Shoreline Master Program

20B.95 Shoreline Master Program

20B.95.010 Purpose and Scope

The purpose of the Shoreline Master Program is to implement the Shoreline Management Act of 1971, which is based on the philosophy that the shorelines of the state are among the most valuable and fragile of its natural resources, and that there is great concern throughout the state relating to their utilization, protection, restoration and preservation.

The basic intent of this law is to protect the public interest in the state’s shorelines by coordinated planning while at the same time recognizing and protecting private property rights consistent with the public interest. The policies of the Act are directed to public use and enjoyment of shorelines rather than restriction of their use. Uses of the shorelines of the state must be designed and conducted in a manner which will minimize damage to the ecology and environment of the shoreline areas.

The shorelines of the state are defined by state law and include in the City of Redmond all lands within 200 feet of the line of ordinary high water on Lake Sammamish, the Sammamish River, Bear and Cottage Creeks, including the marshlands in Happy Valley and the 100-year flood-plain in designated areas.

Lake Sammamish and its shore are shorelines of statewide significance and will be given special consideration.

20B.95.020 Shoreline Inventory

A shoreline inventory has been completed by the City of Redmond which evaluates the natural characteristics of shoreline areas and compiles information on existing zoning, land uses and ownership patterns. The inventory and field inspections are the basis for designation of shoreline environments.

20B.95.030 Shoreline Environments

95.030(05) Purpose – In order to plan and effectively manage shoreline resources, a system of categorizing shoreline areas is necessary. This system of describing environments is designed to aid in providing a basis for applying policies and regulations within distinctively different shoreline areas. Under the state guidelines, shorelines can be classified into four types of environments (Natural, Conservancy, Rural and Urban) based on the pattern of existing development, biophysical capabilities and limitations, and the goals, policies and plans of the City.

95.030(10) Criteria – The following items were examined and used as criteria to designate the shoreline environments contained in Subsection 95.030(20), “Shoreline Environments Map.”

(a) Natural Features – Biophysical capabilities, physical limitations and natural features such as wetlands, floodplains, unstable soils, agricultural soils, view protection and fish and wildlife habitats.

(b) Land Use Patterns – Existing land use patterns, zoning and proposed plans.

(c) Goals, Policies and Plans – Articles 20B and 20C of the Development Guide and King County’s Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Code and Shoreline Management Master Program.

95.030(15) Definition and Intent – The shoreline environments are described as follows:

(a) Natural Environment – The natural environment includes land which has unique biologic, geologic and scenic characteristics, where any disturbance would remove permanently the area’s capability of providing generally recognized, worthwhile experience for present and future populations.

It is intended to preserve and restore those natural resource systems existing relatively free of human influence.

(b) Conservancy Environment – The conservancy environment includes land which has healthy, ongoing biological characteristics that can only be protected by strict regulations.

The objective of the conservancy environment is to protect, conserve and manage existing natural resources and valuable historic and cultural areas in order to ensure a continuous flow of recreational benefits to the public and to achieve sustained resource utilization.

(c) Rural Environment – The rural environment includes agricultural lands which have regionally unique soils for agricultural production, areas where it cannot be demonstrated that such land is absolutely needed for urban expansion, and lands more suitable for low density residential development.

It is intended to protect agricultural land from urban expansion, restrict intensive development along undeveloped shorelines, function as a buffer between urban areas and maintain open spaces and opportunities for recreational uses compatible with agricultural activities.

(d) Urban Environment – The urban environment includes areas which show demonstrably clear evidence that the character of the land in association with other urbanization factors, such as adjacent land uses and capital improvements, show the land to serve its highest social value if used for urban purposes.

It is intended to ensure the best utilization for shorelines within urbanized areas by providing for intensive public use and by managing development so that it enhances and maintains shorelines for a multiplicity of urban uses.

95.030(20) Shoreline Environments Map – The shoreline environments are designated on the map entitled, “Shoreline Environments,” incorporated as a part of this paragraph.

95.030(25) Permitted Use Activities – The relationship of shoreline environments to the use activities is defined in the chart titled “Permitted Uses in Shoreline Environments.”

20B.95.040 Master Program Elements

Consistent with the Shoreline Management Act of 1971, goals and policies will be adopted for each of the following elements: economic development, public access, recreation, circulation, shoreline use, conservation, historical/cultural. In addition policies will be defined for Shorelines of Statewide Significance, and to guide the development of use activity regulations.

