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Public Workshops
Island County Commissioner’s Hearing Room

Public Access--Wed., Nov. 16th 4:30-6:30 p.m.  Click here for Map 16 revised draft

**Click here for meeting notes**

Shoreline Residential Development--Mon., Dec. 5th 4:30-6:30 p.m. Click here for presentation

**Click here for meeting notes**  Dot voting results

Shoreline Stabilization--Mon., Jan. 30th 4:30-6:30 p.m. Click here for overview presentation

Click here for coastal geo. presentation       **Click here for meeting notes**

Planning Commission Meeting

Jan. 24, 2012

Click on the items below to view and download:

Slide Presentation

Handouts
Shoreline Environment Designation criteria
Permit decision flow chart
IC_Existing_SEDs Map
SED_Proposed_Jan_2012
Preliminary Draft Shoreline Use Matrix

The Washington State Shoreline Management Act (SMA), was adopted in 1972 to "prevent the inherent harm in an uncoordinated and piecemeal development of the state's shorelines".  Island County is one of 39 counties in Washington that is required by state law to adopt a local Shoreline Master Program (SMP).  The County's first SMP was approved in 1976 and has undergone several amendments with the most recent version  Island County Shoreline Master Program and Map of Shoreline Environment Designations approved by the Washington State Department of Ecology on June 21, 2001.

In 2003, the state Legislature adopted new guidelines and set up a timetable for local governments to update local shoreline master programs.  In July 2010, Island County entered into a grant agreement with the Department of Ecology to complete a comprehensive update of the Shoreline Master Program (SMP) by the end of 2012 for state review and approval.  The SMP update process includes an assessment of shoreline areas under the provisions of the Shoreline Management Act, including completion of inventory and analysis reports with corresponding maps and illustrations that characterize shoreline ecological conditions; development of shoreline policies, environment designations, and use regulations; as well as analysis of cumulative impacts and uses, preparation of a shoreline restoration plan, and a formal local adoption process. 

Click here for the schedule for the Shoreline Master Program Update 2010-2013

Past Presentations

Shoreline Public Access--Slide Presentation <click here to view presentation> to Board of County Commissioners on June 15, 2011.  The draft inventory map (#16) indicating existing shoreline access points including the 67 sites from Getting to the Water's Edge on Whidbey and Camano Islands, 2006 edition.
Developer's Forum--June 28, 2011, 5:00-7:00 p.m. Hosted by Windermere Realtors-Freeland.
Community Visioning Meetings were held in March 2011.  You can view the slide presentation that was given at these meetings by clicking on this link Shoreline Master Program Overview. 
Beach Watchers  The presentation given at the 2011 training sessions can be viewed here.
Shoreline Technical Advisory Group

October 12, 2011, 1-3 pm, Coupeville, Island Co. Rm. 131. Agenda

June 28, 2011, 1-3 pm, Coupeville,  Agenda:  Review preliminary draft of Inventory and Characterization Report.

February 15, 2011. Agenda

December 14, 2010. Agenda

Island County Shoreline Inventory and Characterization --August 2011

The draft consisting of nine chapters can be downloaded by clicking on the following links for the desired chapter(s)

Cover and Table of Contents
Chapters 1 thru 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8 thru 9

Inventory Map Folio
Map 1 Shoreline Jurisdiction
Map 2 Regional Context
Map 3 Topography
Map 4 Hydrography
Map 5 Fish and Priority Habitats and Species
Map 6 Marine Shellfish and Forage Fish
Map 7 Kelp and Eelgrass
Map 8 Coastal Geomorphology and Drift Cells
Map 9 Shoretype and Steep Slopes
Map 10 Current Shoreform
Map 11 Zoning
Map 12 Land Use
Map 13 Armoring, Breakwaters and Jetties
Map 14 Overwater Structures
Map 15 Shellfish Aquaculture
Map 16 Public Access (for updated version see link to Nov. map for Public Access Workshop at beginning of this webpage)

Please contact the Island Co. SMP Coordinator, Karen Stewart for further information.    

Phone: (360) 678-2348       E-mail:   k.stewart@co.island.wa.us 

 Click here to go to Washington State Department of Ecology Shoreline Master Programs description

The Island County SMP consists of both a policy plan and development regulations that apply to areas within shoreline jurisdiction (200-feet upland of Ordinary High Water Mark including lakes larger than 20-acres in size).
 
Shoreline uses are identified as either permitted, conditional, or prohibited uses depending on the shoreline environment designation. This designation is essentially shoreline zoning that is based on an inventory of existing uses. In general, projects within the shoreline jurisdiction are reviewed by staff to ensure compliance with the development standards listed in the SMP chapter 17.05 ICC.  Regulations for development activities within a shoreline jurisdiction are located in ICC 16.21 Shoreline Management. 
 

Island County Marine Resources Committee

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