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Friday, October 11, 2002 10:48 AM
Lyn Keenan (E-mail); Nicole Faghin (E-mail)
Jeff Schreck (E-mail)
new DNR liveaboard rules
Greetings Lyn & Nicole:
The paper today reported that DNR has released its new liveaboard rules. However, when I went to the URL cited in the
article, the rules don't seem to be posted yet. In any case, please consider if and how the new rules would affect the
FSEIS for the Port Ludlow Marina expansion. It may simply be a case of editing the references in the document, as
apparently the decision is to allow liveaboards to continue (at least up to 10% of the slips of a marina). What percentage
of the Port Ludlow Marina slips are assigned to liveaboards currently?
Jeff Schreck is cc'd on this message for his information and input.
Here is the URL: http://www.wa.gov/dnr/htdocs/aqr/residentaluse/announce.htm
Thanks,
Josh
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Josh D. Peters
Associate Planner, Long-Range Planning
Jefferson County Department of Community Development
621 Sheridan Street, Port Townsend WA 98368
Direct: (360) 379-4466, Main: (360) 379-4450, Fax: (360) 379-4473
Email: jpeters@co.jefferson.wa.us
Web: http://www.co.iefferson.wa.us/com mdevelopmenV
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FRIDAy, OCTOBER 11, 2Q02C5
Marina
rules
change
Liveaboard boats
will get to stay
where they are
PENINSULADAJI,Y NEWS
NEWS SoUlWES
The state Board Qf Natural
Resources has adopted new
marina rules that ,will allow
most ',liveaboard boats to
. remain where they are.
The new rules suggest. that
as' many as 10 ... percent of
marina slips overstate land CflD
be 'a$si~ed,. to. liveaboards,
although adjustments are
allowec1with approval of local
government.
Under the rules,localgov-
ernments also can control resi'"
dential use of. opeh moorage
areas.
The new regulations fol-
lowed extensive public com-
ments after Commissioner of
Public Lands Doug Sutherland
took office nearly two years ago
and revisited a policy set by his
predecessor, Jennifer Belcher.
No phaseouts
Belcher's policy would have
phased out liveaboards as mari-
nas renewed their leases of
state land, something Suther-
land said went too far.
"Those who live aboard their
boats can be SUre that they will
continue to be flU important
part of Washington's way of
life," Sutherland, said.
The, rules, which define the
intent of the 1984 Aquatic
Lands Act, makesa,di.stinction
between vessels . and, floating
houses. Marinas are required to
use "best management prac-
tices" to avoid' envirolUhental
damage.
The rules, approved Oct. 1,
are expected to go into effect
about mid-November, 31 days
after filing with the state's code
reviser.
Infonnation about the rules
can bEl found on the agency's
. Web sitEl~ at www.wa.gov/dnr!
htdocs! aqr! res ide ntalusel
announce.htm.