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Regular Agenda
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
FROM:
Board of County Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator l
AI Scalf, Director of Community Developmen
Stacie Hoskins, Planning ManagerlShor~ Inistrator~
Michelle McConnell, Associate Planner ~ b.
March 7, 2011
TO:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Continued Discussion on Possible Changes to the Locally Approved Shoreline Master
Program (MLA08-475)
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Last week, the Board of County Commissioners continued review of the
Department of Community Development (DCD) staff recommendation on Ecology's required and
recommended changes and staff's additional revisions proposed for clarification. Continued discussion
is needed on the topics of finfish and net pen aquaculture and other possible changes to the Locally
Approved SMP. DCD staff seeks Board guidance on what Issues' may require another public hearing, a
tentative date for a public hearing, and direction on how to proceed in preparing a response to Ecology.
ANALYSIS/STRATEGIC GOALS/PROS and CONS:
Ecology's approval is regarding the December 7, 2009 Locally Approved SMP, submitted to Ecology on
March 1, 2010 as Exhibit A of Jefferson County Resolution 77-09 (erroneously referenced in Ecology
documents as 'Ordinance Number 77-09') as the proposed amendments to the Jefferson County
Comprehensive Plan and Jefferson County Code. This SMP Comprehensive Update (MLA08-475) is
required by law and must be completed by December 2011.
In March 2010, the County submitted a Locally Approved Shoreline Master Program (SMP) to the
Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) for final review and approval, per RCW 90.58 and WAC
173-26. After a public review process, Ecology considered the County's proposed SMP update for
consistency with state statute and rules.
On January 26, 2011 Ecology determined that the County has met the procedural and policy
requirements of the Shoreline Management Act and the SMP Guidelines, pending some required
changes. A letter from Ecology's director with three attachments outlines their conditioned approval,
findings and conclusions, required and recommended changes. The County needs to consider the
required changes and respond as to whether to accept or propose alternatives to those changes prior to
final adoption by the state and by local ordinance.
Staff has reviewed the required and recommended changes and has previously provided guidance to the
Board on whether to agree, further study, decline or propose alternative changes. In addition, there are
numerous revisions proposed for clarification to correct various errors In the document prior to final
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adoption. The Board's discussion of the DCD Recommendation began on February 22 and continued on
February 28 but was not completed, therefore continued discussion Is needed.
FISCAL IMPACT/COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS:
Grant funding for the SMP Update ended in June 2009. Department of Community Development staff
work is covered by the department's annual budget.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the Board:
1. Review the documents and provide feedba~k on each of the DCD recommendation's 61 possible
SMP changes - either to: J .
. Concur with staffs guidance; or
. Propose alternative changes.
2. Determine which SMP changes require a public hearing.
3. Set a date for the public hearing.
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