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Port Angeles Harbor is entirely within the City of Port Angeles, and so is governed by City shoreline master planning and comprehensive planning.
The City of Port Angeles submitted their proposed Shoreline Master Program update to Department of Ecology in June 2012, following local approval.The city worked in conjunction with the department of ecology on numerous changes and additions that were needed to complete the Program. On September 3rd, 2014 the City received a complete list of changes required by the Department of Ecology. The following final document contains those changes. The City Council accepted the changes required by the Department of Ecology and locally adopted the Shoreline Master Program on October 21st, 2014.
The Shoreline Master Program will influence what uses and future development are allowed in shoreline areas. The Locally Adopted SMP includes a new system of Shoreline Environment Designations. Vegetation Conservation Areas are identified by shoreline reach, which is also a change from the city's current SMP. The SMP must ensure protection of currently intact waterfront habitat including beaches and bluffs, forests, and sand spits.
Documents
- File:Port Angeles Harbor Planning Committee 2011 harbor resource management plan.pdf - describes the results of a multi-resource planning effort intended to inform the SMP process.
- File:Port Angeles 2014 shoreline restoration plan.pdf is an appendix of the ratified shoreline management plan.