Sections:

• 35.40.010 Applicability.
• 35.40.020 Policies.
• 35.40.030 Regulations – General mitigation requirements.
• 35.40.040 Regulations – Compensatory mitigation plan contents.
• 35.40.050 Regulations – Wetland mitigation plans.
• 35.40.060 Regulations – Aquatic and wildlife habitat conservation areas mitigation plans.
• 35.40.070 Regulations – Frequently flooded areas mitigation plans.
• 35.40.080 Regulations – Critical aquifer recharge areas mitigation plans.

Note: The policies and regulations in this chapter provide a framework for ensuring that impacts of shoreline use and development are mitigated to achieve no net loss. State rules in WAC 173-26-186(8) state: “Local master programs shall include regulations and mitigation standards ensuring that each permitted development will not cause a net loss of ecological functions of the shoreline… local government shall design and implement such regulations and mitigation standards in a manner consistent with all relevant constitutional and other legal limitations on the regulation of private property.” It is important to note that the policies and regulations of the Program as a whole are structured to help achieve the no net loss requirement. This chapter outlines actions that apply to individual development projects. The County has prepared a draft Shoreline Restoration Plan that will also help improve ecological functions such that there is a net gain overall. The County has also prepared a draft approach and strategy to track the effects of shoreline development on a programmatic scale to ensure that the no net loss requirement is met.