Title 17E Environment al Standards
Chapter 17E.060 Shoreline Regulations
Article VI. Environment Designations and Requirement s for Modifications and Uses in Specific Environment s: Part I. Environment al Designations Established
Section 17E.060.640 Environ
ment al Designations Established
Purpose. The environment designations are a regulatory overlay to the underlying zoning and provide a framework for allowing certain uses.
The shoreline environment s and the general boundaries of these environment s are represented on the shoreline environment designations maps as authorized in chapter 17E.060 SMC and as adopted in chapter 14, Shorelines, in the comprehensive plan.
A development in the shoreline jurisdiction shall meet the use and modification standards of the shoreline environment in Article VI below, the general use and modification provisions in Article IV and Article V , any zoning overlay in which it is located, and those of the underlying zone. In the case of irreconcilable conflicts between the regulations of the shoreline environment and the underlying zone, the most restrictive regulation shall apply.
If a shoreline lot is split by a shoreline environment boundary line, each portion of the lot shall be regulated by the shoreline environment covering that portion.
Shorelines that are undesignated shall automatically be assigned an urban conservancy environment , pursuant to WAC 173-26-211(2)(e).
Date Passed: Monday, November 3, 2008
Effective Date: Monday, July 26, 2010
ORD C34326 Section 2