HomeMy WebLinkAbout3668 Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 3(4,I
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM UPDATE AND
APPROVING PMC TITLE 29 SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM.
WHEREAS,the City of Pasco is required to complete an update of the existing Shoreline
Master Program (SMP) that is consistent with procedural and substantive requirements of the
Shoreline Master Program Act(SMA) governed by RCW 90.58 and WAC 173-26; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Shoreline Management Act is to manage the shoreline to
accommodate all reasonable and appropriate uses consistent with protecting against adverse effects
to the public health, the land and its vegetation and wildlife.
WHEREAS, the City of Pasco Shoreline Master Program is a planning document that
outlines the City's shoreline goals and establishes regulations for development to ensure that all
land use, development, or other activity occurring within the designated shoreline jurisdiction is
appropriate for that area, and
WHEREAS, the current joint Franklin County/City of Pasco Shoreline Master Program
was originally approved by the Washington State Department of Ecology in December 10, 1974,
and has not been substantively revised by the City since that date; and
WHEREAS, the current joint Franklin County/City of Pasco Shoreline Master Program
does not reflect existing conditions and does not effectively implement the requirements of Chapter
90.58 RCW nor Title 173-26 WAC; and
WHEREAS, City of Pasco entered into a grant contract with the Washington State
Department of Ecology effective July 1, 2013 to complete a Shoreline Master Program consistent
with the Shoreline Management Act and Shoreline Master Program Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pasco published a legal notice in the Tri-City Herald on June 2,
2014, and mailed letters regarding the meeting to all property owners within the shoreline
jurisdiction and e-mailed all stakeholders on April 30, 2014, and posted notice on the City's
website for a June 19, 2014 public visioning workshop regarding the proposed Shoreline Master
Program Update; and
WHEREAS, The public has had the opportunity to be informed on the proposed Update
through numerous public meetings, mailings, web posts, and publication of legal notice of public
hearings; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pasco published a legal notice in the Tri-City Herald on August
2,2015 and e-mailed all stakeholders on July 31,2015 and September 21,2015 for a public hearing
on the proposed Shoreline Master Program Update, and posted notice on the City's website; and
WHEREAS,the Pasco Planning Commission held a public hearing on October 15, 2015,
at the Pasco City Hall Council Chambers, 525 N 3rd Avenue, Pasco,Washington,to accept public
testimony on the proposed Shoreline Master Program Update,and that meeting was duly recorded;
and
WHEREAS,The Update provides a document that outlines the City's shoreline goals and
establishes regulations for development now and in the future; and
WHEREAS, The Update achieves the goals and requirements of the Shoreline
Management Act(RCW 90.58).
WHEREAS,the Pasco Planning Commission voted 6-0,to recommend to the City Council
approval of the Shoreline Master Plan Update; and
WHEREAS, the proposal was reviewed under the State Environmental Policy Act and a
Determination of Non-Significance was issued for the proposed Shoreline Master Program Update
on November 6, 2013.
WHEREAS, the Pasco City Council held a public meeting on the proposed Update on
November 16, 2015, at its regularly scheduled Council meeting;
WHEREAS, the Pasco City Council accepted the recommendation of the City of Pasco
Planning Commission at its public hearing on November 16, 2015; and
NOW THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PASCO:
Section 1. That the Shoreline Master Program Update attached hereto as "Exhibit 1" is
hereby adopted in draft form as a Shoreline Planning guide and supplement to the Comprehensive
Plan, and will be presented to the Washington Department of Ecology for final review;
Section 2. That Title 29 "Shoreline Master Program" is hereby adopted as a part of the
Pasco Municipal Code (PMC) in draft form,and will be presented to the Washington Department
of Ecology for final review;
Section 3. The City of Pasco will adopt the Shoreline Master Program by ordinance once
the Washington Department of Ecology has conducted the State review and responded back to the
City with required and recommended changes as applicable; the City will then approve the
Shoreline Master Program Update by ordinance once the identified changes have been agreed to
by the City and Ecology.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Pasco this /4, day of November, 2015.
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Matt Watkins, Mayor
ATT ST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Debra L. Clark, City Clerk Leland B. Kerr, City Attorney