20B.95.050 Use Activity Regulations

The use activity regulations are derived directly from the policies that apply to activities within each environmental designation. The relationship of the use activities to the environmental designations is shown in the table titled “Use Activity and Environmental Designations.” The use regulations are part of the General Development Requirements, RCDG Title 20D, and reference to applicable sections is shown on the table.

20B.95.060 Shorelines of Statewide Significance

Recognizing that Lake Sammamish is a shoreline of statewide significance, the City of Redmond shall give preference to uses which meet the following criteria in order of priority:

▀     Recognize and protect the statewide “general” interest over local interest.

▀     Preserve the natural character of the shoreline.

▀     Favor long-term over short-term benefit.

▀     Protect the resources and ecology of the shoreline.

▀     Increase public physical and visual access to publicly owned areas of the shorelines.

▀     Increase recreational opportunities for the public along the shorelines of the Redmond Planning Area.

▀     Provide for any other element as defined in RCW 90.58.100 deemed appropriate or necessary.

20B.95.070 Goals and Policies for Shoreline Elements

95.070(05) Goals for Economic Development

(a) Allow economic development along the shorelines and adjacent uplands that will maintain and enhance the quality of life for the residents of Redmond with minimum disruption of the environment.

(b) Encourage economic development to provide public recreational facilities consistent with shoreline goals and policies.

(c) Encourage inland location of commercial and industrial land uses consistent with the City of Redmond Land Use Plan.

95.070(10) Policies for Economic Development

(a) Allow only commercial and industrial developments which by virtue of their location and inherent nature will have minimum impact on the environment.

(b) Encourage a variety of economic uses along the shoreline that would provide public access to the shoreline and enhance the vitality of shoreline development.

(c) Economic development should be encouraged to locate in centers where development already occurs.

(d) Assure that businesses seeking waterfront locations are water-related. All facilities not requiring a shoreline location should be located in other areas unless it can be demonstrated that such areas are not feasible for the use intended.

(e) The visual aspects of commercial and industrial developments should be harmonious with the shoreline amenities.

95.070(15) Goals for Public Access

(a) Provide for the optimum amount of public access, both physical and visual, to the shorelines.

(b) Assure safe, convenient and diversified access for the public to the shorelines; assure that the intrusions created by public access will not endanger life, property or have adverse effects on fragile natural features.

95.070(20) Policies for Public Access

(a) Public owned rights-of-way to and along the public shoreline should be made available for appropriate intensity of public pedestrian access.

(b) Provide standards and criteria for protection of view and visual access of the shoreline from upland areas.

(1) The profile of water-oriented buildings and structures should be as low as feasible.

(2) Buildings and structures should be placed in such a manner to preserve visual access from upland areas.

(c) Encourage linkage of shoreline parks and public access points through the use of hiking and bicycle paths.

(1) Trails should be developed for linear access through public shoreline areas, commensurate with the carrying capacity of the water and the adjacent lands.

(2) Access points to and along the shoreline should be linked by a system of trails on publicly owned right-of-way.

(d) Public access into unique or fragile areas should be controlled.

(e) Economic activities should be designed to allow substantial public access to the shoreline.

(f) Buildings and structures should be excluded from the water’s edge, except those which depend on shoreline locations.

(g) Prohibit off-premises signs and regulate other signs to enhance and protect views.

(h) Indicate by use of signs and graphics all publicly owned or controlled shoreline.

(i) Parking facilities for motor vehicles or trailers should be discouraged from having a shoreline orientation.

(j) Upland parking facilities for shoreline activities should provide adequate pedestrian access to the shoreline and should be designed and landscaped to minimize adverse impacts on adjacent lands. Incentives should be offered to property owners for utilizing setback areas.

95.070(25) Goals for Shoreline Circulation

(a) Promote safe, convenient and balanced circulation systems that assure efficient movement of people, goods and services with minimum disruption of shoreline uses.

(b) Allow those facilities which fulfill a need that can only be satisfied by such use on the shorelands as opposed to an upland use.

(c) Encourage circulation within existing corridors.

95.070(30) Policies for Shoreline Circulation

(a) When circulation developments are deemed necessary in shoreline areas, they shall be regulated to assure minimum negative impacts both during construction and use.

(b) Circulation patterns near the shoreline should be designed for slow traffic and should meet high scenic design standards.

