14.250.270 Table 2: Shoreline Modifications

14.250.270 Table 2: Shoreline Modifications.

KEY P – Permitted Modification C – Conditional Modification X – Prohibited Modification NA – Not Applicable Shoreline modifications may be authorized only as part of a permitted use.	Shoreline Environment
	Historic Riverfront	Shoreline Residential	Urban Conservancy	Rural Utility	Aquatic
Shoreline Stabilization
Shoreline stabilization facilities1	P2	P2	P2	P2	C2
Repair or replacement shoreline stabilization facilities1	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3
Flood protection facilities1	P2	C2	P2	C2	C2
Filling, Grading, and Dredging
Grading upon shorelands1	P	P	P	P	NA
Filling (waterward of OHWM) 1	C	C	C	C	C
Dredging1	P	P	P	P	P
Disposal of dredge material1	P	P	P	P	P
Piers and docks1	P4	P4	P4	X	P4
Breakwaters, jetties, groins and weirs1	C5	C5	C5	C5	C5
Shoreline habitat and natural systems enhancement projects1	P	P	P	P	P

Footnotes to shoreline modifications table:

1Work waterward of the ordinary high water mark and within wetlands requires state and federal authorization in addition to local approval. It shall be the applicants’ responsibility to obtain all required state and federal approvals for work below the ordinary high water mark.

2Shoreline stabilization, including bulkheads and flood protection facilities, may be permitted where such measures are necessary to protect existing legally established primary structures, public improvements, proposed or existing water-dependent development and restoration/mitigation improvements and when consistent with WAC 173-26-231(3)(a)(iii).

3An existing, legally established shoreline stabilization structure may be replaced or augmented where needed to protect primary structures from erosion caused by currents, tidal action, or waves.

4New docks and piers shall be:

aAllowed only for public access or water-dependent uses, including as accessory uses to single-family residences;

bRestricted to the minimum size necessary to serve a proposed water-dependent use; and

cPermitted only when specific need is demonstrated, except for docks accessory to single-family residences.

5Breakwaters, jetties, groins and weirs shall only be permitted where necessary to support water-dependent uses, public access, approved shoreline stabilization, or other public uses, as determined by the Planning Director, or designee. No conditional use permit is required for those structures installed to protect or restore ecological functions, such as woody debris installed in streams.

(Ord. 2336, 2018)