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Draft
King County Shoreline Master Program
September 2007

Below is the second draft of the King County Shoreline Master Program, the set of policies, regulations and plans that manage the shorelines within King County’s jurisdiction. The Shoreline Master Program is part of the Comprehensive Plan Update.

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Draft Shoreline Goals and Policies (Acrobat version)
Draft Shoreline Goals and Policies (MS Word version)
This document will comprise Chapter 5 of the King County Comprehensive Plan and describes King County’s shoreline goals and policies.

Summary of Proposed Code Changes (MS Word version)
Brief overview of land use, development and enforcement regulations that provide for the effectiveness of the shoreline goals and policies (above).

Draft Shoreline Management Regulations
The Draft Shoreline Management Regulations ordinance includes code amendments specific to shoreline land use and permitting. Other draft code changes related to shoreline management, including amendments to critical areas regulations, will be released in late summer 2008.

Draft Appendix A: Shorelines Protection and Restoration Plan
A summary of shoreline restoration planning and the ways in which it is expected to occur over time.

Draft Appendix B: Public Access Plan
Priorities for providing new public access to major shorelines in the unincorporated area.

Draft Appendix C: Cumulative Impacts Analysis
This analysis evaluates the success of County policies and regulations in meeting a “no-net-loss” goal contained in the state guidelines for the Shoreline Master Program update.

Draft Appendix D: Washington Department of Ecology Checklist and Public Involvement Process

Final Appendix E: Technical Appendix
The Technical Appendix is a detailed inventory and analysis of existing shoreline conditions. A draft of the Technical Appendix was presented to the public for comment and feedback in February, 2007. The documents below comprise the final report.

Cover and Table of Contents

1. Introduction
1. Overview of the Shoreline Management Act and Guidelines
2. What does the King County Shoreline Master Program include and why is King County reevaluating it?
3. Context for and history of King County shorelines
4. King County's shoreline jurisdiction
5. How will the shoreline inventory and characterization be used?
2. Characterization of Ecological Processes Purpose and uses of shoreline characterization
1. Shoreline alterations analysis: concept, criteria and results
2. Basin context
3. Overview of biological resources
4. Climate change and large-scale events
3. Public Access and Recreation
1. Defining public access
2. Inventory of existing shoreline public access
3. Gaps and opportunities
4. Land Use
1. Definitions
2. Methodology to inventory current land uses and land use patterns
3. Results of land use analysis
5. Archaeological and Historic Resources
1. Defining archaeological and historic resources
2. Summary of shoreline archaeological and historic resources
3. Archaeological and historic resources data
6. Cumulative Impact Analysis
1. Methodology
2. Results
7. Restoration Planning Analysis
1. Definition of restoration
2. Methodology
3. Results

Technical Appendix Attachments

1. Glossary
2. Basin Context Tables
3. Lakes Tables
4. Data Sources and Criteria for Data Selection
5. Ecosystem Process Definition Tables
6. Alterations Analysis Flow Charts
7. Protecting aquatic ecosystems: A guide for Puget Sound planners to understand watershed processes
   Stanley, S., J. Brown, and S. Grigsby. 2005. Washington State Department of Ecology. Publication #05-06-027. Olympia, WA
8. Bibliography
9. GIS Analysis to Update Shoreline Jurisdiction Map

Errata

• Lake Fenwick Addendum
• Characterization Data Addendum: This addendum describes the data used to characterize the ecological quality of shorelines in unincorporated King County.
  • Lake Characterization Data
  • River Characterization Data
  • Marine Characterization Data

Map Folio

Draft Maps, Chapter 5 of the King County Comprehensive Plan

S-1. Shorelines of the State
S-2. Shorelines of Statewide Significance
S-3. Shoreline Designations

1. Northwest King County
2. Northeast King County
3. Southwest King County
4. Southeast King County

Appendix A: Restoration Plan Maps

Shoreline Restoration Priority

A1. Northwest King County
A2. Northeast King County
A3. Southwest King County
A4. Southeast King County

Appendix B: Public Access Plan Maps

B1. Gap Locations
B2. Gap 1: Snoqualmie River
B3. Gap 2: Basset Pond
B4. Gaps 3 & 4: North & South Raging River
B5. Gaps 5 & 6: Issaquah Creek & NW Cedar River
B6. Gap 7: SE Cedar River
B7. Gap 8 and 9: Soos-Covington Creeks and Green River
B8. Gap 10: White River

Technical Appendix E Maps

E1. Shorelines of the State
E2. Shorelines of Statewide Significance
E3. Navigable Waters

1. WDNR Navigable Waters
2. NOAA Navigation Lanes

E4. Channel Migration Zones

E5. Shoreline Alterations Analysis Results

1. Northwest King County
2. Northeast King County
3. Southwest King County
4. Southeast King County

E6. Examples of Shoreline Alterations Analysis Results

E7. Biological Resources

1. Existing Shoreline Aquatic Wildlife and Habitat
2. Existing Shoreline Terrestrial Wildlife and Habitat
3. High Landscape Forest Value and Wildlife Habitat Network Areas

E8. Existing Shoreline Public Access
E9. Shoreline Public Access Gaps and Opportunities
E10. Shoreline Historic and Cultural Resources
E11. Current Land Use in Shoreline Jurisdiction:

1. Mainland King County Land Use Map
2. Vashon/Maury Island Land Use Map

E12. Shoreline land use patterns