City of Pateros

Shoreline Management Act

Periodic Review Project

 

Project Updates

8/16/2022 Website updates to links, documents, dates

7/18/2022 Public Open House and kick-off 

Overview

 The City of Pateros is proposing a periodic review and update to the City’s Shoreline Master Program (SMP). The City’s initial SMP was approved by the Department of Ecology in September 2012. The SMP is a combined planning and regulatory document that contains the City’s policies, goals, and specific land-use regulations for shorelines and consistent with the Shoreline Management Act (SMA) is intended to balance development, public access, and protection of natural resources and shoreline areas.

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What is the Shoreline Management Act (SMA)?

 The shorelines of the state are among the most valuable and fragile of Washington’s natural resources. The SMA was enacted to protect the shorelines uses and development. The SMA is a cooperative program between the local government (City of Pateros) and the state (Department of Ecology). Ecology acts primarily in a supportive and reviewing capacity and must approve SMPs.

What is the Shoreline Management Program (SMP)?

 The SMP is a collection of regulations pertaining to shoreline protection, use, and development. 

What is a Periodic Review?

 The Department of Ecology publishes a checklist of laws and rules each year that require local governments to review its SMP for compliance. 

Where Does the SMA apply?

 The SMA applies to:

•  All marine waters
• Streams and rivers with greater than 20 cubic feet per second mean annual flow
• Lakes 20 acres or larger
• Upland areas called shorelands extending 200 feet landward from the edge of the water
• Wetlands and deltas connected to bodies of water
• 100 year floodplains

https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/coastalatlas/tools/Map.aspx

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How Can You Participate?

 The goal is to provide the public with timely information, an understanding of the process, and multiple opportunities to review and provide comments before final decisions are made. To participate, you can do any or all of the following:

•  Sign up for email updates and meeting notices; if you would prefer mail, please provide mailing address. Contact City Hall (509) 923-2571 or email Kerri Wilson pateros@swift-stream.com to request being added to the notification list. 
• Read the documents
• Attend public meetings
• Share your ideas and comment during the public comment periods
• Give testimony at public hearings
• Fill out the survey
• Fill out the questionnaire
• Attend the community visioning meeting and provide comments

 The City of Pateros intends on schedule at least three opportunities for the public to engage and provide comments:

1. Open House - July 18, 2022 5;00 PM Pateros City Hall Council Chambers
2. Workshop
3. Community Visioning

 

 

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Project Steps and Milestones – February  2022 – January 2023

 

City’s Public Participation Schedule
Winter 2022	Determine Scope
	Develop Public Participation Plan; Circulate to Community and Stakeholders; Submit to Ecology for Approval	Comments
	Launch Website	Comments
7/18/2022 5PM Pateros City Hall	Open House	Comments
	Survey – Mail and/or Online	Comments
	Community Visioning Workshop & Questionnaire	Comments
	Present to Community Organizations	Comments
	Review Amendments and Updates	Comments
	Review Comprehensive Plans and Regulations
	Public Meetings at Pateros City Hall - TENATIVE DATES AND TIMES: September 19, 2022 5PM; December 19, 2022 6PM;   CHECK PROJECT UPDATES AT TOP OF PAGE FOR MOST MEETING SCHEDULE	Comments
	Public Hearing on Draft Proposal - DECEMBER 2022	Comments
	City Council Review and Public Hearing - MARCH 2023	Comments
	Submitted to Ecology for Approval - APRIL 2023
	Adoption of Resolution - APRIL 2023

 

Important Dates

 Check top of page under PROJECT UPDATES for most recent  meeting dates and times. 

Project Overview and Initiate Public Participation May-July 2022

Periodic Review Checklist July-September 2022 (Check under PROJECT UPDATES for public participation opportunities)

Draft Updated Master Program September-October (Initiate Online Review)

Public Review Process November-December 2022 (Public Hearing at December City Council Meeting)

Council Approval of Final Draft (February or March City Council Meeting)

State Approval and Adoption (April 2023)

 

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 Links to Shoreline Materials

 

The documents and links below consist of task performed and materials produced as part of the SMP update. Ecology provides grants to communities updating the SMP. Some of the documents are required deliverables as part of the grant agreement with Ecology. Project documents will be uploaded and linked here as they are prepared:

•  FAQ
• Shoreline Master Program
• 2012 SMP Chapter 1-5
• 2012 SMP Chapter 6
• 2012 SMP Chapter 7-11
• 2012 SMP Appendix
• 2012 SMP Additional 
• Shoreline inventory and characterization report
• Public participation plan
• Survey
• Power Point
• Community visioning and questionnaire
• Cumulative impacts analysis
• Restoration plan

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Contact Us

The primary contacts for the SMP update:

Kurt Danison, Contract Planner

509-322-4037, kdanison@ncidata.com

Kerri Wilson, Pateros Clerk- Treasurer

509-923-2571, pateros@swift-stream.com[MOU11] 

 

 

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