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(1) This Program is adopted under the authority granted by Chapter 90.58 RCW and Chapter 173-26 WAC. The Shoreline Management Act and this Program are exempt from the rule of strict construction and shall be liberally construed to give full effect to its goals, policies, and regulations. This means that the interpretation of this Program shall not only be based on the actual words and phrases used in it, but also by taking its deemed or stated purposes into account.

(2) In administering this Program and evaluating development proposals regulated by the Program, Clallam County, as the Administrator, shall:

(a) Make available to the public information including but not limited to: maps showing the general location and extent of shoreline designations; maps and information describing feeder bluffs, hazard areas such as steep slopes, landslide and erosion hazards, floodplains and channel migration zones; and any public data related to shoreline functions and characteristics.

(b) Confirm and make interpretations, where needed, of the regulatory boundary of the Program and the applicability of protection standards contained within.

(c) Determine whether development proposals are consistent with this Program, and grant, deny, or condition projects as appropriate.

(d) Determine if the protection mechanisms and mitigation measures proposed by development proponents are sufficient to protect the public health, safety, and welfare consistent with the goals, policies, and regulations of this Program.

(e) Maintain and make available for public inspection all records pertaining to certificates of compliance or other permits granted, denied, or conditioned under this Program.

(f) Coordinate review of proposals with other agencies of jurisdiction and relay information to the applicant about other required permits for any development proposal within shorelines.

(3) Consistent with RCW 90.58.080 the County will conduct a periodic review of this Program and, if necessary, revise this Program to assure:

(a) That the Program complies with applicable law and guidelines in effect at the time of the review, including the Shoreline Management Act, Chapter 90.58 RCW; State Master Program Approval/Amendment Procedures and Master Program Guidelines, Chapter 173-26 WAC; and Shoreline Management Permit and Enforcement Procedures, Chapter 173-27 WAC.

(b) Continued consistency of this Program with the Clallam County Comprehensive Plan and development regulations adopted under the Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA), Chapter 36.70A RCW, as applicable.

(c) That the Program reflects any changes in local circumstance, new information or improved data.

(4) The County shall convene a citizen review panel to assist in the periodic review process and shall report the findings to the public at large.