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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
FROM: Carl Smith, Director
Stacie Hoskins, Planning Manager, Shoreline Administrator
Michelle McConnell, Associate Planner, SMP Update Projec Manager
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DATE: Monday, December 16, 2013
SUBJECT: Final Adoption of Shoreline Master Program (SMP) Update (MLA08 -475); Proposed Amendment to
Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Code (JCC 18.25)
ATTACHED: Attached and indicated by underlined text in the memo below; Documents on disc have been
previously provided to BoCC, locally approved, and submitted to Ecology.
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: After years of effort by citizens, stakeholders, consultants, County and State staff, and the
Board, the updated Shoreline Master Program (SMP) is ready for final adoption. Staff seeks Board approval of the
attached Ordinance to adopt the new SMP and the attached Resolution to adopt the technical supplements to the
SMP. Upon the Board's direction, staff will submit the new SMP to Ecology for final approval, thereby making the
new set of goals, policies, shoreline designations, and regulations effective upon notification from the State.
Additional attachments include
A draft letter to the Director of Washington Department of Ecology indicating the County's acceptance of
changes to the December 2009 Locally Approved SMP, represented in the November 2013 Final Response
matrix. This formal submittal to the Director is the final step after receiving informal support & guidance
from Ecology staff;
As staff prepared the final SMP (including maps and the CAO) additional, non - substantive edits were made
Document
Format
1
Draft Cover letter to Ecology Director
Hard Copy
2
Final Response to Ecology on Required & Recommended Changes (Nov 2013)
Hard Copy
3
Summary of Final Non - substantive Edits
Hard Copy
4
Adopting Ordinance, including:
Hard Copy
5
Exhibit A - 2013 Shoreline Master Program, including:
Appendix A. Official Shoreline Map; and
Appendix B. JCC 18.22 Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO)
Hard Copy
6
Exhibit B - Bibliography of Scientific and Technical Information Considered
Hard Copy
7
Exhibit C - August 2006 Consistency Report
Digital (CD)
8
Exhibit D - September 2006 Integration Strategy
Digital (CD)
9
Comprehensive Plan Addendum of SMP Goals & Policies
Hard Copy
10
Resolution to adopt SMP Technical Supplements, including:
Hard Copy
11
Exhibit E - November 2008 Final Shoreline Inventory & Characterization Report
1 Digital (CD)
12
Exhibit F - October 2008 Final Shoreline Restoration Plan
Digital (CD)
13
Exhibit G - February 2010 Cumulative Impacts Analysis
Digital (CD)
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: After years of effort by citizens, stakeholders, consultants, County and State staff, and the
Board, the updated Shoreline Master Program (SMP) is ready for final adoption. Staff seeks Board approval of the
attached Ordinance to adopt the new SMP and the attached Resolution to adopt the technical supplements to the
SMP. Upon the Board's direction, staff will submit the new SMP to Ecology for final approval, thereby making the
new set of goals, policies, shoreline designations, and regulations effective upon notification from the State.
Additional attachments include
A draft letter to the Director of Washington Department of Ecology indicating the County's acceptance of
changes to the December 2009 Locally Approved SMP, represented in the November 2013 Final Response
matrix. This formal submittal to the Director is the final step after receiving informal support & guidance
from Ecology staff;
As staff prepared the final SMP (including maps and the CAO) additional, non - substantive edits were made
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to refine the document, as indicated in a summary document;
• The bibliography of scientific and technical information considered during the SMP Update has been
updated and now includes nearly 800 citations;
• In 1999, the County had begun an SMP update effort with a citizen advisory committee before the State
revised the requirements. At the start of this current update process, the consultants evaluated a July
2000 Draft SMP for consistency with the newer 2003 State SMP Guidelines, resulting in a Consistency
Report intended to help guide additional update efforts.
• The consultants also evaluated other major County plans, programs and regulations to identify how the
updated SMP will complement them and avoid overlaps and conflicts. This analysis resulted in the
Integration Strategy to help guide the update process.
• The State SMP Guidelines (WAC 173 -26) administer the Shoreline Management Act (RCW 90.58) and
reference the State's Growth Management Act (GMA; RCW 36.70A) that requires local shoreline goals and
policies to be included in the County's Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan Addendum reflects
the updated goals & policies contained in the final SMP document.
• As a complementary action to the adopting ordinance, a resolution is also ready for approval to adopt
three technical supporting documents, key to the past preparation and pending implementation of the
updated SMP, including an inventory & characterization of shoreline conditions, restoration plan to
improve degraded shorelines, and a cumulative impacts analysis of the proposed SMP provisions.
ANALYSIS /STRATEGIC GOALS /PROS and CONS:
State standards and requirements for local Shoreline Master Programs were updated in 2003 and all jurisdictions
in the State were mandated to update their SMPs. Jefferson County began this current update process in 2005
with the receipt of State Department of Ecology grant funds. Department of Community Development (DCD)
contracted well - qualified consultants to assist the technical and policy portions of the SMP Update and formed two
citizen /stakeholder advisory committees to assist the team of staff and consultants. Public involvement
opportunities were provided throughout the SMP Update process, including at the committee, Planning
Commission, Board, and State review phases from 2006 - 2013. Final adoption of the updated SMP will put
Jefferson County in compliance with the mandates of the Shoreline Management Act (RCW 90.58) and the State's
SMP Guidelines (WAC 173 -26) and will provide new, science -based tools to allow appropriate use and
development along our local lake, stream, and marine shorelines while protecting and restoring the natural
functions and processes that support our rural economy and way of life.
FISCAL IMPACT /COST - BENEFIT ANALYSIS:
Grant funding for the SMP Update ended in June 2009. Final adoption of the SMP will help alleviate DCD staff work
load in the short term (pending any legal appeals) and shift expenditures of the limited General Fund portion of the
Department's annual budget to focus on other Long Range Planning tasks. Final adoption will also benefit DCD
revenue, including permit fees for review of projects awaiting the new code, and the Enhancing Shoreline
Protection — Measuring & Achieving No Net Loss agreement with Clallam County, approximately $270,000 during
2014 that hinges on evaluation of projects permitted under the new SMP.
Staff recommends the Board:
1. Approve the Ordinance for final adoption of the updated SMP;
2. Approve the Resolution for adoption of the technical supplements to the SMP;
3. Direct staff to forward the County's Final Response, adopting ordinance, and updated SMP to Ecology for
final review & adoption.
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