Ord 2627 - TMC Chapter 18.44 "Shoreline Overlay" - Shoreline Uses and Update Zoning Regulations

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a. A solid evergreen screen of trees and shrubs a minimum of six feet high; or b. Decorative fence a maximum of six feet high with landscaping. Chain link fence, where allowed, shall be vinyl coated and landscaped with native trailing vine or an approved non-native vine other than ivy, except where a security or safety hazard may exist; or c. Earth berms at a minimum of four feet high, planted with native plants in accordance with the Vegetation Protection and Landscaping Section, TMC Section 18.44.060. 2. Where a parking area is located in the shoreline jurisdiction and adjacent to a public access feature, the parking area shall be screened by a vegetative screen or a built structure that runs the entire length of the parking area adjacent to the amenity. The landscape screening shall comply with the Vegetation Protection and Landscaping Section, TMC Section 18.44.060. 3. Where public access to or along the shoreline exists or is proposed, parking areas shall provide pedestrian access from the parking area to the shoreline. 4. Parking facilities, loading areas and paved areas shall incorporate low impact development techniques wherever feasible, adequate storm water retention areas, oil/water separators and biofiltration swales, or other treatment techniques and shall comply with the standards and practices formally adopted by the City of Tukwila Public Works Department. J. Land Altering Activities. All land altering activities in the shoreline jurisdiction shall be in conjunction with an underlying land development permit, except for shoreline restoration projects. All activities shall meet the following standards: Clearing, Grading and Landfill. a. Land altering shall be permitted only where it meets the following criteria: (1) The work is the minimum necessary to accomplish an allowed shoreline use; affected; (2) Impacts to the natural environment are minimized and mitigated; (3) Water quality, river flows and/or fish habitat are not adversely (4) Public access and river navigation are not diminished, (5) The project complies with all federal and state requirements; (6) The project complies with the vegetation protection criteria of the Vegetation Protection and Landscaping Section, TMC Section 18.44.060; (7) The project will achieve no net loss of shoreline ecological functions or processes. In cases where impacts to shoreline ecological functions from an otherwise allowed land altering project are unavoidable, those impacts shall be mitigated according to the provisions of TMC Section 18.44.050.H above. In that event, the "no net loss" standard is met; and W: Legislative Development\SMP-Zoning Code changes 2-25-20 MD:bjs Review and analysis by Barbara Saxton Page 25 of 64