Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-26 - State master program approval/amendment procedures and master program guidelines › Part II - SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM APPROVAL/AMENDMENT › DRAFT REVIEW › Section 173-26-110 - Submittal to department of proposed master programs/amendments

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
A master program or amendment proposed by local government
					 shall be submitted to the department for its review and formal action.
					 Submittals may be in digital format. A complete submittal shall include the
					 following, where applicable:
(1)
				  Documentation (i.e., signed resolution or ordinance) that the proposal has been
				  approved by the local government;
(2) If the proposal includes text amending a
				  master program document of record, it shall be submitted in a form that can
				  replace or be easily incorporated within the existing document. Amended text
				  shall show strikeouts for deleted text and underlining for new text, clearly
				  identifying the proposed changes. At the discretion of the department,
				  strikeouts and underlined text may not be required provided the new or deleted
				  portions of the master program are clearly identifiable;
(3) Amended environment designation map(s),
				  showing both existing and proposed designations, together with corresponding
				  boundaries described in text for each change of environment. All proposals for
				  changes in environment designation and redesignation shall provide written
				  justification for such based on existing development patterns, the biophysical
				  capabilities and limitations of the shoreline being considered, and the goals
				  and aspirations of the local citizenry as reflected in the locally adopted
				  comprehensive land use plan;
(4) A
				  summary of proposed amendments together with explanatory text indicating the
				  scope and intent of the proposal, staff reports, records of the hearing, and/or
				  other materials which document the necessity for the proposed changes to the
				  master program;
(5) Evidence of
				  compliance with chapter 43.21C RCW, the State Environmental Policy Act,
				  specific to the proposal;
(6)
				  Evidence of compliance with the public notice and consultation requirements of
				  either WAC
				  173-26-100 or
				  173-26-104;
(7) Copies of all
				  public, agency and tribal comments received, including a record of names and
				  addresses of interested parties involved in the local government review process
				  or, where no comments have been received, a comment to that effect.
(8) A summary of amendments made in response
				  to comments received.
(9) A copy of
				  the applicable master program submittal checklist:
(a) For comprehensive master program updates,
				  a checklist completed in accordance with WAC
				  173-26-201(3)(a) and
				  (h).
(b) For periodic reviews prepared under
				  RCW
				  90.58.080(4), a checklist
				  completed in accordance with WAC
				  173-26-090.
(c) For locally initiated amendments, a
				  checklist and any supporting material demonstrating consistency with
				  RCW
				  90.58.020 and applicable
				  guidelines.