Washington State Department of Ecology

Status of Local Shoreline Master Programs (SMPs): Comprehensive Updates

Over 260 towns, cities and counties are required to comprehensively update their Shoreline Master Programs. Most local programs have not been fully updated in over 30 years.

Local governments are on different update schedules. Some local governments have completed their comprehensive updates. Others are under way or have not begun.
The total number of comprehensive updates approved to date is 61. MORE
The legislature has provided funding for local program updates. MORE
Towns, cities and counties must involve the public in their updates, which take 2-3 years. MORE
Ecology is required by the legislature to review the timeliness of the state review and approval process. MORE

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Not all towns or cities have shorelines. If your town or city isn’t listed, it is not required by the state to update their Shoreline Master Program. All counties must update their Shoreline Master Programs.
To reach your local town, city, or county web page, click on the name listed in the first column of the table (if the name is not underlined, a web page may not be available).
To reach your local SMP web page, click the underlined text in the second column of the table (if the text is not underlined, a web page may not be available).
Some towns, cities, or counties may join together to develop a ‘regional SMP’. Each regional SMP is unique. Contact the town, city, or county planning office for details.

Town, City, or County¹	Local Update²	State Review and Approval³	Effective Date of State-Approved Program	Approved SMP documents⁴ (all files are in PDF)	Notes

Aberdeen
Adams County
Albion
Anacortes	Completed	Completed Description of state review process	September 21, 2010	Anacortes
Arlington	Completed	Completed Description of state review process	August 28, 2012	Arlington SMP Appendices A-D
Asotin
Asotin County
Auburn	Completed	Completed	May 20, 2009	Auburn Exhibit A: Maps
Bainbridge Island	Under way
Battle Ground	Completed	Completed Description of state review process	December 24, 2012	Final documents are being prepared by the local government.	Regional SMP with Camas, Clark County, La Center, Ridgefield, Vancouver, Washougal
Beaux Arts Village	Completed	Under way Contact: Anthony Boscolo (425) 649-7049
Bellevue	Under way
Bellingham	Completed	Under way Contact: Anthony Boscolo (425) 649-7049
Benton City	Under way
Benton County	Under way
Bingen
Black Diamond	Completed	Under way Contact: Anthony Boscolo (425) 649-7049
Blaine	Under way
Bonney Lake	Under way
Bothell	Completed	Under way Contact: Barbara Nightingale (425) 649-4309
Bremerton	Under way
Brewster	Under way				Regional SMP with City of Okanogan, Okanogan County, Omak, Oroville, Pateros, Tonasket, Twisp, Winthrop
Bridgeport	Completed	Completed	September 18, 2009	Douglas County RSMP Douglas County Appendix A-H Bridgeport Appendix H Shoreline Designation Maps(large file, 52 MB)	Regional SMP with Douglas County, E. Wenatchee, Rock Island
Brier	Completed	Completed Description of state review process	December 10, 2012	Final documents are being prepared by the local government.
Buckley	Completed	Under way Contact: Sarah Lukas (360) 407-7459
Bucoda	Completed	Completed Description of state review process	June 5, 2012	Bucoda SMP Title 18D Restoration Plan	Regional SMP with Tenino
Burien	Completed	Under way Contact: Bob Fritzen (360) 715-5207
Burlington	Under way
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Town, City, or County¹	Local Update²	State Review and Approval³	Effective Date of State-Approved Program	Approved SMP documents⁴ (all files are in PDF)	Notes

Camas	Completed	Completed Description of sate review process	September 24, 2012	Final documents are being prepared by the local government.	Regional SMP with Battle Ground, Clark County, La Center, Ridgefield, Vancouver, Washougal
Carnation	Completed	Completed Description of state review process	June 5, 2012	Carnation
Cashmere	Under way				Regional SMP with Chelan City, Chelan County, Entiat, Leavenworth, Wenatchee
Castle Rock	Under way
Cathlamet
Centralia	Under way
Chehalis	Under way
Chelan	Under way				Regional SMP with Cashmere, Chelan County, Entiat, Leavenworth, Wenatchee
Chelan County	Under way				Regional SMP with Cashmere, City of Chelan, Entiat, Leavenworth, Wenatchee
Chewelah	Completed	Completed	October 17, 2008	Chewelah Environmental Designation Map
Clallam County	Under way
Clark County	Completed	Completed Description of state review process	September 12, 2012	SMP Policies Comprehensive Plan Chapter 13 SMP Regulations Chapter 40.060 Critical Areas Ordinance	Regional SMP with Battle Ground, Camas, La Center, Ridgefield, Vancouver, Washougal
Clarkston
Cle Elum	Under way
Colfax
Columbia County
Conconully
Concrete	Under way
Cosmopolis
Coulee City	Under way				Regional SMP with Grant County, Electric City, Grand Coulee, Krupp, Soap Lake,Wilson Creek
Coulee Dam
Coupeville	Completed	Completed	February 26, 2009	Coupeville Critical Areas Map Critical Areas Ordinance (March 2008) Flood Damage Prevention
Covington	Completed	Completed Description of state review process	September 13, 2011	Covington
Cowlitz County	Under way
Cusick	Under way
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Town, City, or County¹	Local Update²	State Review and Approval³	Effective Date of State-Approved Program	Approved SMP documents⁴ (all files are in PDF)	Notes

