Managing Shorelines in King County Together

King County's beauty is no doubt characterized by its bounty of water bodies. King County has nearly 2,000 miles of shoreline along major lakes and rivers and Vashon-Maury Island. These shorelines provide habitat for fish and wildlife, places for public enjoyment and space for wide-ranging waterfront land uses.

King County is updating its program for managing shorelines.

Preliminary King County responses to public comments received on the draft Shoreline Master Program update from October – December 2007 are now available. Please note that phone message comments were received until September 2007; due to a technical error phone messages after that period were not recorded. We apologize for the inconvenience.

King County plans to release a third public review draft in late summer 2008 and hold a series of public meetings in fall 2008 before transmitting the Proposed Shoreline Master Program to King County Council in November, 2008.

• Shoreline Fact Sheets
• Draft Shoreline Master Program (September 2007)

King County commissioned a phone survey in winter 2007 to help understand public goals and priorities for managing shorelines. Results are available from the Shorelines Public Survey Findings page.

Current King County Shoreline Master Program and State Guidelines

About the Shoreline Master Program
Find out why the Shoreline Master Program was created and what it is designed to accomplish. Look up enabling regulations, existing designations and a regulatory history of King County's current Shoreline Master Program.

Shoreline Master Program Update

King County is re-evaluating its 30-year old Shoreline Master Program. The first step in this effort was for us to review current shoreline conditions including ecology, public access, land use, and historic resources and discuss goals with the public. The current Shoreline Master Program goals, policies, and management standards were evaluated in light of what we learned. Public involvement is an essential part of this work. Our goal is to complete this work and transmit a proposal to the King County Council for adoption by the end of 2008. The Washington State Department of Ecology must approve King County's Program.

• Updating the Shorelines Program - timeline
• Shoreline Program Fact Sheets

In Fall 2008, the King County Executive is expected to propose an update to the Shoreline Master Program that will be incorporated into the King County Comprehensive Plan.  Learn more about the 2008 Comprehensive Plan Update.  Learn more about the 2008 Comprehensive Plan Update.

About your Shoreline Area

Find out if your property is within King County's shoreline jurisdiction (the area managed under the Shoreline Master Program) and view King County information about shoreline conditions. Educational materials about shoreline ecology and uses are available. Also view proposed draft shoreline designations that King County would use to manage shorelines.

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Shoreline Videos: Life on the Edge

• River Shoreline Video
• Lake Shoreline Video
• Saltwater Shoreline Video

Other Related Information

Environmental Indicators for King County Shorelines

• 2008 Comprehensive Plan Update
• Shoreline Environmental Indicators
• Washington Department of Ecology (external link)
• King County Watersheds
• Puget Sound Marine Topics
• Puget Sound Partnership (external link)
• King County Parks and Recreation
• Flood Hazard Management Plan
• Clean Beaches (external link)