(1) Existing fast-traffic corridors should be converted to the above.

(2) Fast-traffic corridors should be located upland.

(c) Parking facilities should be located upland, with adequate pedestrian access and landscaping to minimize impact on the shoreline and the adjacent land.

(d) Encourage public transportation to public recreation areas.

(e) Bridges.

(1) Any proposal to bridge Lake Sammamish should be discouraged.

(2) Road bridges across the Sammamish River and the creeks should be limited in number.

(f) Encourage the conversion of abandoned railroad rights-of-way near the shorelines to footpaths and bicycle trails.

95.070(35) Goals for Recreation

(a) Increase the amount of shorelines dedicated to public recreation.

(b) Increase recreational opportunities for the public along the shorelines of the Redmond Planning Area.

95.070(40) Policies for Recreation

(a) The public should seek to buy shoreland as it becomes available for sale, based on an acquisition plan with clear public intent.

(b) Ensure that any recreational use is consistent with the physical ability of the shoreline and water body to support such use.

(1) Facilities for intensive recreational activities should be provided where sewage disposal and vector control can be accomplished to meet public health standards without adversely altering the natural features attractive for recreational uses.

(2) In locating proposed recreational facilities such as playing fields and golf courses and other open areas which use large quantities of fertilizers and pesticides in their turf maintenance programs, provisions should be made to minimize the effects of these chemicals on the quality of adjacent waters. If this type of facility is approved on a shoreline location, provision should be made for protection of water areas from drainage and surface runoff.

(c) Segregate passive and active recreational areas at shoreline locations and assure that active recreational uses do not have adverse impacts on other uses.

(1) Recreational activities that generate excessive noise, air or water pollution should be discouraged or prohibited.

(2) Recreational activities that create hazards and risks to the public should be regulated.

(3) Power-operated water vehicles shall be excluded from streams.

(d) Encourage subdivisions with waterfront to provide waterfront recreational area for the whole subdivision.

(e) Encourage linkage of shoreline parks and public access points through the use of hiking and bicycle paths.

(f) Provide a variety of water-related recreational opportunities.

95.070(45) Goals for Shoreline Use

(a) Develop a shoreline use pattern which maintains and improves the natural and human environments.

(b) Encourage those uses which have a demonstrated need for a shoreline location.

95.070(50) Policies for Shoreline Use

(a) Define appropriate use categories based upon the recognition of need for a shoreline location, desirability of multiple uses and compatibility with the shoreline environment.

(b) Permit only those uses or conditions which retain options for future generations unless immediate benefits justify the significant physical, social and/or economic loss to future generations (e.g. floats vs. piers, piers vs. fill).

(c) Encourage development in areas where adequate utilities and services are available.

(d) Develop design standards for future shoreline development.

(e) Encourage relocation of nonconforming uses or correction of nonconforming conditions.

95.070(55) Goals for Conservation

(a) Assure preservation of unique, fragile and scenic elements and of non-renewable natural resources; assure continued utilization of the renewable resources.

(b) Preserve, protect and restore areas such as those necessary for the support of wild and aquatic life or those identified as having geological, biological, scientific or educational significance.

95.070(60) Policies for Conservation

(a) Identify those areas which are necessary for the support of wild and aquatic life and those having geological, biological, scientific or educational significance and prohibit or severely restrict development in those areas.

(b) There should be no reduction in the water surface areas of shoreline except to enhance aquatic life.

(c) Public access in the unique or fragile areas should be restricted.

(d) The diversity of aquatic life and wildlife of the shoreline should be encouraged.

(e) Existing and future users of shorelines should design facilities and regulate activities to minimize adverse effects on the natural systems.

(f) Identify development sites that are physically suitable, and exclude from, or strictly regulate development in problem areas such as steep slopes, floodplains and ecologically fragile areas to assure minimum disruption of environment.

(g) Require developments to protect and enhance the aesthetic characteristics of shorelines.

(h) Activities within all drainage basins related to shorelines should be considered as an integral part of shoreline planning.

(1) Soil erosion and sedimentation which adversely affects the shorelines should be prevented.

(2) The destruction of watercourses feeding into the shorelines should be minimized.

(3) Outfalls and surface runoff should be controlled to minimize adverse effects on water quality and quantity and shoreline.

(4) Surface runoff should be controlled to approximate natural runoff to the extent feasible.

