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Island County is one
of 39 counties in Washington that is required by the SMA to create a
local Shoreline Master Program. The legislature passed the Shoreline Amendment Act (SMA),
which voters ratified in the 1972 election.
Island
County
Shoreline
Master
Program (339KB PDF FORMAT)
BACKGROUND
The Island County SMP consists of both a policy
plan and development regulations that apply to areas within
shoreline jurisdiction (200-feet upland of Ordinary High Water
Mark including lakes larger than 20-acres in size).
Shoreline uses are identified as either permitted, conditional, or prohibited uses depending on the shoreline environment designation. This
designation is
essentially shoreline zoning that is based on an inventory
of existing uses. In general, projects within the
shoreline jurisdiction are reviewed by staff to ensure
compliance with the development standards listed in the SMP chapter 17.05
ICC. Regulations for development activities within a shoreline
jurisdiction are located in ICC 16.21 Shoreline Management.
SHORELINE LINKS
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County
Marine Resources Committee |
THESE
ARE LINKS TO PUGET SOUND SHORELINES and SHORELINE AERIAL PHOTOS. These are interactive websites created and maintained by the Washington State Dept. of Ecology (DOE). You will find a wide variety of information dealing with Puget Sound
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