HomeMy WebLinkAboutCAP 2012-11-26 Item 2B.1 - Update - Shoreline Master Program City of Tukwila
Jim Haggerton, Mayor
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Haggerton
City Council
FROM: Jack Pace, Community Development Director
BY: Carol Lumb, Senior Planner
DATE: November 8, 2012
SUBJECT: Shoreline Master Program Implementation —Year One Experience
BACKGROUND
The City of Tukwila adopted a new Shoreline Master Program, revised to incorporate
Washington State Department of Ecology corrections, on August 15, 2011. The Department of
Ecology approved the City's Shoreline Master Program on October 14, 2011 and the new
Master Program became effective on October 28-2011.
At the time the Master Program was approved by the City, staff committed to report back to the
Council a year after the Program was in effect as to how implementation of the new Program
was going. The Council wanted to know whether there were any issues with implementation of
the new regulations and whether any adjustments might be needed.
SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
Since approval of the City's new Shoreline Master Program by Ecology the City has received
only two shoreline substantial development applications:
L12-016: to utilize sand from decommissioned Hesco Units to fill behind the COE
Certified levee to provide an area for the movement of materials outside an industrial
building.
L12-022: installation of underground telecommunications cable within the right-of-way
and under the Southcenter Boulevard bridge over the Green River.
As a result, there has been little opportunity to test the new regulations on actual development
projects. Staff recommends that we continue to track shoreline substantial development permit
applications and provide the Council with another implementation assessment in August, 2013.
If you have any questions, please contact Carol Lumb at 206-431-3661.
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