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.
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.
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Preliminary responses to public comment from the draft Shoreline Master Program update (October – December 2007).
Responses to public comment from the first Draft Shoreline Master Program (May 2007).
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