RES NO. 2017-10 MANAGEMENT POLICIES FOR TIDELANDSRESOLUTION NO. 2017-10
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of Bainbridge Island,
Washington, establishing a set of management policies for
City -owned tideland property.
WHEREAS, Kitsap County requested to transfer to the City 21 tideland parcels
that were not transferred to the City at the time of incorporation; and
WHEREAS, on March 10, 2015, the Bainbridge Island City Council authorized
the City Manager to execute 21 quit claim deeds for the transfer of Kitsap County
tidelands to the City; and
WHEREAS, the City's ownership of these parcels is desirable because the City is
the permitting authority of shoreline activity through the City's Shoreline Master
Program (SMP). As a result of the City owning these parcels, the City will not be
required to rely on Kitsap County for approval of development activity, where allowed,
over the tideland parcels; and
WHEREAS, a set of management policies will provide guidance to City officials,
City staff, abutting property owners, and the public more generally regarding the type of
development allowed or prohibited on or over City -owned tidelands; and
WHEREAS, the City's Marine Access Committee (MAC) developed a set of
general and specific recommendations for management of City -owned tidelands; and
WHEREAS, Department of Planning and Community Development staff
provided an analysis of the MAC recommendations based on current SMP policies and
regulations, and drafted a proposed set of management policies for City -owned tidelands;
and
WHEREAS, staff presented the proposed set of management policies at the
January 24, 2017, City Council Business Meeting; and
WHEREAS, the City Council authorized staff to prepare a resolution regarding a
policy for City -owned tidelands; now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE ISLAND DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
1.�'ectioii 1. Purpose.
The primary purpose of these management policies for City -owned tidelands is to
provide guidance to City staff, City officials, and the general public by specifying the
type of uses allowed or prohibited on or over City -owned tidelands. The policies do not
authorize the City or abutting landowners to disregard existing policies and regulations in
the SMP; rather, these policies describe the types of uses that the City will allow on City -
owned tidelands.
Section 2. Management Policies for City -Owned Tidelands.
City staff will comply the following management policies related to the use of
City -owned tidelands:
Retain City ownership of all public tidelands to better protect and preserve
Bainbridge Island's marine environment and to preserve the tidelands and
the waters above them for public use.
2. Not allow commercial aquaculture on public tidelands due to possible
long-term effects and impediments to public access.
3. Allow permitted uses on public tidelands that directly abut upland private
property in accordance with the City's Shoreline Master Program (SMP)
policies and regulations.
4. Allow only the least intrusive overwater use, e.g., a mooring buoy, where
public tidelands do not directly abut upland private property.
5. Allow only City or Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Park and Recreation
District (BIMPRD)-owned facilities where public tidelands directly abut a
City -designated road end or City or BIMPRD upland property.
Section 3. Publication and Implementation.
City staff will take the following steps to publicize and implement the
management policies for City -owned tidelands:
1. Announcement/publication via media release, the City's website, and/or
the City Manager's Report.
2. Placing the policies on the City's website on the SMP project page and
under "Docs, Forms and Applications" and/or other appropriate pages.
3. Maintaining paper copies at the Department of Planning and Community
Development counter for distribution to the general public.
PASSED by the City Council this 14th day of March, 2017.
APPROVED by the Mayor this 14th day of March, 2017.
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ATTEST/AUTHENTICATE:
By:
Christine Brown, City Clerk
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
RESOLUTION NO.
February 13, 2017
March 14, 2017
2017-10