Darrington	Completed	Completed	January 24, 2007	Darrington
Dayton
Des Moines	Completed	Completed	November 1, 2010	Des Moines
Douglas County	Completed	Completed	August 27, 2009	Douglas County RSMP Douglas County Appendix A-H Shoreline Designation Maps (large file, 52 MB)	Regional SMP with Bridgeport, East Wenatchee, Rock Island
DuPont	Completed	Under way Contact: Sarah Lukas (360) 407-7459
Duvall	Under way
East Wenatchee	Completed	Completed	December 21, 2009	E Wentachee Final Regional SMP E Wenatchee Appendix A-H Final 2010 (large file, 42,756 KB) E Wenatchee maps (large file, 53,456 KB)	Regional SMP with Bridgeport, Douglas County, Rock Island
Eatonville	Completed	Under way Contact: Sarah Lukas (360) 407-7459
Edmonds	Under way
Electric City	Under way				Regional SMP with Grant County, Coulee City, Grand Coulee, Krupp, Soap Lake, Wilson Creek
Ellensburg	Under way
Elma
Elmer City
Entiat	Completed	Under way Contact: Clynda Case (509) 457-7125			Regional SMP with Cashmere, City of Chelan, Chelan County, Leavenworth, Wenatchee
Enumclaw	Completed	Completed Description of state review process	July 17, 2012	Final documents are being prepared by the local government.
Everett					Still required to have an SMP, but not required to complete a comprehensive update by 2014.
Everson	Under way
Federal Way	Completed	Completed Description of public review process	December 2, 2011	Final documents are being prepared by the local government
Ferndale	Completed	Completed	June 4, 2009	Final documents are being prepared by the local government
Ferry County
Fife	Completed	Under way Contact: Kim Van Zwalenburg (360) 407-6520
Forks	Under way
Franklin County
Friday Harbor	Under way
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Town, City, or County¹	Local Update²	State Review and Approval³	Effective Date of State-Approved Program	Approved SMP documents⁴ (all files are in PDF)	Notes

Garfield County
Gig Harbor	Under way
Gold Bar	Under way
Goldendale
Grand Coulee	Under way				Regional SMP with Grant County, Coulee City, Electric City, Krupp, Soap Lake, Wilson Creek
Grandview	Completed	Completed	January 22, 2010	Yakima Regional SMP	Regional SMP with Granger, Mabton, Naches, Selah, Toppenish, Union Gap, Wapato, Yakima County, Zillah
Granger	Completed	Completed	January 28, 2010	Yakima Regional SMP	Regional SMP with Grandview, Mabton, Naches, Selah, Toppenish, Union Gap, Wapato, Yakima County, Zillah
Granite Falls	Under way
Grant County	Under way				Regional SMP with Coulee City, Electric City, Grand Coulee, Krupp, Soap Lake, Wilson Creek
Grays Harbor County
Hamilton	Under way				Regional SMP Lyman and Skagit County
Hoquiam
Hunts Point	Completed	Under way Contact: Anthony Boscolo (425) 649-7049
Ilwaco
Index	Under way
Ione					Regional SMP with Metaline, Metaline Falls, Pend Oreille County
Island County	Under way
Issaquah	Completed	Under way Contact: David Pater (425) 649-4253
Jefferson County	Completed	Under way Contact: Jeffree Stewart (360) 407-6521
Kalama	Under way
Kelso	Under way
Kenmore	Completed	Completed Description of state review process	March 30, 2012	Final documents are being prepared by the local government
Kennewick	Completed	Completed	December 3, 2009	Kennewick
Kent	Completed	Completed	February 11, 2010	Kent SMP Cumulative Impacts Analysis Inventory & Analysis Report
Kettle Falls
King County	Completed	Completed Description of state review process	January 28, 2013	Final documents are being prepared by the local government
Kirkland	Completed	Completed Description of state review process	August 5, 2010	Final documents are being prepared by the local government
Kitsap County	Under way
Kittitas County	Under way
Klickitat County
Krupp	Under way				Regional SMP with Grant County, Coulee City, Electric City, Grand Coulee, Soap Lake, Wilson Creek
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Town, City, or County¹	Local Update²	State Review and Approval³	Effective Date of State-Approved Program	Approved SMP documents⁴ (all files are in PDF)	Notes

