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C. Task Force Scoping Results Summary
Task Force Formation: Resolution
Task Force Members:
Arlene Alen, Planning Commission Member, District 1
Lorna Smith, Planning Commission Member, District 2
Richard Hull, Planning Commission Member, District 3
Cliff O’Brien – Port Ludlow Associates, Residential/Commercial Construction & Development
Gordon King – Taylor Shellfish, Aquaculture
Amy Leitman – Marine Surveys & Assessments, Marine Biologist
Chris Kelley – Oceanographer, Aquaculture
Brent Vadopalas – Citizen at large District 1, Aquaculture
Phil Andrus – Citizen at large District 2, former County Planning Commissioner
David Wilkinson – Climate Action Committee, Atmospheric Science
Craig Durgan – Citizen at large District 3, PUD#1
Ron Rempel – Citizen at large District 2, Wildlife Biologist
Task Force Meetings: The Task Force met five times between September and December 2020.
Minutes HERE. Meeting Materials HERE.
The Task Force reviewed permit histories, shoreline maps, early drafts of the periodic checklist, staff
docket improvement items, and in-progress survey results.
The Task Force identified SMP scoping topics designed to meet their charge to vision, consider the
requirements of state law, staffing capacity, and resource allocation, and serve as a sounding board
informing the Board of County Commissioners to consider possible revisions to the current SMP through the
lens of regulatory reform (Resolution 17- 19). A scoping document was developed identifying the core of
the scope beyond the periodic checklist and staff-developed code dockets to include the items in the
table below.
Exhibit 2. SMP Task Force Scoping Topics Table
Item Topic Description of SMP Review Element/Approach
A Review Conditional Use
Permits and Variance
Permits for Proper Level
of Review
Maintain protective standards to achieve no-net-loss of shoreline ecological
function, but reduce unnecessary CUPs/variances. Potentially adjust
administrative versus discretionary CUPs. Examples include but are not
limited to: existing single family home expansions and septic systems.
B Mooring buoys Review permit type and standards for buoys compared to other shoreline
facilities for boating. Consider where there are good locations for buoys.
Review buoy standards versus anchoring, and unintended consequences of
SMP regulations. Clarify permitting standards surrounding eelgrass beds,
including differences between areas with eelgrass patches and full eelgrass
coverage. Consider appropriate number or density of buoys.
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Item Topic Description of SMP Review Element/Approach
C Climate change and sea
level rise
Add in Comprehensive Plan climate policies. Plus, strive for consistency with
Port Townsend’s SMP. Ensure that policies and permit standards do not limit
projects that are proactively addressing projections in sea level rise due to
climate change. Consider elevation, not just distance from the ordinary
highwater mark, for shoreline permitting.
D Marine trades and
economic development
Ensure SMP permitting process does not unduly burden marine trades.
E Boat Launches Encourage development of new public boat launches and improvement of
existing boat launches in SMP.
F Shorelines of Statewide
Significance
Review how Shoreline Management Act purposes are carried out with use
allowances and permitting.