notices • Regional Forums: • Regular Public Outreach Forums • Designated SMP Email Address: • SMP@co.clallam.wa.us • Designated SMP Website: • Ecology Website— www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/sma/index.html • County Website— • www.clallam.net/RealEstate/html/shoreline_management.htm Morse Creek,2009

  9. SMP Update Process Flow Chart Ecology Board of County Commissioners Policy/Technical Advisory Group-WRIA 18/19: Clallam Ecosystem Recovery Network Clallam Marine Resources Committee WRIA 18-19 Watershed Planning Units (DRMT, EMMT, WRIA 19) North Olympic Peninsula Lead Entity Clallam Bay-Sekiu & Crescent Community Advisory Councils Planning Commission Policy/Technical Advisory Group-WRIA 20: Forks Planning Commission Coastal Marine Resources Committee Watershed Planning Unit – WRIA 20 North Pacific Coast Lead Entity Review Current County SMP Ecology SMP Update Mandate

  10. Clallam County 3-Year Task Outline and Timeline

  11. Next steps in Dungeness planning area: Visioning – Summer 2010 Shoreline inventory and characterization – Summer/fall 2010 Preliminary shoreline designations and goals – 2010-2011 Clallam County requests River Restoration Workgroup to convene to help develop preliminary technical recommendations for inventory, characterization, designation, and goals.

  12. Shoreline Designations • shall be based on the existing use pattern, the biological and physical character of the shoreline, and the goals and aspirations of the community as expressed through comprehensive plans as well as the criteria in this section. Each master program's classification system shall be consistent with that described in WAC 173-26-211 (4) and (5) unless the alternative proposed provides equal or better implementation of the act.

  13. Clallam County Shoreline Designations Port Angeles Waterfront and Ferry Terminal, 2006

  14. Shoreline • Designations in Dungeness Planning Area • New reaches • Current designations: • still appropriate?

  15. Clallam SMP Contact List Project Manager: Steve Gray – sgray@co.clallam.wa.us; 360.417.2520 Process, project studies, & products: Cathy Lear – clear@co.clallam.wa.us; 360.417.2361 Mapping: Chad Theismann – ctheismann@co.clallam.wa.us; 360.417.2239 Public outreach: Hannah Merrill – hmerrill@co.clallam.wa.us; 360.417.2563 http://www.clallam.net/RealEstate/html/shoreline_management.htm Email: smp@co.clallam.wa.us West Twin “Mole“ 2010

  16. Thank you Dungeness River at Audubon Center and Trestle Bridge, 2007 Questions?

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