La Center	Completed	Under way Contact: Kim Van Zwalenburg (360) 407-6520			Regional SMP with Battle Ground, Camas, Clark County, Ridgefield, Vancouver, Washougal
La Conner	Under way
Lacey	Completed	Completed Description of state review process	October 13, 2011	Lacey SMP Shoreline Inventory	Regional SMP with Olympia and Tumwater
Lake Forest Park	Completed	Under way Contact: Joe Burcar (425) 649-7145
Lake Stevens	Completed	Under way Contact: Joe Burcar (425) 649-7145
Lakewood	Under way
Langley	Under way
Latah	Under way
Leavenworth	Under way				Regional SMP with Cashmere, City of Chelan, Chelan County, Entiat, Wenatchee
Lewis County	Under way
Liberty Lake	Under way
Lincoln County
Long Beach
Longview
Lyman	Under way				Regional SMP with Hamilton and Skagit County
Lynden	Under way
Lynnwood	Completed	Completed Description of state review process	December 15, 2011	Final documents are being prepared by the local government
Mabton	Completed	Completed	February 19, 2010	Yakima Regional SMP	Regional SMP with Grandview, Granger, Naches, Selah, Toppenish, Union Gap, Wapato, Yakima County, Zillah
Malden
Maple Valley	Under way
Marcus
Marysville	Completed	Completed	October 31, 2006	Marysville
Mason County	Under way
McCleary
Medical Lake	Under way
Medina	Completed	Under way Contact: Anthony Boscolo (425) 649-7049
Mercer Island	Completed	Under way Contact: Barbara Nightingale (425) 649-4309
Mesa
Metaline	Under way				Regional SMP with Ione, Metaline Falls, Pend Oreille County
Metaline Falls	Under way				Regional SMP with Ione, Metaline, Pend Oreille County
Millwood	Under way
Milton	Completed	Completed Description of state review process	December 18, 2012	Final documents are being prepared by the local government.
Monroe	Completed	Completed	August 22, 2008	Monroe (large file, 46 MB)
Montesano
Morton	Under way
Moses Lake	Under way
Mount Vernon	Completed	Completed Description of state review process	June 29, 2011	Mount Vernon Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C and D
Mountlake Terrace	Completed	Under way Contact: David Pater (425) 649-4253
Mukilteo	Completed	Completed Description of state review process	December 22, 2011	Final documents are being prepared by the local government.
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Town, City, or County¹	Local Update²	State Review and Approval³	Effective Date of State-Approved Program	Approved SMP documents⁴ (all files are in PDF)	Notes

Naches	Completed	Completed	January 19, 2010	Yakima Regional SMP	Regional SMP with Grandview, Granger, Mabton, Selah, Toppenish, Union Gap, Wapato, Yakima County, Zillah
Napavine	Under way
Newport	Under way				Regional SMP with Ione, Metaline, Metaline Falls, Pend Orielle County
Nooksack	Under way
Normandy Park	Under way
North Bend	Completed	Completed Description of state review process	January 17, 2013	Final documents are being prepared by the local government.
North Bonneville	Under way
Northport
Oak Harbor	Completed	Under way Contact: David Pater (425) 649-4253
Ocean Shores
Odessa
Okanogan	Under way				Regional SMP with Brewster, Okanogan County, Omak, Oroville, Pateros, Tonasket, Twisp, Winthrop
Okanogan County	Under way				Regional SMP with Brewster, City of Okanogan, Omak, Oroville, Pateros, Tonasket, Twisp, Winthrop
Olympia	Under way				Regional SMP with Lacey and Tumwater
Omak	Under way				Regional SMP with Brewster, City of Okanogan, Okanogan County, Oroville, Pateros, Tonasket, Twisp, Winthrop
Oroville	Under way				Regional SMP with Brewster, Okanogan City, Okanogan County, Omak, Pateros, Tonasket, Twisp, Winthrop
Orting	Completed	Completed	August 29, 2008	Orting Environmental Designation Map Public Access Map
Pacific	Completed	Under way Contact: Joe Burcar (425) 649-7145
Pacific County
Palouse
Pasco
Pateros	Completed	Completed Description of state review process	September 24, 2012	Final documents are being prepared by the local government.	Regional SMP with Brewster, City of Okanogan, Okanogan County, Omak, Oroville, Tonasket, Twisp, Winthrop
Pe Ell	Under way
Pend Oreille County	Under way				Regional SMP with Ione, Metaline, Metaline Falls
Pierce County	Under way
Pomeroy
Port Angeles	Under way
Port Orchard	Completed	Under way Contact: Barbara Nightingale (425) 649-4309
Port Townsend	Completed	Completed	February 14, 2007	Port Townsend
Poulsbo	Completed	Under way Contact: Joe Burcar (425) 649-7145
Prescott
Prosser	Under way
Pullman
Puyallup	Under way
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Town, City, or County¹	Local Update²	State Review and Approval³	Effective Date of State-Approved Program	Approved SMP documents⁴ (all files are in PDF)	Notes

