"Under the Shoreline Management Act (SMA), each city and county with "shorelines of the state" must prepare and adopt a Shoreline Master Program (SMP) that is based on state laws and rules but is tailored to the specific geographic, economic and environmental needs of the community. The local SMP is essentially a shoreline-specific combined comprehensive plan, zoning ordinance, and development permit system. Most shoreline master programs were originally written between 1974 and 1978... Because many of the programs have not been fully updated for over 30 years, the 2003 state legislature required these local governments to fully (comprehensively) update their shoreline programs by 2014." - WA Dept. of Ecology
Online Resources
An introduction to the Shoreline Management Act
Washington’s Shoreline Management Act
Shoreline Management Act laws and rules
A citizen guide to shoreline management
Shoreline master program handbook for local planners
Shoreline master program guidelines (2011)
Recommendations for Shoreline Master Plan updates
Status of Shoreline Master Plan updates
Clallam County
Clallam County’s SMP website
Port Angeles site on SMP update
Port Angeles draft updated SMP
Sequim SMP website
Jefferson County
Current Jefferson County SMP
Jefferson County’s website
Grays Harbor County
Grays Harbor County SMP Update Website
Grays Harbor County SMP
Grays Harbor County Estuary Plan
City of Aberdeen SMP (1989)
Pacific County
Pacific County SMP
Ilwaco Code
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