17.150.016 Shoreline essential public facility.
(1) Purpose. The purpose of the “shoreline essential public facility” designation is to recognize the existing Stanwood sewage treatment system, which is partially located within Shoreline Management Act jurisdiction, as an essential public facility as defined by RCW 36.70A.200 and WAC 365-195-340 and to provide for continued operation of the facility, and potential upgrading to meet the future needs of the community.
(2) Designation Criteria. The existing Stanwood sewage treatment system is designated as a shoreline essential public facility.
The location of the shoreline essential public facility overlay is along the Stillaguamish River at the southeast corner of the city sewage treatment lagoons.
(3) Management Policies. The following management policies should apply to the shoreline essential public facility:
(a) Standards for density or minimum frontage width, setbacks, lot coverage limitations, buffers, shoreline stabilization, vegetation conservation, critical area protection, and water quality shall maintain the function of the existing system.
(b) Any future expansion of the system should be analyzed to maintain no net loss of shoreline ecological functions and shall include as a first priority expansion outside of SMA jurisdiction.
(c) If the existing lagoon system is replaced in the future by a system requiring less extensive area, planning for public access and ecological restoration shall take place at the time of development of such alternatives. (Ord. 1373 § 46, 2014).