Raymond
Reardan
Redmond	Completed	Completed	September 30, 2009	Redmond (large file, 25 MB)
Renton	Completed	Completed Description of state review process	November 24, 2011	Final documents are being prepared by the local government
Republic
Richland	Under way
Ridgefield	Completed	Completed Description of state review process	December 17, 2012	Final documents are being prepared by the local government.	Regional SMP with Battle Ground, Camas, Clark County, La Center, Ridgefield, Vancouver, Washougal
Riverside
Rock Island	Completed	Completed	September 25, 2009	Douglas County RSMP Douglas County Appendix A-H Rock Island Appendix H Shoreline Designation Maps (large file, 52 MB)	Regional SMP with Bridgeport, Douglas County, East Wenatchee
Rockford	Under way
Rosalia
Roy	Completed	Completed Description of state process	November 16, 2012	Final documents are being prepared by the local government.
Ruston	Completed	Under way Contact: Kim Van Zwalenburg (360) 407-6520
Sammamish	Completed	Completed Description of state review process	August 31, 2011	Final documents are being prepared by the local government.
San Juan County	Under way
SeaTac	Completed	Completed Description of state review process	February 4, 2011	Final documents are being prepared by the local government
Seattle	Under way
Sedro-Woolley	Under way
Selah	Completed	Completed	May 12, 2010	Yakima Regional SMP	Regional SMP with Grandview, Granger, Mabton, Naches, Toppenish, Union Gap, Wapato, Yakima County, Zillah
Sequim	Completed	Under way Contact: Jeffree Stewart (360) 407-6521
Shelton	Under way
Shoreline	Under way
Skagit County	Under way				Regional SMP with Hamilton and Lyman
Skamania County	Under way
Skykomish	Under way
Snohomish	Under way
Snohomish County	Completed	Completed Description of the state review process Note: Appeals were filed regarding aquaculture and agriculture. Contact: David Pater (425) 649-4253	July 27, 2012	Snohomish County SMP Critical Area Regulations Shoreline designation maps: Countywide Subsections
Snoqualmie	Under way
Soap Lake	Under way				Regional SMP with Grant County, Coulee City, Electric City, Grand Coulee, Krupp, Wilson Creek
South Bend
South Cle Elum	Under way
South Prairie	Completed	Under way Contact: Sarah Lukas (360) 407-7459
Spokane	Completed	Completed Description of state review process	July 26, 2010	Shoreline Regulations Permit Exclusions Penalties - Violations Comprehensive Plan Chapter 14 Shorelines Glossary Map folio
Spokane County	Completed	Completed	January 22, 2013	Final documents are being prepared by the local government.
Spokane Valley	Under way
Sprague
Stanwood	Under way
Starbuck
Steilacoom	Completed	Under way Contact: Chrissy Bailey (360) 407-0290
Stevens County
Stevenson	Under way
Sultan	Completed	Completed	July 17, 2008	Sultan
Sumas	Under way
Sumner	Completed	Under way Contact: Sarah Lukas (360) 407-7459	February 9, 2004	Sumner SMP
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Town, City, or County¹	Local Update²	State Review and Approval³	Effective Date of State-Approved Program	Approved SMP documents⁴ (all files are in PDF)	Notes

