Seattle Shoreline Master Program Update Alki Community Council Meeting 9/18/14 Overview ! Reasons for Shoreline Master Program update ! Components of the update ! Update process ! Major issues Shoreline Background !1971 State Shoreline Management Act !1972 City of Seattle adopted first Shoreline Master Program (SMP) !1987 Most recent update of Seattle SMP (currently in effect) !2003 WA Department of Ecology adopts new Shoreline Guidelines Ecology Shoreline Master Program Guidelines ! Guidelines adopted by Ecology in 2003 negotiated settlement between government, business and environmental communities. WAC 173-26 ! Timelines established for local jurisdictions to update their SMPs ! Ecology staff assigned to work with each local jurisdiction New Shoreline Master Program Requirements "#Shoreline Inventory and Characterization $#Public Participation Plan %#Shoreline Vision and Intent &#Shoreline Environmental Designations '#Develop Policies and Regulations (#Cumulative Impact Analysis )#Restoration Plan ! Establish use preferences: * Water-dependent * Water-related * Water-enjoyment ! Ensure ecological protection (No Net Loss) ! Provide for public access ! Provide shoreline views ! Protect cultural/historic/archeological resources Ecology Requirements Seattle Shorelines Within SMP District ! Pugei Sound ! Slilslole Bay ! Ellioii Bay ! Duwamisl Rivei ! Slip Canal]Lale Union ! Lale Waslingion ! Gieen Lale Duwamish River Shilshole Bay Process ! Shoreline Visioning Process survey and meetings - Report ! Shoreline Inventory and Characterization Report ! Shoreline Environment Designations ! Citizen Advisory Committee Meetings May 2008 June 2009, Final meeting March 2011 ! Industrial Lands Market Study Environmental Designations Overview ! Environmental Designations are the overlay zones that make up the shoreline district ! Each has: A stated purpose Locational criteria Use regulations Development standards Current Shoreline Environments o Urban General, o Urban Industrial o Urban Maritime and o Urban Stable/Urban Commercial o Urban Residential o Conservancy Management o Conservancy Navigation o Conservancy Waterway Steps in Determining Shoreline Environments !Analyze existing conditions (Inventory) !Identify ecologically intact areas (Characterization) !Analyze effectiveness of existing designations !Assess future needs (Land Use Needs Market Study) !Public Input (CAC, IDT, Public Meetings) Proposed Edits to Shoreline Environment Definitions ! Rename Urban Stable (US) as Urban Commercial (UC) ! Add management policies for each Environmental Designations to Comprehensive Plan ! Edit where necessary to align with Dept. of Ecology language Development Standards Urban Industrial Shoreline Environment Overview ! General development standards ! Commercial uses ! Industrial uses ! Parking SMP Regulations ! Land Uses ! Heigli 8 Loi Coveiage ! Seibacls ! Pailing ! Public Access]View Coiiidois ! Oveiwaiei Coveiage ! Sloieline Siabilizaiion ! Diedging and Filling Urban Industrial Urban Industrial Haiboi Avenue SW Urban Industrial Purpose Statement "io piovide foi ecieni use of indusiiial sloielines by majoi caigo faciliiies and oilei waiei- dependeni and waiei-ielaied indusiiial uses." Commercial/Industrial Uses ! Allow 20 % of a lot to be used for certain non-water-depend based on results of market study uses include material suppliers, repair shops, and crane operators. Existing 10% ! Allow water-related institutions in industrial areas. ! Allow uses that are not water-dependent on upland lots. Commercial/Industrial Standards ! No majoi clanges in leigli oi loi coveiage ! i' building sei-bacl foi waiei-dependeni uses ! 