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Richland Shoreline Master Program: Comprehensive Update
On April 19, 2016, the Department of Ecology approved the City of Richland’s (City) Shoreline Master Program (SMP) comprehensive update. Per RCW 90.58.090, the effective date of the Richland SMP is May 3, 2016, 14 days after Ecology provided notice to the City that their shoreline program was approved.
The comprehensive update will revise the existing shoreline program, including the goals, policies, regulations, shoreline environment designations, and administrative procedures and definitions. The City of Richland has completed a comprehensive update to their Shoreline Master Program to regulate development and uses on the shorelines of the City. This comprehensive SMP update is intended to entirely replace the City’s existing SMP. The update is needed to comply with the statutory deadline for a comprehensive update of the local Shoreline Master Program pursuant to RCW 90.58.080 and 100. This amendment is also needed for compliance with the planning and procedural requirements of the SMP Guidelines contained in WAC 173-26 and 27. This SMP update is also needed to address land use changes that have occurred along Richland’s shorelines over the past many years and to provide consistency between the updated SMP and the environmental protection and land use management policies and practices provided by the City’s Critical Areas Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan.
On February 19, 2016, the Department of Ecology provided the City of Richland with required and recommended changes to the City’s proposed comprehensive update of their Shoreline Master Program (SMP).
The changes are based on Ecology’s review of whether or not the proposed update complies with state laws and rules, and a public comment period held December 15, 2014 - January 20, 2015.
Ecology used mail and email to notify interested parties of the public comment period. Ecology also issued a news release to encourage additional public participation and comment. On February 11, 2015, Ecology sent a summary of comments to Richland for their response. The City's response to issues raised during the state comment period was received by Ecology on November 24, 2015. The public comments and City’s responses have been incorporated into Attachment A: Findings and Conclusions (below).
Director of Ecology's final approval letter, April 19, 2016 (385 KB)
City of Richland’s letter accepting changes (46 KB)
Director of Ecology's letter, February 19, 2016 (375 KB)
Attachment A: Findings and Conclusions for Proposed Amendments (38 KB)
Attachment B: Required Changes (63 KB)
Attachment C: Recommended Changes (71 KB)
City of Richland Ordinance No. 25-14, October 21, 2014
Locally adopted Shoreline Master Program, October 21, 2014 - All (39,145 KB)
Part 1 – Chapter 26.01 General Provisions and Chapter 26.10 Shoreline Environment Designations (2,865 KB)
Part 2 – Chapter 26.20 General Regulations (5,442 KB)
Part 3 – Chapter 26.30 Use Regulations (6,654 KB)
Part 4 – Chapter 26.40 Shoreline Modification Regulations (2,572 KB)
Part 5 – Chapter 26.50 Permit Administration and Enforcement (5,648 KB)
Part 6 – Chapter 26.60 Sensitive Areas (11,407 KB)
Part 7 – Chapter 26.70 No Special Duty Created, Chapter 26.71 Severability, and Chapter 26.80 Definitions (6,346 KB)
Final Shoreline Inventory, Analysis, and Characterization Report, June 2014 – All (10,592 KB)
Shoreline Inventory, Analysis, and Characterization Report (no Appendices) (1,422 KB)
Appendix A Reach Characterization Tables (2,495 KB)
Appendix B Map Folio (7,040 KB)
Map of Regulatory Reaches, Draft (2,686 KB)
Cumulative Impacts Analysis, Draft, January 2014 (374 KB)
Restoration Plan, February 2014 (1,324 KB)
Paper copies of the above documents are available by contacting Zach Meyer, Washington Department of Ecology (see below).
Ecology plans to publish the notice of final action in the Tri-Cities Herald legal ads on May 3, 2016.
Email: zach.meyer@ecy.wa.gov
News Release: Comments sought on Richland's shoreline plan (December 15, 2014)
City of Richland’s Shoreline Master Program