Tacoma	Completed	Under way Contact: Kim Van Zwalenburg (360) 407-6520
Tekoa
Tenino	Completed	Completed Description of state review process	June 5, 2012	Tenino SMP Title 18D Restoration Plan	Regional SMP with Bucoda
Thurston County	Under way
Toledo	Under way
Tonasket	Under way				Regional SMP with Brewster, City of Okanogan, Okanogan County, Omak, Oroville, Pateros, Twisp, Winthrop
Toppenish	Completed	Completed	January 14, 2010	Yakima Regional SMP	Regional SMP with Grandview, Granger, Mabton, Naches, Selah, Union Gap, Wapato, Yakima County, Zillah
Tukwila	Completed	Completed Description of state review process	October 28, 2011	Final documents are being prepared by the local government.
Tumwater	Under way				Regional SMP with Lacey and Olympia
Twisp	Completed	Completed Description of state review process	August 27, 2012	Final documents are being prepared by the local government.	Regional SMP with Brewster, City of Okanogan, Okanogan County, Omak, Oroville, Pateros, Tonasket, Winthrop
Union Gap	Completed	Completed	January 19, 2010	Yakima Regional SMP	Regional SMP with Grandview, Granger, Mabton, Naches, Selah, Toppenish, Wapato, Yakima County, Zillah
University Place	Under way
Vader	Under way
Vancouver	Completed	Completed Description of state review process	September 24, 2012	Final documents are being prepared by the local government.	Regional SMP with Battle Ground, Camas, Clark County, La Center, Ridgefield, Vancouver, Washougal
Wahkiakum County
Waitsburg
Walla Walla
Walla Walla County
Wapato	Completed	Completed	January 21, 2010	Yakima Regional SMP	Regional SMP with Grandview, Granger, Mabton, Naches, Selah, Toppenish, Union Gap, Yakima County, Zillah
Washougal	Under way				Regional SMP with Battle Ground, Camas, Clark County, La Center, Ridgefield, Vancouver
Waverly	Under way
Wenatchee	Under way				Regional SMP with Cashmere, City of Chelan, Chelan County, Entiat, Leavenworth
West Richland	Under way
Westport
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Town, City, or County¹	Local Update²	State Review and Approval³	Effective Date of State-Approved Program	Approved SMP documents⁴ (all files are in PDF)	Notes

Whatcom County	Completed	Completed	August 8, 2008	Whatcom County Shoreline Designation Map Critical Areas Ordinance
White Salmon
Whitman County
Wilkeson	Completed	Under way Contact: Sarah Lukas (360) 407-7459
Wilson Creek	Under way				Regional SMP with Grant County, Coulee City, Electric City, Grand Coulee, Krupp, Soap Lake
Winlock	Under way
Winthrop	Under way				Regional SMP with Brewster, City of Okanogan, Okanogan County, Omak, Oroville, Pateros, Tonasket, Twisp
Woodinville	Completed	Completed	December 16, 2009	Woodinville
Woodland	Under way
Woodway	Completed	Under way Contact: Bobbak Talebi (425) 649-7199
Yacolt	Under way
Yakima	Under way
Yakima County	Completed	Completed	February 25, 2010	Yakima Regional SMP	Regional SMP with Grandview, Granger, Mabton, Naches, Selah, Toppenish, Union Gap, Wapato, Zillah
Yarrow Point	Completed	Under way Contact: Anthony Boscolo (425) 649-7049
Zillah	Completed	Completed	March 16, 2010	Yakima Regional SMP	Regional SMP with Grandview, Granger, Mabton, Naches, Selah, Toppenish, Union Gap, Wapato, Yakima County

¹ Names of towns, cities and counties are linked to their planning department website.
²During this step of the update process, the town, city or county updates their local shoreline master program based on public input. They prepare and send the draft program to the state Department of Ecology. Links to local SMP web page can be found in this column.
³ The state must approve local Shoreline Master Programs. During this step, the Department of Ecology reviews the draft local program. The Department of Ecology may approve the draft as submitted by the local government, approve the draft with required changes, or send the draft back to the local government for changes before approving it. If the draft is “Approved with required changes”, the program is sent back to the town, city or county for changes. The local elected officials must formally accept the changes before the program becomes effective. See state approval process for more information. Links to Ecology web pages can be found in this column.
⁴ Local governments are responsible for ensuring the state has the current version of their shoreline master program. If the final documents are not posted here, please contact your town, city, or county planning office for the most up-to-date copies of the shoreline master program. Also, see Note.