APPENDIX B SHORELINE CHARACTERIZATION, GRANT COUNTY Appendix B Grant County Shoreline Master Program Update Shoreline Inventory, Analysis, and Characterization Report 1 SHORELINE INVENTORY Appendix B contains the Inventory, Analysis, and Characterization results for unincorporated portions of Grant County (County). This section describes the land use patterns of the County, specifically detailing: Existing land use Planned land use based on the County’s 2006 updated Comprehensive Plan Preferred use for shoreline areas based on the Shoreline Management Act (SMA) Existing shoreline environment designations based on the current County Shoreline Master Program (SMP) Section 2 summarizes the land-capacity analysis results per the methodology outlined in Section 8 of the main report. Section 3 summarizes the characterization of each County shoreline reach. The following reaches are included: Columbia River (Reaches 1 through 5) Crescent Bay and Lake Roosevelt Banks and Associated Lakes Coffee and Long Lakes Sun Lakes: Blue Lake Sun Lakes: Other Lakes Sun Lakes: Park Lake Soap Lake Reservoirs along Main Canal Small Lakes South of Wilson Creek Ephrata Lake and Rocky Ford Lake Moses Lake (Reaches 1 through 3) Quincy Basin Lakes Potholes Coulee and Frenchman Coulee Lakes Final Draft Shoreline Inventory and Characterization Report June 2013 Grant County Shoreline Master Program Update 1 110827-01.01 Appendix B Potholes Reservoir (Reaches 1 through 2) Drumheller Channels Lakes Lakes North of Lower Crab Creek Lower Grant County Lakes Lind Coulee Lower Crab Creek Rocky Ford Creek Sand Hollow Creek Upper Crab Creek (Reaches 1 through 2) 1.1 Land Use Patterns 1.1.1 Existing Land Use Currently the County has approximately 32,400 acres of land along its shoreline. Most of the Grant County shoreline is unimproved and owned by federal, state, or local governments. Public ownership includes the following: National Parks Service (NPS) Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission (State Parks) Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Unimproved land includes barren, grass, and shrub type land covers. Besides unimproved vacant land, the predominant existing use along the shoreline is agriculture. Other uses include commercial, industrial, and residential uses. Most of the developed lands fall within the County’s Urban Growth Areas (UGA), and activity centers where intense rural developments take place. See Appendices C through H for land uses within the cities and towns, including the Town of Coulee City, City of Electric City, City of Grand Coulee, Town of Krupp, City of Soap Lake and the Town of Wilson Creek. Final Draft Shoreline Inventory and Characterization Report June 2013 Grant County Shoreline Master Program Update 2 110827-01.01 Appendix B Table 1 Shoreline Existing Land Use – County-wide Existing Land Use Shoreline Area Acres % of Land Use Agriculture 3,357.01 10.5% Commercial 145.54 0.5% Open Space 291.40 0.9% Recreational 1,455.81 4.5% Residential, Multifamily 27.49 0.1% Residential, Single 536.49 1.7% Resource 36.45 0.1% Transportation 295.91 0.9% Undeveloped 25,872.00 80.8% 1.1.2 Planned Land Use Grant County’s Comprehensive Plan (plan) was adopted in 1999 and updated in 2006. The plan reflects a collective vision of the community’s desire and provides guidance for future development. Its vision and goal are set to protect and conserve the natural beauty and rural character of the County. It also aims to protect and conserve the County’s agricultural resources, and prevent inappropriate conversion of prime agricultural lands. The plan’s land use element aims to promote growth and economic development, as well as maintain the rural and agricultural land use. The plan provides overall direction and guidelines for future commercial, industrial, residential, agricultural, and natural resource lands, as well as general location, distribution, and intensity of various land use types. Designation of various land use types is a key aspect for the County to implement its land use goals and vision. In most cases, Grant County’s existing land uses are consistent with future land use. Outside the city limits and Urban Growth Boundaries, the planned land use along the shoreline constitutes of rural residential 1, rural residential 2, residential, low density, residential, medium density, residential, high density, commercial, recreational development, rural community, rural village, rural remote, agricultural service center, Hanford Federal Reserve, open space, master planned resort, Hanford shoreline development, dryland, irrigated, and Final Draft Shoreline Inventory and Characterization Report June 2013 Grant County Shoreline Master Program Update 3 110827-01.01 Appendix B rangeland. All future land uses within shoreline jurisdiction and their general purpose and intent are discussed below. 