Community Development Committee Meeting

Our Position

Friends of Pierce County is in support of the county’s current amendment to add prohibitions based on the Environmental Consultant (ESA’s) recommendation of 38.3 and the addition of 19.1 miles of marine critical habitat.

It would be incomplete to prohibit only piers and docks and not direct changes to the shoreline itself from shoreline hard armoring. We ask that shoreline armoring be included in the amendment due to the detrimental impacts on salmon.

Read the letter submitted by Friends of Pierce County here, sent in partnership with Climate Pierce County.

Details

Date: August 15, 2022 (tentative, pending Council approval)

Time: 1:30 PM

Location: 930 Tacoma Avenue South, Room 1045, Tacoma, WA 98402

Agendas and packets are uploaded by 3:00 pm the Friday before the meeting. Meeting agendas approved by the Council's Rules Committee are available at http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/index.aspx?NID=1430 on Wednesdays by 1:00 pm.

The following proposals are tentatively scheduled.

Proposal # 2022-37

An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Amending the Pierce County Shoreline Master Program to Add or Clarify Provisions Related to Aquaculture, Fencing, and Paths to Shorelines and to Incorporate Previously Adopted Amendments to Title 18E of the Pierce County Code (PCC), “Development Regulations – Critical Areas,” into the Pierce County Shoreline Master Plan; Amending Title 18S PCC, "Development Policies and Regulations – Shorelines"; Adopting Findings of Fact; and Setting an Effective Date.

Members

Ryan Mello - Chair

Marty Campbell - Vice Chair

Dave Morell - Member

Derek Young - Member

Hans Zeiger - Member

Audrey Persons - Committee Clerk