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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Shelly Leavens, Director of
Communications & Marketing
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 360-379-5090 d y nes...-Euaty .��p-t s
CITY TO HOST FUTURE OF OUR SHORELINES OPEN HOUSE
Attendees to the open house will learn about planning for the future of
Port Townsend's shorelines
PORT TOWNSEND — City staff, consultants, and community advisors will host a public open
house for the City's Shoreline Master Program Update on Thursday, February 20, from 5:30 to
7:30 at the Cotton Building, 607 Water Street.
This open house is an opportunity to speak with City staff and community members in a casual
setting, sharing questions, concerns, priorities, ideas, and thoughts about the future of our
shorelines.
The Shoreline Master Program (SMP) is a plan containing both policies and regulations that
apply to shoreline areas (generally the water area and 200-feet inland). In Port Townsend,
shorelines include Port Townsend Bay, Admiralty Inlet, Straits of Juan de Fuca, Kah Tai Lagoon,
and Chinese Gardens Lagoon. The SMP is intended to provide for environmental protection,
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development, an public access. The City an°<° U-.. .
administer the Shoreline Master Program.
The City of Port Townsend is undertaking a periodic review of its Shoreline Master Program
(SMP), as required by the Washington State Shoreline Management Act (SMA), RCW
90.58.080(4). The SMA requires each SMP be periodically reviewed and revised, if needed. The
review ensures the SMP stays current with changes in laws and rules, remains consistent with
other City plans and regulations, and is responsive to changed circumstances, new information
and improved data. Corresponding amendments may be required in Port Townend Municipal
Code PTMC Chapters i. .05 C iriflcall Areas and 20.01 Land Develo °�rrner:t A�.Jo°ninistradve
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Thanks to a grant from the Department of Ecology's Shoreline Competitive Grants Program, we
are rebooting the SMP Periodic Review. This grant will allow us to complete the SMP periodic
review and expand the original scope to include streamlining the permitting process and
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To learn more about the Shoreline Master Program Update: ht �p.�.,./
For background on the origin of Shoreline Master Programs and the Shoreline Management
Act, see:
Listen to Brewocracy Now! on KPTZ 91.9 February 20, 2025 for a conversation between
Planning and Community Development Director Emma Bolin and radio host Taylor Clark
discussing the Shoreline Master Prograrn:
