NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM ORDINANCE NO. 183

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM ORDINANCE NO. 183 In accordance with RCW 36.70A.035, Pacific County is publishing a summary of Ordinance No. 183 which implements the Shoreline Management Act. The full text will be mailed without charge upon request. In accordance with Process Ordinance No. 177(7)(4)(d), a closed record public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at 10:00A.M, or as soon thereafter as possible. The hearing will be held in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Courthouse Annex, 1216 W. Robert Bush Drive, South Bend, WA. PROPONENT: Board of Pacific County Commissioners, P.O. Box 187, South Bend, WA 98586. Telephone (360)875-9337, (360)642-9337, (360)484-7337 or (360)267-8337. FORMAL IDENTIFICATION: Shoreline Master Program Ordinance SUMMARY: an ordinance which implements the Shoreline Management Act. The current SMP has generally not changed in the past 40 years. The goals of the new Shoreline Master Program (SMP) are: 1) to protect the environment and private property rights; 2) to address new legal requirements of the Shoreline Management Act; and 3 to make it consistent with the many other land regulations. These include Washington State’s Growth Management Act, and Pacific County’s comprehensive plan and zoning and critical areas ordinances. To meet these goals, the new SMP more specifically addresses such shoreline issues as agriculture, aquaculture, vegetation, shoreline stabilization, and piers and docks. To do this, the new SMP also more precisely sorts and categorizes the different shoreline environments according to history and use. If you own or have interest in a property that is in Pacific County and is on or near the shoreline, the new proposed Shoreline Master Program may impact your life. The following is a concise summary. For a more elaborate summary, please go to: http://www.co.pacific.wa.us/dcd/images/SMP/SMP%20-%20Guidelines%20Consistency%20Review%2010-06-14.pdf The current SMP can be found here: http://www.co.pacific.wa.us/ordres/RES%202000-039%20Shoreline%20Master%20Program.pdf The complete proposed SMP can found here: http://www.co.pacific.wa.us/ordres/ORD%20183%20SMP%20FINAL%20draft.pdf They are also available at the Department of Community Development offices in both South Bend and Long Beach. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Board of Pacific County Commissioners may adopt, modify, or reject the proposed Ordinance, or may take other appropriate action. All interested persons are invited to attend this hearing. The hearing facility is “barrier free” and accessible by those with physical disabilities. Aids will be provided upon request for those with language/speaking or hearing impediments, but requests need to be received at least five (5) business days prior to this hearing. Such requests may be filed in person at the Commissioners’ Office, 1216 W. Robert Bush Drive in South Bend, Washington, by mail P.O. Box 187, South Bend, WA 98586, or by phone 360/875-9337 or TDD 360/875-9400. Marie Guernsey, Clerk of the Board Published November 29, 2017 Legal No. 398-17