(i) Provide regulations to establish effective sanitation measures to assure continued protection for water quality.

(j) Identify methods by which public and private shoreline owners or community groups may encourage wild, aquatic and botanic life without unduly interfering with existing activities and require such methods when appropriate.

(k) Ensure that any use is consistent with the physical ability of the shoreline and water body to support such use.

95.070(65) Goals for Historical/Cultural Uses

(a) Identify, preserve, restore and protect those aspects, sites and areas of shoreline having historic or cultural significance.

95.070(70) Policies for Historical/Cultural Uses

(a) Suspected significant sites and newly discovered sites should remain free of other intrusions until their value for retention is determined and alternatives are explored.

(b) The existence of a determined significant site need not preclude all other uses of an area but rather be considered as requiring multiple use of the site area.

20B.95.080 Policies for Use Activities

20B.95.080 Purpose – The policies in this section are designed to provide guidelines for the regulation of use activities in the shoreline areas. The use regulations are defined in RCDG 20D.150.10, “Shoreline Use Regulations.”

20B.95.080(10) Agriculture – Agricultural practices are those methods used in vegetation and soil management, such as tilling of soil, control of weeds, control of plant diseases and insect pests, soil maintenance and fertilization.

(a) Policy – Identify those lands suitable for agricultural use and encourage their continued use for this purpose.

(b) Policy – Retard pollution caused by surface runoff and siltation by means of appropriate control measures.

(c) Policy – Erosion control measures should conform to guidelines and standards established by the Soil Conservation Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

(d) Policy – Pesticides, chemicals and fertilizers are to be used, handled and disposed of in a manner to minimize contamination and sanitation problems.

(e) Policy – Livestock waste should be disposed of in a manner that will minimize surface and ground water pollution.

(f) Policy – Diversion of waters for agricultural purposes should be done only in accordance with water-right procedures.

95.080(15) Aquaculture – Aquaculture is the culture or farming of food fish, shellfish, or other aquatic plants and animals. Potential locations for aquacultural enterprises are relatively restricted due to specific requirements for water quality, temperature, flows, oxygen content, and in marine waters, salinity.

(a) Policy – Since aquaculture is still in the formative state and experimental, latitude should be allowed to foster its potential economic impact.

(b) Policy – Any possible detrimental impact of aquaculture should be minimized.

(c) Policy – Identify areas possessing the specific characteristics necessary for aquaculture and designate them for potential aquaculture use.

95.080(20) Forest Management Practices – Forest Management practices are those methods used for the protection, production and harvesting of timber. Trees along a body of water provide shade which insulate the waters from detrimental temperature change and dissolved oxygen release. A stable water temperature and dissolved oxygen level provide a healthy environment for fish and other more delicate forms of aquatic life. Poor logging practices on shorelines alter this balance.

(a) Policy – Logging should be avoided on shorelines with slopes of such grade that potentially harmful volume of sediment runoff will be precipitated, unless adequate restoration and erosion control can be expeditiously accomplished.

(b) Policy – Shoreline areas having well-known scenic qualities, such as those providing a diversity of views, and unique landscape panoramas, should be maintained as scenic views. Timber harvesting practices, including road construction and debris removal, should be closely regulated so that the quality of the view and viewpoints in shoreline areas is not degraded.

(c) Policy – Special attention should be directed in logging and thinning operations to prevent the accumulation of slash and other debris in contiguous waterways.

(d) Policy – Ensure that timber harvesting on shorelines of statewide significance does not exceed the limitations established in RCW 98.58.150 except in cases where selective logging is rendered ecologically detrimental or is inadequate for preparation of land for other uses.

(e) Policy – Logging within shoreline areas should be conducted to ensure the maintenance of buffer strips of ground vegetation, brush, alder and conifers to prevent temperature increases adverse to fish populations and erosion of stream banks.

(f) Policy – Proper road and bridge design, location and construction, and maintenance practices should be used to prevent development of roads and structures which would adversely affect shoreline resources.

(g) Policy – Reforestation should be accomplished where necessary to provide stability on areas of steep slope which have been logged. Replanted vegetation should be of a similar type and concentration as existing in the general vicinity of the logged area.

95.080(25) Commercial Development – Commercial developments are those uses which are involved in wholesale and retail trade or business activities. The policies for commercial developments are the same as the policies for economic development.

