Douglas County Regional Shoreline Master Program Jameson Lake Amended by Ordinance TLS 14-12-52B Effective Date: October 23, 2015 Amended by Ordinances TLS 14-04-08 & TLS 14-05-08 Effective Date: March 4, 2015 Douglas County Adopting Ordinances TLS 08-09-32B & TLS 09-08-41B Effective Date: August 27, 2009 Douglas County Regional Shoreline Master Program Table of Contents 1. Framework, purpose, principles and applicability ........................................................ 1 1.1 The Shoreline Management Act ......................................................................... 1 1.2 Scope and jurisdiction of the Douglas County Regional Shoreline Master Program ................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Purpose and intent ............................................................................................. 3 1.4 Title and reference ............................................................................................. 4 1.5 Public involvement process, advisory committee and agency coordination ....... 4 1.6 Relationship to other plans ................................................................................. 6 1.7 Applicability ........................................................................................................ 7 1.8 Governing principles .......................................................................................... 7 1.9 References to plans, regulations or information sources ................................... 9 1.10 Liberal construction .......................................................................................... 9 1.11 Prior development and nonconformance ......................................................... 9 1.12 Severability ....................................................................................................... 9 1.13 Effective date ................................................................................................... 9 2. Goals and objectives ................................................................................................. 10 2.1 Economic development element ...................................................................... 10 2.2 Public access element ..................................................................................... 11 2.3 Circulation element .......................................................................................... 11 2.4 Recreation element .......................................................................................... 12 2.5 Shoreline use element ..................................................................................... 12 2.6 Conservation element ...................................................................................... 13 2.7 Historical/cultural element ................................................................................ 14 2.8 Flood hazard prevention element ..................................................................... 14 3. Environment designations and management policies ............................................... 16 3.1 Evaluation ........................................................................................................ 16 3.2 Environment designations ................................................................................ 16 3.3 Natural environment ......................................................................................... 17 3.4 Rural conservancy environment ....................................................................... 19 3.5 Urban conservancy environment ...................................................................... 20 3.6 Shoreline residential environment .................................................................... 22 3.7 Mixed use environment .................................................................................... 23 3.8 High-intensity environment ............................................................................... 24 3.9 Aquatic environment ........................................................................................ 25 3.10 Table 1. Use matrix ........................................................................................ 26 4. General policies and regulations ............................................................................... 30 4.1 Ecological protection and critical areas ............................................................ 30 4.2 Water quality .................................................................................................... 31 4.3 Vegetation conservation ................................................................................... 32 4.4 Archaeological and historical resources ........................................................... 34 4.5 Flood protection ............................................................................................... 35 4.6 Public access ................................................................................................... 38 4.7 Restoration ....................................................................................................... 42 ii Douglas County Regional Shoreline Master Program 5. Shoreline use and modification policies and regulations ........................................... 43 5.1 Agriculture ........................................................................................................ 43 5.2 Aquaculture ...................................................................................................... 44 5.3 Boating facilities: marinas and launch ramps ................................................... 46 5.4 Commercial use ............................................................................................... 54 5.5 Dredging .......................................................................................................... 55 5.6 Industry ............................................................................................................ 58 5.7 Instream structures .......................................................................................... 60 5.8 Filling, grading and excavation ......................................................................... 61 5.9 Mining .............................................................................................................. 63 5.10 Moorage: docks, piers, watercraft lifts, mooring buoys, floats ........................ 65 5.11 Recreation ...................................................................................................... 70 5.12 Residential ..................................................................................................... 72 5.13 Shoreline bulk and dimensional standards ..................................................... 75 5.14 Shoreline stabilization .................................................................................... 82 5.15 Signs .............................................................................................................. 86 5.16 Transportation ................................................................................................ 88 5.17 Utilities ........................................................................................................... 90 6. Administration and procedures ................................................................................. 93 6.1 Administrator .................................................................................................... 93 6.2 SEPA official .................................................................................................... 94 6.3 Hearing examiner ............................................................................................. 94 6.4 Planning commission ....................................................................................... 94 6.5 City councils and board of county commissioners ............................................ 94 6.6 Shoreline substantial development permits ...................................................... 94 6.7 Shoreline exemptions ....................................................................................... 95 6.8 Variances ......................................................................................................... 95 6.9 Conditional uses ............................................................................................... 95 6.10 Minimum application requirements ................................................................. 96 6.11 Application and review process ...................................................................... 96 6.12 Permit conditions ............................................................................................ 96 6.13 Initiation of development ................................................................................ 96 6.14 Permit revisions .............................................................................................. 97 6.15 Appeals .......................................................................................................... 97 6.16 Rescission and modification ........................................................................... 97 6.17 Duration of permits ......................................................................................... 98 6.18 Amendments .................................................................................................