040919 Public NoticeK:\Shoreline Master Program\2019 Periodic Update\Planning Commission\040919 Public Notice.doc
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY PLANNING COMMISSION AND
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
Shoreline Master Program Periodic Review Public Comment Period and Public Hearing
(Non-Project Action)
Files: 17-105423-UP & 19-101677-SE
The City of Federal Way and Washington Department of Ecology are accepting comments on a periodic review of
the city’s Shoreline Master Program (SMP) under the Washington State Shoreline Management Act (SMA) RCW
90.58. The city adopted its current SMP in 2011. The SMA requires local jurisdictions to review such regulations
every eight years (RCW 90.58.080[4]). Federal Way’s SMP guides construction and development along the
shorelines of Puget Sound, Steel Lake, North Lake, and the northwestern portion of Lake Killarney. The city has
predesignated shorelines along Star Lake, Five Mile Lake, Lake Geneva, Lake Dolloff, and the remaining portion
of Lake Killarney.
The focus of this periodic review is on consistency with changes to state law made since its adoption in 2011. The
review will also address consistency with the city’s comprehensive plan and development regulations. The goal is
to adopt the updated SMP by June 30, 2019. The city’s periodic review proposes to:
• Revise or add several definitions.
• Incorporate an updated Environmentally Critical Areas Ordinance, repealing the reference to
FWRC 15.10 and referencing FWRC 19.145.
• Update language consistent with recent changes in state laws and rules.
• Add a section on shoreline setback vegetation conservation standards.
• Ensure consistency with other city plans and regulations.
Proposed amendments to the SMP, project documents, meeting announcements, and other resources are posted to
the city’s SMP update website at https://www.cityoffederalway.com/node/3819. The official file is available for
review at the City of Federal Way Community Development Department (Federal Way City Hall, 33325 8th
Avenue South, Federal Way, WA 98003, 253-835-7000), from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
A joint local/state public hearing is set for May 1, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. in the City of Federal Way City Council
Chambers (Federal Way City Hall). Any person may submit written comments to the Planning Commission prior
to the public hearing, or may appear at the hearing to give public testimony. Public comment will be accepted from
April 12 to May 13, 2019, at 5:00 p.m. Comments can be provided to Principal Planner Margaret Clark, AICP, at
(253) 835-2646, or margaret.clark@cityoffederalway.com, or delivered to the Community Development
Department at the above address. Comments provided to the city will be forwarded to the Department of Ecology.
A staff report will be available to the public on April 24, 2019, and will be posted on the SMP update website.
Published in the Federal Way Mirror on April 12, 2019.