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Environment: EN 6.0000 - Shorelines, Shoreline Management Act, RCW 90.58

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  1. Shoreline designated environments
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    Mercer Island

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  1. Does the Shoreline Management Act protect the views of upland residents from being obscured by shoreline development?
    Yes, to some extent. RCW 90.58.320 provides as follows: No permit shall be issued pursuant to this chapter for any new or expanded building or structure of more than thirty-five feet above average grade level on shorelines of the state that will obstruct the view of a substantial number of residences on areas adjoining such shorelines except where a master program does not prohibit the same and then only when overriding considerations of the public interest will be served.Thus, a local shoreline master program could allow buildings in the shoreline area to exceed 35 feet, subject to the subjective statutory limitation that "overriding considerations of the public interest will be served."

  2. Must a property owner apply for a shoreline substantial development permit for development on property that includes the shoreline area but that will not have any part of the development in the shoreline area as that is defined in the Shoreline Management Act (200 feet from the ordinary high water mark)?

    No. The fact that substantial development is proposed on property that includes a shoreline area does not trigger the permit requirement unless that development takes place, in whole or in part, in the shoreline area, which is defined to include the area extending to 200 feet from the ordinary high water mark. See RCW 90.58.030(2)(f).

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  1. Selected Court Decisions - Shoreline Management Act
    Selected Court Decisions - Shoreline Management Act
  2. Selected MRSC Library Holdings - Shoreline Management
    Selected list of MRSC Library holdings on shoreline and coastal zone management. It includes items on the Washington Shoreline Management Act, aquatic lands, shoreline erosion management, public access, public trust doctrine, regulatory reform, and other related subjects
  3. Shoreline Management Act
    This page provides information about the shoreline management act including reference sources, shoreline master program updates, documents and adopted shoreline master programs