Shoreline management

King County's beauty is no doubt characterized by its bounty of water bodies. King County has nearly 2,000 miles of shoreline along major lakes and rivers and Vashon-Maury Island. These shorelines provide habitat for fish and wildlife, places for public enjoyment and space for wide-ranging waterfront land uses.

Shoreline Master Program Update

King County Executive Triplett transmitted his recommended Shoreline Master Program Update to the King County Council on November 5, 2009.  This is the first substantive update to King County's Shoreline Master Program since the program was originally adopted in 1978.

The Executive's Recommendation is the culmination of a lengthy review process that began in July 2005.  King County conducted several rounds of public review and comment during development of this proposal.  The previous drafts are available here: www.kingcounty.gov/environment/waterandland/shorelines/program-update/early-smp-versions.aspx.

Current King County Shoreline Master Program and State Guidelines

About the Shoreline Master Program
Find out why the Shoreline Master Program was created and what it is designed to accomplish. Look up enabling regulations, existing designations and a regulatory history of King County's current Shoreline Master Program.

About your Shoreline Area

Find out if your property is within King County's shoreline jurisdiction (the area managed under the Shoreline Master Program) and view King County information about shoreline conditions. Educational materials about shoreline ecology and uses are available. Also view proposed draft shoreline designations that King County would use to manage shorelines.

• Look up your shoreline property on an interactive map, and learn about it
  Enter your address, parcel number, or browse a map of your drainage basin with point and click ease.

Public Opinion Survey

King County commissioned a phone survey in winter 2007 to help understand public goals and priorities for managing shorelines. Results are available from the Shorelines Public Survey Findings page.

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