Shoreline Environments King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks King County Department of Development and Environmental Services

Current Program Urban Urban Rural Rural Conservancy Conservancy Natural Natural

Ecology Guidelines High Intensity High Intensity Shoreline Residential Shoreline Residential Urban Conservancy Urban Conservancy Rural Conservancy Rural Conservancy Natural Natural Aquatic Aquatic

Challenges and Goals Geographic coverage Geographic coverage Lakes – 234 miles Lakes – 234 miles Rivers – 1696 miles Rivers – 1696 miles Marine – 51 miles Marine – 51 miles Rely on existing regulations Rely on existing regulations Zoning Zoning Critical Areas Critical Areas Factor in: Factor in: Shoreline Characterization Shoreline Characterization Restoration Priority Restoration Priority Public Access Priority ? Public Access Priority ?

First Concept

Second Concept

Third Concept

Fourth Concept Aquatic – all water areas Aquatic – all water areas Natural – all FPD and wilderness areas and parks land with a High Rating Natural – all FPD and wilderness areas and parks land with a High Rating Conservancy – all agriculture, mineral, and parks lands, areas within a CMZ or FEMA Floodway, and RA zoned areas with larger lot patterns and low levels of impervious surface Conservancy – all agriculture, mineral, and parks lands, areas within a CMZ or FEMA Floodway, and RA zoned areas with larger lot patterns and low levels of impervious surface Rural – all RA zoned areas not in conservancy, natural, or shoreline residential Rural – all RA zoned areas not in conservancy, natural, or shoreline residential Shoreline Residential – all R zoned areas and RA zoned with smaller lot patterns and higher levels of impervious surface Shoreline Residential – all R zoned areas and RA zoned with smaller lot patterns and higher levels of impervious surface High Intensity – all business, commercial, and industrial zones High Intensity – all business, commercial, and industrial zones

Fourth Concept

Fifth Concept High Intensity: High Intensity: Zoned Urban Residential (R or UR), Neighborhood Business (NB), Commercial Business (CB), Regional Business (RB), Office (O), or Industrial (I). Zoned Urban Residential (R or UR), Neighborhood Business (NB), Commercial Business (CB), Regional Business (RB), Office (O), or Industrial (I). Rural Shoreline: Rural Shoreline: Zoned Rural Area (RA) and does not meet the criteria for Conservancy Shoreline or Natural Shoreline. Zoned Rural Area (RA) and does not meet the criteria for Conservancy Shoreline or Natural Shoreline.

Fifth Concept Conservancy Shoreline: Conservancy Shoreline: Outside of forest and agricultural production districts and primarily within FEMA floodway or severe channel migration zone. Outside of forest and agricultural production districts and primarily within FEMA floodway or severe channel migration zone. Marine shoreline and characterization score of 90% or with an exceptional feeder bluff. Marine shoreline and characterization score of 90% or with an exceptional feeder bluff. Lake shoreline with characterization score of at least 90% or with upward trending or borderline trophic states. Lake shoreline with characterization score of at least 90% or with upward trending or borderline trophic states. River shoreline with characterization score of at least 90% or restoration plan rating HH, HM, or MH. River shoreline with characterization score of at least 90% or restoration plan rating HH, HM, or MH. Public ownership and managed for public access and recreation. Public ownership and managed for public access and recreation. Unique historic or cultural resources. Unique historic or cultural resources.

Fifth Concept Resource Shoreline Environment Resource Shoreline Environment Agricultural production district or Mineral Resource Land. Agricultural production district or Mineral Resource Land. Natural Shoreline Environment Natural Shoreline Environment High ecological quality and performing important, irreplaceable ecological process or function that would be damaged by human activity High ecological quality and performing important, irreplaceable ecological process or function that would be damaged by human activity Unable to support new development or uses without significant adverse impacts to ecological processes and functions or risk to human safety. Unable to support new development or uses without significant adverse impacts to ecological processes and functions or risk to human safety. Forest Production District Forest Production District Federally designated wilderness area, area managed by King County as natural lands, or municipally owned watershed Federally designated wilderness area, area managed by King County as natural lands, or municipally owned watershed

Sixth Concept Aquatic – all water bodies Aquatic – all water bodies Higher Intensity – urban residential and commercial, business, and industrial land use zones not in FEMA floodway or CMZ or in a park Higher Intensity – urban residential and commercial, business, and industrial land use zones not in FEMA floodway or CMZ or in a park Rural – RA and UR zoned areas not in conservancy, natural resource, or natural Rural – RA and UR zoned areas not in conservancy, natural resource, or natural Conservancy – all areas in CMZ, FEMA floodway, recreation park, mineral resource, agriculture zoned, or high priority for restoration (HH, HM, or MH) Conservancy – all areas in CMZ, FEMA floodway, recreation park, mineral resource, agriculture zoned, or high priority for restoration (HH, HM, or MH) Natural Resource – Municipal watersheds, all FPD not in Natural, and DNRP natural resource lands Natural Resource – Municipal watersheds, all FPD not in Natural, and DNRP natural resource lands Natural – Wilderness areas and DNRP natural lands Natural – Wilderness areas and DNRP natural lands

Public Review Concept

Unresolved Issues Reaches used for characterization vs. for designation Reaches used for characterization vs. for designation Mining and agriculture in the conservancy environment Mining and agriculture in the conservancy environment WDNR Aquatic Reserves WDNR Aquatic Reserves