Exhibit A
This Exhibit A contains maps of marine and freshwater water bodies and their associated Shoreline Environmental Designations (SED) subject to the Clallam County Shoreline Master Program (SMP).
SMP Shoreline Jurisdiction
The shoreline jurisdiction as specified in CCC 35.05.080 corresponds to the following areas:
(1) Reaches of rivers and streams where the mean annual flow is more than 20 cubic feet per second;
(2) Lakes 20 acres or larger;
(3) Marine waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca (extending waterward from the ordinary high water mark (OHWM) to the State boundary with British Columbia);
(4) Marine waters of the Pacific Ocean (extending waterward of the OHWM to the State boundary (the three-nautical-mile limit), excluding the area between the OHWM and extreme low water located in Olympic National Park); and
(5) Shorelands adjacent to the above water bodies that include:
(a) Uplands areas extending for 200 feet in all directions as measured on a horizontal plane from the OHWM;
(b) Floodways and contiguous floodplain areas landward 200 feet from such floodways;
(c) All associated wetlands and river deltas;
(d) The full extent of the mapped 100-year floodplain pursuant to RCW 90.58.030(2)(d)(i); and
(e) Critical areas and their associated buffers when overlapping or otherwise coincident with the shoreline jurisdiction pursuant to RCW 90.58.030(2)(d)(ii).
The Clallam County SMP does not apply within the Olympic National Park or lands held in trust by the U.S. for Indian Tribes. The cities of Port Angeles, Sequim, and Forks adopt SMPs for land and waters in their jurisdictions.
Shoreline Environmental Designation (SED)
Each segment of the shoreline subject to the SMP has a shoreline environment designation (SED) that reflects its existing ecological condition, land use pattern, zoning, the types of health and safety hazards that are present (flooding, landslides, for example), geology, and other characteristics. The SEDs provide a framework for tailoring County SMP shoreline policies and regulations to different shoreline segments based on their characteristics.
All lands and waters within the jurisdiction of the Clallam County SMP have one or more of the following shoreline environment designations (SEDs):
(1) Aquatic.
(2) Natural.
(3) Resource Conservancy.
(4) Shoreline Residential – Conservancy.
(5) Shoreline Residential – Intensive.
(6) Marine Waterfront.
Chapter 35.10 CCC explains the designations including the criteria for determining where each environment designation is applied and the overall management policies of each designation.
Shoreline Environmental Designation (SED) Maps
The SED Maps in this Exhibit A apply to each segment of marine and freshwater shorelines that are subject to the Clallam County SMP and are represented by the following four map formats (sized for 11-inch by 17-inch printing):
(1) Countywide SED Index Map (Map Scale 1:350,000).
(2) Western-Half Clallam County SED Index Map (Map Scale 1:225,000).
(3) Eastern-Half Clallam County SED Index Map (Map Scale 1:225,000).
(4) Forty-one higher resolution maps (Map Scale: 1:24,000) on a 2011 aerial photo base. Refer to the Countywide, Eastern-Half and Western-Half Index Maps for the specific map of interest. Not all shoreline areas are mapped on the higher resolution maps. For the more remote reaches of rivers, streams, and lakes subject to the SMP that are predominantly characterized by undeveloped private and public forestlands refer to the Countywide, Eastern-Half Clallam County, and Western-Half Clallam County SED Index Maps.
About the Maps: The shoreline environmental designation (SED) and jurisdictional boundaries depicted on the maps shown in Exhibit A are based on the approximate location of the ordinary high water mark (OHWM), 100-year floodplain, and associated wetlands. The maps are intended for planning purposes only and do not identify or depict the precise lateral extent of shoreline jurisdiction or the location of all associated wetlands and critical areas regulated by the SMP. Interpretation of the maps requires professional judgment and site-specific information as to the actual physical location of shoreline jurisdiction, floodplains, wetlands, critical areas, and other such features. The designations assigned to each shoreline reach shall apply throughout the full jurisdictional limits set forth by this SMP as determined on a parcel-by-parcel basis at the time a shoreline use or development is proposed. In the event of a mapping error or discrepancy, the text of this SMP and applicable authority of Chapter 90.58 RCW and Chapter 173-26 WAC shall prevail.
