HomeMy WebLinkAbout91-078 RESOLUTION NO.
ADOPTION OF A REVISED
JEFFERSON-PORT TOWNSEND
SHORELINE MANAGEMEA"F MASTER PROO;~M
WHEREAS, the Washington State Shoreline Management Act of 1971
(Chapter 90.58, Revised Code of Washington) requires that counties
and cities incur certain duties, obligations, and responsibilities
with regard to implementation of said act; and
WHEREAS, Jefferson County and the City of Port Townsend have
performed the necessary prerequisites for the establishment of a
shoreline master program; and
WHEREAS, a Jefferson-Port Townsend Shoreline Management Master
Program has been approved by the State of Washington pursuant to
Chapter 90.58 RGW in 1974; and
WHEREAS, the Washington State Legislature enacted the Ocean
Resources Management Act (Chapter 43.143 RCW) which requires the
Washington Department of Ecology to adopt guidelines and policies
for the management of ocean uses and to serve as the basis for the
evaluation and modification of local shoreline master programs in
Jefferson, Clallam, Grays Harbor, and Pacific Counties; and
WHEREAS, the Washington Department of Ecology has developed
Washington Administrative Code Section 173-16-064 OCEAN MANAGEMENT;
and
WHEREAS, the Jefferson-Port Townsend Shoreline Management Advisory
Commission has considered Washington Administrative Code Section
173-16-064 OCEAN MANAGEMENT; and
WHEREAS, the Jefferson-Port Townsend Shoreline Management Advisory
Commission has developed, reviewed, and recommended adoption of a
revised shore//ne management master program for the City of Port
Townsend and Jefferson Gounty; and
WHEREAS, said revised shoreline management master program has been
developed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 90.58 RCW
and Chapter 173-16 WAC; and
WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners finds said
revision furthers the provisions of Chapter 90.58 RCW and is in the
interest of the citizens of Jefferson County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the revised Jefferson-Port
Townsend Shoreline Management Master Program is hereby approved and
adopted; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this revised shore/ins management
master program will rescind and supersede the Jefferson-Port
Townsend Shoreline Management Master Program dated March 7, 1989,
subject to approval and adoption of the revision by the Washington
Department of Ecology.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 2q~ day of . . . - ~au~ ~,,, ~,~ ,~-,.