95.080(30) Marinas, Boat Ramps and Launching Sites – Marinas are facilities which provide boat launching, storage, supplies and services for small pleasure craft.

(a) Policy – Power boat marinas are considered undesirable because they would increase the volume of motor boat usage on Lake Sammamish.

(b) Policy – Public launching sites and marinas for non-motorized craft should be encouraged.

(c) Policy – Discourage public boat ramps for motorized craft in Redmond.

(d) Policy – Boats shall not discharge waste or sewage in public waters.

95.080(35) Mining – Mining is the removal of naturally occurring materials from the earth for economic use. The removal of sand and gravel from shoreline areas of Washington usually results in erosion of land and silting of water.

(a) Policy – When rock, sand, gravel and/or minerals are removed from shoreline areas, the adjacent waters should be protected from mine-generated sediment, debris and deleterious effluent. This protection should include, but not be limited to, a buffer strip.

(b) Policy – Excavations for the production of sand, gravel and minerals should be done in conformance with the Washington State Surface Mining Act, and all local regulations.

(c) Policy – Restoration should meet applicable regulations.

95.080(40) Outdoor Advertising, Signs and Billboards – Signs are publicly displayed boards whose purpose is to provide information, direction, or advertising. Signs may be pleasing or distracting, depending upon their design and location. A sign, in order to be effective, must attract attention; however, a message can be clear and distinct without being offensive.

(a) Policy – Prohibit off-premises signs and regulate other signs to enhance and protect views.

(1) On-premises outdoor advertising signs should be limited to areas of high density land use, such as commercial and industrial areas.

(2) Vistas and viewpoints should not be degraded and visual access to the water from such vistas should not be impaired by the placement of signs.

(3) Outdoor advertising signs (where permitted under local regulations) should be located on the upland side of public transportation routes which parallel and are adjacent to rivers and water bodies (unless it can be demonstrated that views will not be substantially obstructed).

(4) When feasible, signs should be constructed against existing buildings to minimize visual obstructions of the shoreline and water bodies.

(5) The City should establish physical standards for signs locating in shoreline areas.

(b) Policy – Indicate by use of signs and graphics all publicly owned or controlled shoreline.

95.080(45) Residential Development

(a) Policy – Identify new residential sites that are physically suitable and exclude from, or strictly regulate residential development in problem areas such as steep slopes, flood plains and ecologically fragile areas to assure minimum disruption of environment.

(b) Policy – Design subdivisions to adequately protect and enhance the aesthetic characteristics of shorelines.

(c) Policy – Subdivisions should be designed to provide pedestrian access to the shorelines for the subdivision residents.

(d) Policy – For multiple and single-family residential developments, the water’s edge should be kept free of buildings.

(e) Policy – Residential development over water should not be permitted.

(f) Policy – Residential developers should be required to indicate how they plan to preserve shore vegetation and control erosion during construction.

(g) Policy – Float homes, and boats used for residential purposes, should not be permitted.

(h) Policy – Encourage development in areas where utilities and services are available.

(1) Sewage disposal facilities, as well as water supply facilities, must be provided in accordance with appropriate state and local health regulations.

(2) Storm drainage facilities should be separate, not combined with sewage disposal systems.

95.080(50) Utilities – Utilities are services which produce and carry electric power, gas, sewage, communications and oil. At this time the most feasible methods of transmission are the lineal feasible ones of pipes and wires.

(a) Policy – Whenever utility facilities must be placed in a shoreline area, the location should be chosen to avoid where feasible the intrusion on scenic views. These facilities should be placed underground, or designed to do minimal damage to the aesthetic qualities of the shoreline area.

(b) Policy – To the extent feasible, the City should attempt to incorporate major utility rights-of-way on shorelines into their program for public access to and along water bodies.

(c) Policy – Utilities should be located to meet the needs of future populations in areas planned to accommodate this growth.

(d) Policy – Whenever possible, consolidation of utilities should be encouraged.

(e) Policy – After completion of installation or maintenance of these facilities, the shoreline area should be restored to its preproject condition. If the previous condition is identified as being undesirable, then landscaping and other improvements should be undertaken. The utilities should provide maintenance care until the newly planted vegetation is established.

(f) Policy – For waste not in the sewerage system:

(1) Develop and enforce land use controls that will minimize runoff.

(2) Whenever necessary, to protect and maintain water quality, collect and treat urban runoff before it is discharged into shoreline areas.

