ORD 21-003ORDINANCE NO. 21-003
AN ORDINANCE adopting amendments to the Camas Shoreline
Master Program pursuant to RCW Chapter 90.58.
The Council of the City of Camas do ordain as follows:
Section I
The Council makes the following findings:
A. The City of Camas has heretofore adopted a document entitled "Camas Shoreline
Master Program" pursuant to Ordinance No. 2643 as the master program for regulations within the City, as
required by Chapter 90.58, Revised Code of Washington.
B. In 2015 the City adopted limited amendments to the Camas Shoreline Master Program
pursuant to Ordinance No. 15-007.
C. RCW 90.58.080( 4) requires periodic review of any adopted Shoreline Master Program
and accordingly the City formed a Technical Advisory Committee to assist in the review of proposed
amendments thereto.
D. City staff received guidance from the Washington State Department of Ecology
specific to the City's Master Program update, to ensure compliance with state and federal laws and
consistency with the Shoreline Management Act's goals and policies.
E. During the Department of Ecology's and the City's joint 30-day comment period, the
City received correspondence regarding the amendments, and minor revisions were made therein.
F. As allowed under WAC 173-26-104, the City and the Department of Ecology held a
joint public hearing before the Planning Commission on September 15, 2020, to consider the amendments
to the Camas Shoreline Master Program and to allow public comment.
G. The amendments to the Camas Shoreline Master Program were forwarded to the
Department of Ecology for review and comment on October 15, 2020. The city received an initial
determination of consistency from the Department of Ecology on October 23, 2020, with a required change
noted. Ecology determined that the City's proposed amendments, subject to the required change identified
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in their letter, was consistent with the policy and standards ofRCW 90 .58.020 and RCW 90.58.090 and
the applicable guidelines (WAC 173-26-171through251 and .020 definitions). The amended SMP was
forwarded to City Council for action.
H. The City Council held a public hearing on January 19, 2021, to consider the
amendments to the Camas Shoreline Master Program and to allow public comment.
I. The City desires to adopt amendments to Camas Shoreline Master Program as the
master program for the regulation of the shorelines within the City of Camas.
Section II
The document entitled "Camas Shoreline Master Program" dated February 16 , 2021 is hereby
adopted as the master program of the City of Camas for the regulation of shorelines within city.
Section III
Upon the effective date of this ordinance, the document entitled "Camas Shoreline Master
Program" as adopted pursuant to Ordinance No. 2643 , with limited amendments adopted pursuant to
Ordinance No. 15-007 shall be deemed superseded and shall have no further effect for any development,
substantial development, conditional use, or variance, under appFcation under the Shoreline Management
Act made after the effective date of this Ordinance.
Section N
This Ordinance shall take force and be in effect fourteen (14) days from the date of the
Washington State Department of Ecology's written notice of final action to the City of Camas, stating the
Department of Ecology has approved the proposed amendments, as indicated herein, to the Camas
Shoreline Master Program.
PASSED BY the Council and APPROVED by the
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ATTEST: 1 VJ! Clerk