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Shoreline Planners Toolbox

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We hope this Shoreline Master Program (SMP) toolbox helps you quickly and easily find the information you need for updating your local program. 

If you don't find what you need, please contact the Ecology regional planner assigned to your town, city, or county.

CONTENTS: Planning Process SMP Guidelines SMP Handbook Data and Information Laws, Rules, and Cases Permits and Enforcement Grants Training, Assistance & Outreach Materials Planner Coordination Meetings Status of Local Shoreline Master Programs Ecology's shoreline related news releases and blog (ECOconnect)

Planning Process

The following phases and tasks are aligned with the shoreline master program planning process chart provided to you with your grant. Each task page contains information to help guide you through your grant phases, such as rule and law citations, handbook chapters, technical documents, and local examples.

• Phase 1: Preliminary Shoreline Jurisdiction and Public Participation Plan
  • Task 1.1: Identify preliminary shoreline jurisdiction
  • Task 1.2: Develop public participation plan
  • Task 1.3: Demonstrate how Phase 1 complies with Guidelines: Checklist
• Phase 2: Shoreline Inventory, Analysis and Characterization
  • Task 2.1: Complete shoreline inventory
  • Task 2.2: Conduct shoreline analysis
    • Task 2.2.1: Characterize ecosystem-wide processes
    • Task 2.2.2: Characterize shoreline functions
    • Task 2.2.3: Conduct shoreline use analysis and identify public access opportunities
  • Task 2.3: Prepare inventory and characterization report
  • Task 2.4: Demonstrate how Phase 2 complies with Guidelines: Checklist
• Phase 3: Environment Designation, Policy and Regulation Development, Cumulative Impacts Analysis
  • Task 3.1: Conduct community visioning process
  • Task 3.2: General goals, policies, and regulations
  • Task 3.3: Develop environment designations
  • Task 3.4: Develop policies, regulations and standards for shoreline uses and modifications
  • Task 3.5: Develop administrative provisions
  • Task 3.6: Prepare cumulative impact analysis
  • Task 3.7: Demonstrate how Phase 3 complies with Guidelines: Checklist
• Phase 4: Restoration Plan, Revisit Phase 3 products
  • Task 4.1: Prepare restoration plan
  • Task 4.2: Revisit draft environment designations, policies, and regulations and finalize maps
  • Task 4.3: Demonstate how no net loss (NNL) is achieved
  • Task 4.4: Demonstrate how Phase 4 complies with Guidelines: Checklist
• Phase 5: Local Approval
• Phase 6: State Approval

 

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