(3) Control runoff at its source to prevent adverse impact on surrounding areas.

(4) Create buffer areas and plant trees along lakes and rivers to control runoff and temperature problems.

(5) Develop convenient disposal systems for miscellaneous private wastes such as boat sewage holding tanks or holding tanks for trailers.

95.080(55) Ports – Ports are not a possible use activity in Redmond.

95.080(60) Water-related Industry – Policies for water-related industry are the same as policies for Shoreline Uses, Section 95.070(50).

95.080(65) Shoreline Protection: Bulkheads, Breakwaters, Jetties, Groins and Other Structures, Flood Protection and Streamway Modifications – Bulkheads or seawalls are structures erected parallel to and near the high-water mark for the purpose of protecting adjacent uplands from the action of wave currents. Bulkheads are constructed of steel, timber or concrete piling, and may be either of solid or open-piling construction.

Breakwaters are another protective structure usually built offshore to protect beaches, bluffs, dunes or harbor areas from wave action. Jetties and groins are structures designed to modify or control sand movements. A jetty is generally employed at inlets for the purpose of navigation improvements. Flood protection and streamway modifications are those activities occurring within the streamway and wetland areas which are designed to reduce overbank flow of high waters and stabilize eroding streambanks.

(a) Policy – Bulkheads should be located and constructed in a manner which will not adversely affect nearby beaches or public access to publicly owned shorelines. Bulkheads should blend in with the surroundings minimizing alterations of the natural shoreline, and should not detract from the aesthetic qualities of the shoreline.

(b) Policy – Bulkheads should be constructed in such a way as to minimize damage to fish habitats. Bulkheads at the water’s edge should preferably be constructed of rock riprap, and all faces should be sloped or positioned to minimize the transmission of wave energy to adjacent property. In alluvial areas or other such areas where rats may nest, bulkheads should be grouted.

(c) Policy – The construction of bulkheads should be permitted only where they provide protection to upland areas or facilities.

(d) Policy – There should be no construction of jetties, groins, or other protective structures unless there is a demonstrated need for such structures and no preferable alternatives are available.

(e) Policy – Riprapping and other bank stabilization measures should be located, designed and constructed to avoid channelization and to protect the natural character of the streamway.

(f) Policy – In unprotected flood plain, land use regulations should be drafted to provide adequate open corridors for the purpose of minimizing bank erosion, channel shift and increased runoff. Structures built on the floodplain should comply with the regulations of King County Hydraulic Department.

(g) Policy – Flood protection measures which result in channelization should be avoided.

95.080(70) Landfill – Landfill is the creation of dry upland area by the filling or depositing of sand, soil or gravel into a wetland area. Landfills also occur to replace shoreland areas removed by wave action or the normal erosive processes of nature. However, most landfills destroy the natural character of land, create unnatural heavy erosion and silting problems and diminish the existing water surface.

(a) Policy – Landfill should be permitted only where no other possible alternatives exist. In evaluating fill projects and in designating areas appropriate for fill, such factors as total water surface reduction, navigation restriction, impediment to water flow and circulation, reduction of water quality and destruction of habitat should be considered. Operations should satisfy the guidelines under WAC 173-16-060(14).

(b) Policy – Landfill should be restricted in marshes, bays, and other areas necessary for the maintenance of the desirable features of the shoreline.

(c) Policy – Shoreline fills or cuts should be designed and located so that significant damage to existing ecological values or natural resources, or alteration of local currents will not occur, creating a hazard to adjacent life, property, and natural resource systems.

(d) Policy – All perimeters of fills should be provided with vegetation, retaining walls or other mechanisms for erosion prevention.

(e) Policy – Fill materials should be of such quality that it will not cause problems of water quality. Shoreline areas are not to be considered for sanitary landfills or the disposal of solid waste.

(f) Policy – Filling in floodplain areas shall be by Department of Ecology permit only, and shall not be allowed if reduction of flood water storage capacity might endanger other areas.

95.080(75) Solid Waste – Solid waste disposal should be prohibited in the shorelines.

95.080(80) Dredging – Dredging is the removal of earth, sand and/or gravel from the bottom of a stream, river, lake, bay or other water body for the purposes of deepening a navigational channel or to obtain use of the bottom materials for landfill. A significant portion of all dredged materials are deposited either in the water or immediately adjacent to it, often resulting in problems of water quality.

