||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY NEWS |||
The County Council adopted the Shoreline Master Program (SMP) periodic review with Ordinance 08-2020 on October 27, 2020. Ordinance 08-2020 is effective 14 days after the WA State Department of Ecology approves the proposed amendments. The WA State Department of Ecology approved the proposed amendments on January 19, 2021. Ordinance 08-2020 will be effective on February 2, 2021.
WA State Department of Ecology Approval Letter, dated January 19, 2021
WA State Department of Ecology Approval Letter, Attachment A, dated January 19, 2021
The SMP amendments are required to keep the SMP current with changes in state law, other County plans and regulations, and other local circumstances. Authority for the periodic review is based on Washington’s Shoreline Management Act (SMA) (Ch. 90.58 RCW) and related rules. The County developed these amendments to comply with WAC 173-26-090, which requires each local government to review its SMP on an eight-year schedule set in state law, revising it if necessary. The changes to the SMP will be codified in Title 18 San Juan County Code.
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