1.1.2.1 Rural Residential 1 This designation allows one dwelling unit per 5 acres. This maintains existing rural character and acts as a transition between existing rural developments and other higher or lower intensity developments. Other uses include small scale farm and open space. 1.1.2.2 Rural Residential 2 This land use designation allows one dwelling unit per 5 acres. This maintains rural character and also allows residential uses near smaller lots and where services and infrastructure may be available. Uses besides residential include include small-scale farms and open space. 1.1.2.3 Residential, Low Density Residential, low density allows one to four dwelling units per acre. Allowed uses are single- family residential housing and duplexes. 1.1.2.4 Residential, Medium Density This land use designation allows four to eight dwelling units per acre. Allowed uses are single-family residential housing and duplexes. 1.1.2.5 Residential, High Density This land use designation allows higher residential density at eight to 16 dwelling units per acre. This also allows multifamily housing. 1.1.2.6 Commercial Commercial land use designation provides areas for retail, office, personal and professional services, and other commercial activities. Final Draft Shoreline Inventory and Characterization Report June 2013 Grant County Shoreline Master Program Update 4 110827-01.01 Appendix B 1.1.2.7 Recreational Development This land use allows residential and commercial development related to seasonal, resort- related, or tourist activities in rural areas. Activities and uses are often shoreline related. Land use includes hotels, condominiums, vacation home rentals, retail stores, restaurants, golf courses, marinas, open space, and similar recreational or tourist activities. Small-scale residential development is also allowed in this land use designation with maximum density of one dwelling unit per acre. 1.1.2.8 Rural Community Rural community land use designation areas are characterized by urban type densities and that may offer some urban services such as community water, limited commercial uses, and fire protection. This land use designation is assigned to small communities and allows a mix of single-family residences, small-scale industries, and businesses, public facilities such as post offices, schools, and fire departments, and open space. Residential density allowed in this land use designation is one dwelling unit per acre. 1.1.2.9 Rural Village Rural village land use is designated for compact, self-sufficient town that functions as a small urban center and provides housing, convenience goods, and services to residents. Allows uses include single-family residences, small-scale industries and businesses, public facilities such as post offices, schools, and fire departments, and open space. Although residential density is limited by the soil and infrastructure capacity, maximum density allowed in this land use is four dwelling units per acre. 1.1.2.10 Rural Remote Rural remote land use allows one dwelling unit per 20 acres. This land use is for remote areas with limited development opportunities where intensive farming is not suitable. Other uses include resource-oriented activities (farming and mineral extraction), and open space. Final Draft Shoreline Inventory and Characterization Report June 2013 Grant County Shoreline Master Program Update 5 110827-01.01 Appendix B 1.1.2.11 Agricultural Service Center This land use designation allows small and large scale agricultural industries and businesses in a compact core, single-family residences, and open space uses. Single-family residential density is limited to one dwelling unit per acre. 1.1.2.12 Hanford Federal Reserve Hanford Federal Reserve land use is designated to areas under Hanford Reach National Monument. This land use designation aims to protect and enhance the areas plant and natural resources and offer recreation per the County’s Interim Action Plan. 1.1.2.13 Port of Moses Lake This land use designation is one of the County’s special district designations. This is assigned to Grant Public Utility District’s (PUD’s) District No. 10. This district includes the Port’s multiple economic development activities, such as heavy jet testing and training facilities, business parks, and industrial facilities. 1.1.2.14 Open Space Grant County’s shoreline contains significant amount of land with open space land use designation. According to the County Comprehensive Plan, the purpose of the open