Ordinance 3129-09 - Laserfiche WebLink

• Planning Director Interpretation No. 2-2000: Interim Procedures, Endangered Species Act (ESA) Listing for Chinook Salmon and Bull Trout • Planning Director Interpretation No. 01-005 Standard Buffer Width Reduction • EMC 19.37 Critical Areas (Applicable in Marshland Subarea only) Generally, revisions to the development regulations in Appendix A that are intended to apply in the city's shoreline zone shall be processed as shoreline master program amendments. Otherwise, the version of a development regulation in Appendix A that has been approved through shoreline master program adoption process shall apply in shoreline zones. In the event the city adopts revisions to these development regulations, the city may apply regulations that offer the greatest protection of sensitive shoreline resources, even if the revised regulations are not formally incorporated into Appendix A of the SMP. The City may at its discretion process such revisions as shoreline master program amendments. The intent is to update Appendix A formally at the time substantial updates to the SMP are processed. In addition to the requirements of the development regulations, which have been specifically designated as shoreline regulations or incorporated by reference into the shoreline master program, shoreline developments shall be subject to the following, where applicable: • City regulations and standards, including but not limited to zoning and related performance standards, subdivision, landscaping, stormwater management, noise,building codes, and fire codes,utility, street, parking and transportation codes. • State agency permits and requirements, such as water quality certifications (Department of Ecology),hydraulic project approvals (Department of Fish and Wildlife),rights-of-way on state-owned aquatic lands (Department of Natural Resources). • Federal agency permits, such as Corps of Engineers Section 10/404 permits for work affecting wetlands and in navigable waters. Shoreline Inventory. The following inventory information shall be considered along with more detailed site-specific studies when making regulatory decisions. The Snohomish Estuary Wetland Integration Plan (SEWIP)including the SEWIP Salmon Overlay published in March 2001. Except for specific policies adopted as regulations in Section 3.9, the SEWIP work will serve as the primary inventory information and "Best Available Science" for those areas included in the SEWIP study area. Administrative Provisions. The following constitute the administrative provisions for the shoreline master program: • The provisions relating to the shoreline permit processing in EMC Title 15 EMC—Project Permit Processing, which provides integrated processing of all city land use permits. • The provisions relating to the enforcement of City permits and codes in EMC 2.23 — Enforcement Procedures. This section of Section 33D of the Zoning Code provides the criteria for processing shoreline substantial development, conditional use and variance permits. The procedures for permit processing, including SEPA and public review, are in EMC Title 15—Project Permit Processing. 10