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Shoreline Master Program Update: Planning Commission and Visioning Workshop

Join the meeting to discuss the Shoreline Master Program, principles, guidelines, and vision for future shorelines. Learn about SMP contents, jurisdiction, restoration plan, inventory topics, and major features of shoreline areas in Coulee City, Electric City, and Grand Coulee. Engage in a visioning exercise to share your thoughts on current shoreline use, public access, future uses, and potential issues. Stay informed, participate, and help shape the future of our shorelines.

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Shoreline Master Program Update: Planning Commission and Visioning Workshop

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  1. Shoreline Master Program Update: Planning Commission and Visioning Workshop Coulee CitySeptember 17, 2012

  2. Agenda • Introductions • Meeting Overview • What is a Shoreline Master Program (SMP)? • Frequently Asked Questions • Shoreline Overview • What are your future visions for shorelines? • Identify potential issues • Other Questions & Comments

  3. What is a SMP? Shoreline Management Act (SMA) RCW 90.58 To prevent harm caused by uncoordinated and piecemeal development of the state’s major shorelines Shoreline Master Program (SMP) Guidelines WAC 127-26 SMP--Carries out provisions of SMA Must be approved by Dept. of Ecology, using policy of RCW 90.58.020 and Guidelines as approval standards/criteria

  4. Key Principles of the SMP • Balance • Environmental protection • Public access • Water-oriented uses • Preferred Uses • No Net Loss of Ecological Function Residential aerial photo courtesy of fortress.wa.gov

  5. Steps and Status SMP - Environment Designations - Goals - Policies - Regulations Local Adoption Cumulative Impacts Analysis Inventory & Analysis Determine Jurisdiction Restoration Plan Public Participation Ecology Review and Adoption

  6. Shoreline Jurisdiction • Stream flows ≥ 20 cubic feet per second • Lakes ≥ 20 acres • Upland areas 200 feet from ordinary high water mark • Floodways and adjacent floodplain area • Associated wetlands

  7. Inventory Topics • Priority Habitats/Species and Fish Distribution • Vegetation • Shoreline Ecological Function • Restoration Opportunities

  8. Inventory Topics • Impervious Surfaces • Shoreline Modifications • Public Access • 303d Listed Waters and Permitted Sites • Reach Map

  9. SMP Contents • Environment Designations • General Provisions • e.g., critical areas, flood hazard reduction, public access, vegetation conservation • Shoreline Modifications • e.g., shoreline stabilization, dredging • Shoreline Uses • e.g., residential, recreational, transportation

  10. Shoreline Jurisdiction and Inventory Coulee City Shoreline Area = 47 acres Major Features • Public Access – significant access exists • Shoreline Use – Recreation • Ecological Function – Riparian and wetland vegetation, upland shrub-steppe Stressors • Recreation development and usage

  11. Shoreline Jurisdiction and Inventory Electric City Shoreline Area = 163 acres Major Features • Public Access – significant access exists • Ownership – mix of public and private • Shoreline Use – Recreation, residential, water dependent • Ecological Function – Riparian and wetland vegetation, upland shrub-steppe Stressors • Causeway, resort and recreation development, armoring, residential development

  12. Shoreline Jurisdiction and Inventory Grand Coulee Shoreline Area • Banks Lake = 25 acres • Lake Roosevelt = 20 acres • Crescent Bay = 36 acres Major Features • Public Access – significant access exists • Ownership – all publically owned • Shoreline Use – Recreation • Ecological Function – Riparian and wetland vegetation, upland shrub-steppe Stressors: CBP infrastructure, armoring, recreation

  13. Restoration Plan Types of Opportunities Restoration Actions • Important for no net loss and improvement • Can include watershed or lake-level improvements • Can include program and voluntary actions • Can serve as source of required mitigation measures when there are shoreline impacts • Address possible water quality contaminant sources • Evaluate potential for soft shoreline bank stabilization • Evaluate riparian enhancement

  14. Schedule

  15. Visioning Questions • How do you currently use the shorelines? • What additional or improved public access could be provided? • What future uses you would like to see along the shorelines? • What shoreline areas / functions should be Protected? Restored?

  16. Potential Issues

  17. Contact Keep Informed • Attend public meetings and workshops • Learn about Benton City’s shoreline • Ask questions and provide comments • www.co.grant.wa.us/Community%20Development/Planning/index.htm

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