- SMP Update – Council Review Materials
- Shoreline Designation Map - 1996 version
- Planning Commission/City Council SMP Schedule
- COBI sponsored events
- Department of Ecology Resources
- Puget Sound Shoreline Science Review
- A background paper on SMP Updates and CAO Reviews
- Unconstitutional Taking Memo
- Non-conforming Use Articles
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Puget Sound Shoreline Science Review
by Don Flora, PhD
A Background Paper on SMP Updates and CAO Reviews
by Dennis D. Reynolds, JD
A Resource Guide for Property Owners
by Albert Greiner, Director, Bainbridge Shoreline Homeowners
- A plain English guide to topics covered in the background paper by attorney Dennis Reynolds.
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What is the #1 threat to shoreline homeowners?
- In the recent SMP Updates approved in cities and counties around Puget Sound, the #1 threat is the wholesale conversion of existing homes to “legally nonconforming” status. If you are a shoreline homeowner and you are not concerned, we suggest that you
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Department of Ecology resources:
- Ecology’s SMP website.
- Ecology’s role under the Shoreline Management Act.
- SMP Handbook (a work in progress)
- WAC 173-26 State master program approval/amendment procedures and master program guidelines
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Memo from Rob McKenna, Washington State Attorney General
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COBI sponsored events:
- Calendar of SMP update process starting September 2010.
- August 11, 2010 – ETAC (Environmental Technical Advisory Committee) Regular meeting, Council Conference Room, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. (agenda)
- July 22, 2010 – (CHANGED TO JULY 27) Science Forum – Discussion of Emerging Issues, Council Chamber, City Hall, 6:30-8:00 p.m. (agenda)
- July 14, 2010 – ETAC (Environmental Technical Advisory Committee) Regular meeting, Council Conference Room, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. (minutes)
- July 8, 2010 – Coastal Bluffs and Beaches, Council Chamber, City Hall, 6:30-8:00 p.m. (minutes)
- June 22, 2010 – Property Rights/Listening Session, Council Chamber, City Hall, 6:30-8:00 p.m. (minutes)
- June 17, 2010 – Shoreline Ecology and Human Impacts, Council Chamber, City Hall, 6:30-8:00 p.m. (agenda, audio, video)
- June 9, 2010 – ETAC (Environmental Technical Advisory Committee) Regular meeting, Council Conference Room, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. (minutes)
- June 3, 2010 – DOE role in SMP Updates (Questions & Answers)
- May 5, 2010 – ETAC (Environmental Technical Advisory Committee) Regular meeting, Council Conference Room, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. (minutes)
- ETAC did not discuss the SMP in January or February, per Theresa Rice, COBI Administrative Secretary.
- December 23, 2009 – ETAC (Environmental Technical Advisory Committee) Regular meeting, Council Conference Room, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. (minutes PDF)
If you miss one of the Shoreline Education Series events, you can watch it on the City’s website. Click on the event date on the calendar and click “video”. DVD’s of the series are also available at Silver Screen Video — or you can order DVD copies from BITV. They are $15 each and can be ordered by calling 780-2980.
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Much more to follow…
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