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(1) Regulations.

(a) PMC Table 29.15.010 indicates which shoreline activities, uses, developments, and modifications may be allowed or are prohibited in the shoreline jurisdiction within each shoreline environment designation. Activities, uses, developments, and modifications are classified as follows:

(i) “Permitted uses” require a shoreline substantial development permit or a shoreline exemption.

(ii) “Conditional uses” require a shoreline special use permit per PMC 29.35.060.

(iii) “Prohibited” activities, uses, developments, and modifications are not allowed and cannot be permitted through a variance or shoreline special use permit.

(iv) This chapter, General Regulations, and Chapter 29.20 PMC, Shoreline Modifications and Use Regulations, shall be considered for additional limitations.

(b) All uses shall comply with the written provisions and regulations in this SMP and the shoreline use and modification matrix in Table 29.15.010. Where there is a conflict between the chart and the written provisions in this SMP, the written provisions shall control.

(2) General.

(a) Accessory uses shall be subject to the same shoreline permit process as their primary use.

(b) Authorized uses and modifications shall be allowed only in shoreline jurisdictions where the underlying zoning allows for it and subject to the policies and regulations of this SMP.

(c) A use is considered unclassified when it is not listed in Table 29.15.010 or in the Chapter 29.20 PMC, Shoreline Modification and Uses Regulations. Any proposed unclassified use may be authorized as a conditional use; provided, that the applicant can demonstrate consistency with the requirements of this SMP.

(d) If any part of a proposed activity, use, modification, or development is not eligible for exemption per PMC 29.35.080, Exemptions from shoreline substantial development permits, then a shoreline substantial development permit or shoreline special use permit shall be required for the entire proposed development project.

(e) When a specific use or modification extends into the Aquatic environment and an abutting upland environment without clear separation (e.g., private moorage facility or shoreline stabilization), the most restrictive permit process shall apply to that use or modification.

(f) Shoreline and critical areas buffers found in Chapter 29.25 PMC apply to all uses and modifications unless stated otherwise in the regulations.

(g) None of the allowed uses shall be conducted in the floodway in any environment designation, except as allowed by PMC 29.25.060, Flood hazard areas.

(h) Administrative interpretation of these regulations shall be done according to PMC 29.35.020(2).

(3) Shoreline Use and Modification Matrix.

Table 29.15.010. Shoreline Use and Modification Matrix for City of Pasco

A = Allowed with Substantial Development Permit

C = Allowed with Shoreline Special Use Permit

X = Prohibited

NA = Not Applicable

Aquatic

Natural

Urban Conservancy

Public Flood Protection

Recreation

High Intensity – Industrial

High Intensity – Mixed Use

Shoreline Residential

Use/Modification

Resource Uses

Agriculture

X

X

A1

X

X

X

X

C

Mining

X

X

C

X

X

C

C

X

Boating Facilities

Boat launch (motorized boats)

A

C

C

A

A

A

A

C

Boat launch (nonmotorized boats – canoe/kayak)

A

C

A

A

A

A

A

A

Marina

A

X

C

C

A

A

A

C

Docks, Piers, Mooring Facilities

Private and shared moorage

A

X

A

A

A

A

A

A

Public moorage

A

X

A

A

A

A

A

C

Covered moorage

C

X

X

X

C

C

C

X

Commercial Development

Water-dependent

A

X

A

A

A

A

A

A

Water-related, water-enjoyment

C

X

C

C

A

A

A

C

Nonwater-oriented

C2

X

C2

C2

A2

A2

A2

X

Dredging Activities

Dredging

A

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Dredge material disposal

C

X

C

C

C

C

C

C

Dredging and disposal as part of ecological restoration/enhancement

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Fill and Excavation

Fill waterward of OHWM and in floodways3

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Other upland fill

NA

C

A

A

A

A

A

A

Excavation

NA

C4

C

A

A

A

A

A

Industrial Uses

Water-dependent

A5

X

X

C

X

A

A

X

Water-related, water enjoyment

A5

X

X

C

X

A

A

X

Nonwater-oriented

X

X

X

C2

X

A2

A2

X

In-water Modifications

Breakwater

C

X

C

C

C

C

C

C

Groins and weirs

C

X

C

C

C

C

C

C

In-stream structures6

A

C4

C4

A4, 6

A3

A

C

C

Recreational Development

Water-dependent

A

A7

A7

A

A

A

A

A

Water-related, water-enjoyment (trails, accessory buildings)

C

C7

A7

A

A

A

A

A

Nonwater-oriented

X

X

C2

C2

A2

A2

A2

A2

Residential Development

X

C

A

X

C

X

A2

A

Research and Monitoring

Water-dependent

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Water-related, water enjoyment

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Nonwater-oriented

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Shoreline habitat and natural systems enhancement projects

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Shoreline Stabilization and Flood Control

Flood Control

Modification of existing flood control facilities (dams, dikes and levees), including replacement landward of existing location

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

New flood control facilities (Dams, Dikes and Levees)

C

C8

C

C

C

A

A

C

Shoreline stabilization – New

Hard

C

X

C

C

C

A

A

C

Soft

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Shoreline stabilization – Replacement9

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Transportation

Highways, arterials, railroads (parallel to OHWM)

C

X

A

A

A

A

A

A

Secondary/public access roads (parallel to OHWM)

X

X

A

A

A

A

A

A

Roads perpendicular to the OHWM

X

C

A

A

A

A

A

A

Bridges (perpendicular to shoreline)

C

C

C

A

A

A

A

C

Existing bridges, trails, roads, and parking facilities: improvement or expansion

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

New parking, primary

X

X

X

A10

A10

A10

A10

X

New parking, accessory

X

Takes permit types of primary use

Utilities

Above-ground and underground utilities (parallel and across shoreline)

C

C

A

A

A

A

A

A

Notes:

1Allowed when agricultural uses are passive, such as livestock grazing, harvesting of noncultivated crops, or small-scale farms, or when ecological functions are degraded to the point where the land is functionally equivalent to cultivated land.

2New uses are allowed as part of mixed use or according to PMC 29.20.040(2) for commercial development, PMC 29.20.070(2) for industrial development, or as part of an existing use according to Chapter 29.30 PMC, Existing Uses, Structures and Lots.

3Fill and excavation waterward of the OHWM, to support ecological restoration is allowed with a substantial development permit.

4Habitat restoration and/or fish habitat enhancement purposes only.

5Allowed as part of upland industrial water-dependent or water-related uses.

6Construction, practices, and maintenance of facilities necessary for flood protection or Columbia Basin Project operations and associated water-dependent uses to access, pump, and convey water for project purposes to public agencies or private water users and as consistent with permit exemptions described in PMC 29.35.080.

7Low intensity only.

8Only when no other alternatives are available.

9Exempt for protective bulkhead common to single-family residences according to PMC 29.35.080(4) and when consistent with PMC 29.20.140(5) and (6).

10Not allowed within 50 feet of edge of riparian vegetation corridor.

OHWM = ordinary high water mark

[Ord. 4314 § 2, 2016; Code 1970 § 29.01.200.]