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Bonney Lake staff propose code fix to allow repair/replacement of existing bulkheads without conditional-use permit
Summary
Staff said they will seek an amendment to the shoreline use matrix so repair or replacement of existing bulkheads is a permitted action under certain standards, enabling property owners to use state exemptions and avoiding an unnecessary shoreline conditional-use process; final change requires Department of Ecology approval.
City staff told the Community Development Committee on Feb. 17 that they will propose a targeted amendment to the Shoreline Master Program use matrix to make repair or replacement of existing bulkheads a permitted activity rather than a shoreline conditional-use permit.
The motivation is technical: under the city's current code, listing shoreline stabilization as a conditional-use activity unintentionally prevents property owners from using state…
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