(a) Policy – The City should control dredging to minimize damage to existing ecological values and natural resources of both the area to be dredged and the area for deposit of dredged materials.

(b) Policy – The City should develop long-range plans for the deposit and use of spoils on land. Spoil deposit sites in water areas should also be identified by the City in cooperation with the state departments of natural resources, game and fisheries. Depositing of dredge material in water areas should be allowed only for habitat improvement, to correct problems of material distribution adversely affecting fish and shellfish resources, or where the alternatives of depositing material on land is more detrimental to shoreline resources than depositing it in water areas.

(c) Policy – Dredging of bottom materials for the single purpose of obtaining fill material should be discouraged.

95.080(85) Road and Railroad Design and Construction

(a) Policy – When circulation developments are deemed necessary in shoreline areas, they shall be regulated to assure minimum negative impacts both during construction and during use.

(1) Roads located in wetland areas should be designed and maintained to prevent erosion and to permit a natural movement of ground water.

(2) All debris, overburden, and other waste materials from construction should be disposed of in such a way as to prevent their entry by erosion from drainage, high water or other means into any water body.

(3) Road locations should be planned to fit the topography so that minimum alterations of natural conditions will be necessary.

(4) All roads should be designed and maintained to prevent the backup of surface water and creation of drainage problems on adjacent lands.

(b) Policy – Circulation patterns near the shoreline should be designed for slow traffic and should meet high scenic design standards.

(1) Arterials should be located upland.

(c) Policy – Scenic corridors with public roadways should have provision for safe pedestrian and other nonmotorized travel. Also, provision should be made for sufficient viewpoints, rest areas and picnic areas in public shorelines.

(d) Policy – Bridges:

(1) Any proposal to bridge Lake Sammamish should be denied.

(2) Road bridges across the Sammamish River and the creeks should be limited in number.

95.080(90) Piers and Docks – A pier or dock is a structure built or floating upon the water, used as a landing place for marine transport or for recreational purposes. While floating docks generally create less of a visual impact than those on piling, they constitute an impediment to boat traffic and shoreline trolling.

(a) Policy – Construction of new or expanded piers and docks should generally be discouraged.

(b) Policy – The cooperative use of piers and docks should be encouraged.

(c) Policy – Regulations establishing standards governing the design of piers and docks, including criteria for length, width, location, density and floating versus pile construction should be adopted.

95.080(95) Archeological Areas and Historic Sites – Archeological areas, ancient villages, military forts, old settlers’ homes, ghost towns, and trails were often located on shorelines because of the proximity of food resources and because water provided an important means of transportation.

(a) Policy – Potentially significant historical and archeological sites and newly discovered sites should remain free of other intrusions until their value for retention is determined and alternatives are explored.

(b) Policy – The existence of a determined significant historical and archeological site need not preclude all other uses of an area, but rather be considered as requiring multiple use of the site area.

95.080(100) Recreation – The policies for recreation use activities are the same as those for the Recreation Element, Section 20B.95.070(40).

20B.95.090 Additional Provisions

Community Development Guide Sections 20D.150.20 “Dredging”, 20D.140.10-150(6) “Flood Hazard Areas – Development Standards”, 20D.70.10-050 “Landfills” and 20E.70.200 “Forest Management”* are incorporated by this reference as part of the Shoreline Master Program for the City of Redmond, Washington, as if set forth in full, and for all purposes shall be considered a part of such program. (Ord. 1693)

*Ord. 1877 repealed former RCDG 20E.70.200, Forest Management Practices.

NOTE: Shoreline Use Regulations are defined in RCDG 20D.150.10.

Part of Section 20B.95.030(25) Permitted Uses in Shoreline Environments
Use Activities	Environments				Refer to RCDG Section No:
	Natural	Conserv.	Rural	Urban
Agriculture	X	O	O	O	20D.150.10-030
Aquaculture	X	O	O	O	20D.150.10-040
Forest Management	X	O	O	O	20D.150.10-070
Commercial Development	X	X	O	O	20D.150.10-050
Marinas, Boat Ramps and Launching Sites	X	O	O	O	20D.150.10-080
Mining	X	X	X	X	20D.150.10-090
Outdoor Advertising, Signs, Billboards	X	X	O	O	20D.150.10-100
Residential Development	X	X	O	O	20D.150.10-110
Utilities	O	O	O	O