22-103430-Application for Shoreline Management-7-28-2022Bulletin #051 – January 20, 2022 Page 1 of 3 k:\Handouts\Application for Shoreline Management
APPLICATION FOR SHORELINE MANAGEMENT
SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT, CONDITIONAL USE,
OR VARIANCE PERMIT
1. Name of Applicant: File #:
2. Mailing Address:
3. Relation of Applicant to Property:
Owner Purchaser Lessee Other:
4. Name and Address of Owner (if other than applicant):
5. General Location of Proposed Project (list section to the nearest quarter section, township, and range):
6. Name of Water Area and/or Wetlands Within Which Development is Proposed:
7. Current use of Property with Existing Improvements:
8. Proposed Use of Property (be specific):
TO THE APPLICANT: This is an application for substantial development, conditional use, or variance permit as
authorized by the Shoreline Management Act of 1971. It is suggested that you check with appropriate local, state,
or federal officials to determine whether your project falls within any other permit systems.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
33325 8th Avenue South
Federal Way, WA 98003
253-835-2607; Fax 253-835-2609
www.cityoffederalway.com
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9. (TO BE COMPLETED BY LOCAL OFFICIAL) Nature of the existing shoreline. (Describe type of
shoreline, such as marine, stream, lake, lagoon, marsh, bog, swamp, flood plain, floodway, delta; type
of beach, such as accretion, erosion, high bank, low bank, or dike; material such as sand, gravel, mud,
clay, rock, riprap; and extent and type of bulk heading, if any).
10. (TO BE COMPLETED BY LOCAL OFFICIAL) In the event that any of the proposed buildings or structures
will exceed a height of 35 feet above the average grade level, indicate the approximate location of and
number of residential units, existing and potential, that will have an obstructed view.
11. (TO BE COMPLETED BY LOCAL OFFICIAL) If the application involves a conditional use of variance, set
forth in full that portion of the master program which provides that the proposed use may be a
conditional use or, in the case of a variance, from which the variance is being sought.
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A. SITE. Include in plans:
1. Site boundary.
2. Property dimensions in vicinity of project.
3. Ordinary high-water mark.
4. Cross section or site beginning at the
property line, extending through the
building(s), and ending at the far bank of the
water body, and including the following:
i. Existing ground elevations.
ii. Proposed ground elevations.
iii. Height of existing structures.
iv. Height of proposed structures.
v. Ordinary high-water mark.
5. Where appropriate, proposed land contours
using five-foot intervals in water area and ten-
foot intervals on areas landward of ordinary
high-water mark, if development involves
grading, cutting, filling, or other alteration of
land contours.
6. Show dimensions and locations of existing
structures that will be maintained.
7. Show dimensions and locations of proposed
structures.
8. Identify source, composition, and volume of fill
material.
9. Identify composition and volume of any extracted
materials, and identify proposed area.
10. Location of proposed utilities, such as sewer, septic
tanks, drain fields, water, gas, and electricity.
11. If the development proposes septic tanks, does
proposed development comply with local health
and state regulations?
12. Shoreline designation according to master
program.
13. Show which areas are shorelines and which are
shorelines of statewide significance.
B. VICINITY MAP
1. Indicate site location using natural points of
reference (roads, state highways, prominent
land marks, etc.).
2. If the development involves the removal of any
soils by dredging or otherwise, please identify
the proposed disposal site on the map. If the
disposal site is beyond the confines of the
vicinity map, provide another vicinity map
showing the precise location of the disposal site
and its distance to the nearest city or town.
3. Give a brief narrative description of the general
nature of the improvements and land use within
one thousand feet in all directions from
development site (i.e., residential to the north,
commercial to the south, etc.).
C. WORK PROPOSED WITHIN CRITICAL AREAS
Projects that involve review of work proposed within critical areas many times require that the city
contract out for expert technical assistance with the review. Under Federal Way Revised Code
19.150.030, the city may require the applicant, at the applicant’s expense, to provide any
information, mapping, studies, materials, inspections, and/or reviews that are reasonably necessary
to implement the environmentally sensitive areas article, and to require that such information,
studies, mapping, materials, inspections, and/or reviews be provided or performed by a qualified
professional acceptable to the city. You will be advised at the earliest possible point if your project
will be subject to these types of expenses.
All application materials must be submitted electronically. Please visit our website at
https://www.cityoffederalway.com/node/4588 to request a document upload link and obtain information
on how to successfully prepare your application materials for electronic submittal and review.