FAQs

Shoreline Master Program

• SMP update process summary
  • The Washington State Department of Ecology provides a checklist to help with conducting the Periodic Review
    • The Watershed Company, who helped the City develop their first SMP, has completed a draft of this checklist, including recommended amendments to the SMP
      • The recommended amendments to the SMP are limited in number and effect, and are to keep the SMP current with amendments to state lawsPer state law, a public hearing on the proposed SMP amendments will occur in the coming months
  • Consistent with grant requirements, the aim is for the City Council to adopt the amended SMP by the end of June of this year
• What is a Shoreline Master Program (SMP)?
  • • SMPs carry out the policies of the Shoreline Management Act at the local level, regulating the use and development of shoreline areas
    • The City of McCleary adopted its first SMP in 2016
• What is happening with the SMP now?
  • The state requires and funds “Periodic Reviews” of SMPs every eight years
  • Periodic Reviews are relatively minor updates intended to keep SMPs current with:
    • Amendments to state laws
    • Changes in local plans and regulations
    • Changes in local circumstances
    • New or improved data and information
• Where does the SMP apply in McCleary?
  • The City’s shorelines include Wildcat Pond and Mox Chehalis Creek (although the creek itself is located outside of the City, shorelands adjacent to the creek are within the City’s shoreline jurisdiction)