Division II. Shoreline Management

Chapter 16.08
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sections:

16.08.010    Title.

16.08.020    Purpose.

16.08.030    Applicability of regulations.

16.08.040    Adoption of shoreline master program.

16.08.050    Relation of municipal code to the shoreline master program.

16.08.060    Amendments to the shoreline master program.

16.08.010 Title.

The ordinance codified in this division may be known and may be cited as the “Sumner shoreline master program regulations.” (Ord. 2497 § 1 (part), 2014: Ord. 2089 § 1 (part), 2004)

16.08.020 Purpose.

This division is intended to comply with the Shoreline Management Act of 1971 (the Act). (Ord. 2497 § 1 (part), 2014: Ord. 2089 § 1 (part), 2004)

16.08.030 Applicability of regulations.

The shoreline master program regulations are applicable to the shoreline, extending 200 feet from the high water mark of the White (Stuck) and Puyallup Rivers and their associated wetlands. (Ord. 2497 § 1 (part), 2014: Ord. 2089 § 1 (part), 2004)

16.08.040 Adoption of shoreline master program.

The shoreline master program update, dated June, 2012, is adopted as the shoreline master program for the city. (Ord. 2497 § 1 (part), 2014: Ord. 2089 § 1 (part), 2004)

16.08.050 Relation of municipal code to the shoreline master program.

SMC Title 16, Division II and applicable sections of chapter 18.56 SMC codify the regulations and procedures set forth in the shoreline master program. Where there is a conflict between the requirements of the Sumner Municipal Code and the shoreline master program, the shoreline master program shall prevail. (Ord. 2497 § 1 (part), 2014: Ord. 2089 § 1 (part), 2004)

16.08.060 Amendments to the shoreline master program.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service shall receive early and continual notice of any amendments to the shoreline master program. (Ord. 2497 § 1 (part), 2014: Ord. 2089 § 1 (part), 2004)