This division shall be known as the City’s Shoreline Master Program, hereafter referred to as the Master Program.
(Ord. 668 § 4 (Exh. 3), 2013; Ord. 856 § 2 (Exh. A), 2019)
The Master Program is adopted in accordance with Washington State’s Shoreline Management Act, Chapter 90.58 RCW, hereinafter referred to as the SMA, and the master program guidelines adopted by the State in Chapter 173-26 WAC.
Where these regulations require that public access be provided, the requirement shall be construed to be limited to the extent of the lawful and constitutional authority of the City of Shoreline (hereinafter referred to as the City) to require public access or to require the easement, fee ownership or interest requested.
(Ord. 668 § 4 (Exh. 3), 2013; Ord. 856 § 2 (Exh. A), 2019)
As provided in the SMA, this Master Program shall be liberally construed to give full effect to the purposes, goals, objectives, and policies for which the SMA and this Master Program were enacted.
(Ord. 856 § 2 (Exh. A), 2019)