6o' building sei-bacl foi non-waiei- dependeni uses Relevant general principles from the WAC ! Allow oveiwaiei coveiage foi waiei-dependeni uses and public access ! Size of oveiwaiei siiuciuie is ile minimum necessaiy foi ile pioposed oi exisiing use ! Design of siiuciuies slould minimize ile impacis io ecological funciion ! Miiigaiion iequiied io aclieve "no nei loss" of ecological funciions Public Access Urban Industrial ! Only piovide public access excepiion foi waiei-dependeni uses, noi waiei-ielaied. ! Considei alieinaiives foi non-waiei-dependeni indusiiial: ! Paymeni-in-lieu iowaid iegional public access impiovemenis ! Ecological iesioiaiion Shoreline Setback and Vegetation ! Exisiing vegeiaiion needs io be pieseived and if disiuibed miiigaiion is iequiied foi loss io ecological funciion. ! Sloieline seibacl ' Excepiions made foi small lois wiil minimal oi no diy land. Cumulative Impacts Analysis ! Build-out analysis demonstrates that SMP regulations will accomplish no net loss of ecological functions ! Activities that can be influenced by SMP policies and regulations ! Concentrate on areas not already built out and areas where redevelopment is likely Major Issues ! Uses allowed in industrial areas ! Live-aboard regulations ! Floating homes ! Providing public access ! Non-conforming uses ! Uses allowed in Lake Union and the Ship Canal ! How is No Net Loss measured and how does NNL relate to development standards ! Protection of shoreline environment/mitigation Development Standards Parking ! Piolibii new pailing oveiwaiei oi in buei ! Remove limiiaiion on pailing ieduciions ilai iley can noi "encouiage ile use of scaice, on- siieei pailing in ile neiglboilood". Cumulative Impacts Analysis ! Build-out analysis demonstrates that SMP regulations will accomplish no net loss of ecological functions ! Activities that can be influenced by SMP policies and regulations ! Concentrate on areas not already built out and areas where redevelopment is likely Measuring No Net Loss of Ecological Function ! Standards based on best available science ! Department history of review of project types Protection of Shoreline Environment ! Best Available Science aquatic env. is the science we cant see therefore more difficult to understand ! Balance maritime uses with shoreline protection and the requirement for no net loss of ecological function Ecological Characterization ! Ecological Claiacieiizaiion is baseline infoimaiion aboui ile ecological condiiions of Seaiile's sloielines ! Infoimaiion inuences SMP updaie piocess * Shoreline environment designations * Identify areas to be protected * Identify areas to be restored and what functions are degraded * Measure cumulative impacts to determine if we are sufficiently protecting the shoreline environment Level of Impairment Five Categories Indicating Ecological Condition Category 1) Least Impaired Category 2) Less Impaired Category 3) Moderately Impaired Category 4) More Impaired Category 5) Most Impaired Overall City Conditions Category 1 - highest habitat function least impaired shorelines Arboretum Lincoln Park Category 2 - higher habitat function less impaired shorelines Webster Point Pipers Creek Category 3 - medium habitat function moderately impaired shorelines South West Seattle/ Seola Beach Creek North of Golden Gardens !"#$%&'( * + ,&-$' ."/0#"# 12345&3 6&'$ 067"0'$8 9.&'$,03$9 Shilshole Bay Marina Duwamish River Category 5 - lowest habitat function most impaired shorelines Fishermens Terminal Harbor Island Sub Reaches South West Seattle/ Seola Beach Creek South West Seattle/ Seola Creek Sub-Reaches Duwamish/Kellogg Island Duwamish/Kellogg Island Proposed SMP Regulations Review ! Between February 2011 and June 2012 - two public review and comment periods ! June 2012 - SEPA decision on SMP regulations based on WAC requirements and public input ! July 2012 - address comments revise regulations ! City Council - review and approval 9 public meetins ! Department of Ecology - review and approval including comment period !"#$#%&'( *+,-+. /#* 012 34-5+$-6+ 7#89$-:6"+ ! S]::]i Depaiimeni of Ecology deieimines Seaiile las a compleie Applicaiion and foimally begins ieview ! q]]i - io](]i Ecology's o day public commeni "" ! q]ii]i Ecology lolds public leaiing ! DPD iesponds io commenis ! 6]:oi( Ecology compleies ieview foi compliance wiil Sloieline Masiei Piogiam Guidelines]WAC iy-:6 !"#$#%& ;+,-+. < 012 34-5+$-6+(= >?7 @AB<CD 7#89$-:6"+ ! Ecology submiis io Seaiile iequiied clanges needed io meei Guidelines ! Seaiile and Ecology agiee on meilod io meei iequiied clanges ! Seaiile Ciiy Council appioves ile iequiied clanges ! DPD begins implemeniing ile new SMP (i( days afiei Mayoi signs ile new oidinance) ! Expecied daie foi new SMP io iale eeci is }anuaiy]Febiuaiy :oi