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Shorelines definition

Shorelines means all of the water areas of the state, including reservoirs, and their associated shorelands, together with the lands underlying them; except (i) shorelines of statewide significance; (ii) shorelines on segments of streams upstream of a point where the mean annual flow is twenty cubic feet per second or less and the wetlands associated with such upstream segments; and (iii) shorelines on lakes less than twenty acres in size and wetlands associated with such small lakes.
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Shorelines means all of the water areas of the state, including reservoirs, and their associated shorelands, together with the lands underlying them; except
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Shorelines means all of the water areas of the state, including reservoirs, and their associated shorelands, together with the lands underlying them; except shorelines of statewide significance; shorelines on segments of streams upstream of a point where the mean annual flow is 20 cubic feet per second or less and the wetlands associated with such upstream segments; and shorelines on lakes less than 20 acres in size and wetlands associated with such small lakes.
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Examples of Shorelines in a sentence

  • In accordance with the Shoreline Management Act, the City’s shoreline jurisdiction subject to the City’s Shoreline Master Program includes all “shorelines of the state” and “shorelands.” Shorelines of the state are the total of all “shorelines” and “shorelines of statewide significance.” The City’s shorelines include Cloquallum Creek; the City has no shorelines of statewide significance.

  • Any area shown on the Official Shorelines Map as within shoreline jurisdiction that does not meet the criteria for shoreline jurisdiction shall not be subject to the requirements of the City’s Shoreline Master Program.

  • The Official Shorelines Map only approximately identifies or depicts the lateral extent of shoreline jurisdiction and environment designations from the shoreline waterbody.

  • The Official Shorelines Map may be updated through an amendment to the City’s Shoreline Master Program as indicated in regulation 3.2(2) below.

  • The Official Shorelines Map is adopted by reference and declared to be a part of the City’s Shoreline Master Program.


More Definitions of Shorelines

Shorelines means those lands defined as shorelines in the state Shorelines Management Act of 1971.
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Shorelines means all of the water areas of the state and their associated shorelands, together with the lands underlying them, except (a) shorelines of statewide significance.
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Shorelines. Means all of the water areas of the state as defined in RCW 90.58.030, and their associated shorelands, together with the lands underlying them except:
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Shorelines means all of the water areas of the state,
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Shorelines means all of the water areas within the unincorporated portion of Lewis County, including reservoirs, and their associated wetlands, together with lands underlying them except:
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Shorelines means all of the water areas in the state, including reservoirs, and their associated
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Shorelines means all of the water areas of the state as defined in RCW 90.58.030, including reservoirs
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