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City of Gig Harbor Shoreline Master Program Update Open House January 21, 2010

City of Gig Harbor Shoreline Master Program Update Open House January 21, 2010. Where does the SMA apply?. Puget Sound and adjacent shorelands Lands extending 200 feet landward from Ordinary High Water Mark Associated wetlands extending beyond the 200 feet

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City of Gig Harbor Shoreline Master Program Update Open House January 21, 2010

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  1. City of Gig HarborShoreline Master Program UpdateOpen HouseJanuary 21, 2010

  2. Where does the SMA apply? • Puget Sound and adjacent shorelands • Lands extending 200 feet landward from Ordinary High Water Mark • Associated wetlands extending beyond the 200 feet • Floodways and contiguous floodplain areas extending beyond the 200 feet • Stream mouths

  3. Where does the SMA Apply in Gig Harbor? • 8.8 miles – Puget Sound shoreline • No streams or lakes • Colvos Passage / Tacoma Narrows • Gig Harbor Bay and Gig Harbor Spit • Henderson Bay / Burley Lagoon

  4. Public Involvement • November 2008 Open House • 15 Citizen Stakeholder Committee meetings • Mailing List (19 individuals and agencies)

  5. Key Ecological Features • Feeder bluffs • Marine riparian vegetation • Spit • Forage fish habitat • Eelgrass • Crescent / Donkey Creek estuaries • Wetlands

  6. Key Environmental Issues • Bulkheads/riprap • Vegetation removal • Overwater structures • Water quality hazards

  7. Restoration Plan

  8. Draft Shoreline Master Program • Goals and policies • Shoreline environment designations • Allowed and prohibited uses and activities • Regulations • Permit process

  9. Goals and Policies • Ecology goals • Comprehensive Plan goals • Stakeholder Committee goals

  10. Shoreline Environment Designations

  11. Allowed and Prohibited Uses

  12. Regulation Highlights • Public access • Historic netsheds • Moorage (docks, buoys) • Industrial and commercial development • Marinas

  13. Exemptions Permit Types Approval Authorities Permit Process

  14. Next Steps • Planning Commission Review – Early to mid-2010 • Submittal to Ecology – Fall 2010 • City Council Review – Early to mid-2011 • Final Updated SMP in effect by end of 2011

  15. Questions or Comments? • View the City’s SMP website at:www.cityofgigharbor.net • Send comments to: Peter Katich SMP Project Manager (253) 853-7616 katichp@cityofgigharbor.net

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