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Shoreline Master Program Public Access Priorities

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Summary

Public access is defined as the ability of the general public to reach, touch, and enjoy the water's edge, to travel on the waters of the state, and to view the water and the shoreline from adjacent locations (WAC 173 26 221(4)(a)).

A subset of the gap areas were identified as priority areas for providing new public access or improved public access where informal access already exists.

Remaining gap areas are considered areas where additional future opportunities for public access may be pursued.

Existing County ownerships or street ends were identified as priority sites for providing new or improved public access if they fall within a priority area.

If there are no County ownerships within a priority area, that area is considered a general location where the County may pursue new voluntary acquisitions for public recreation.

The results of the gaps and priorities analysis resulted in the identification of ten priority shoreline areas where the County can focus efforts to provide new formal public access on existing County ownerships or pursue new voluntary acquisitions for public recreation.

Description

SMP - Public Access Priorities

Layer information

Layer Name	smp_access_priorities_area
Subject Category	Planning
Title	Shoreline Master Program Public Access Priorities
Feature Count	10
Feature Type	Polygon
Next Update	None planned
Spatial reference	EPSG:2926
Control ID	490
Place Keywords	Pacific NW, King County, WA, Washington State
Theme Keywords	Land Use, Environmental, Planning, Environment, Planningcadastre
Supplemental Information	None

Attribute information

SHAPE From ESRI	Description Feature Geometry Domain Coordinates defining the features
GAP_LEVEL From King County	Description Identifies a priority level for providing new or improved shoreline visual or physical access points, based on existing gaps in formal access points, apparent level of demand, and connectivity to existing or planned public access projects. Domain Priority Gap - Priority public access gap area. Additional Gap - Additional public access gap area.
PHYS_GAP From King County	Description Identifies where there is a gap in existing formal access points to shorelines in terms of physical access opportunity (i.e. opportunity to enter the water). The locations included in this shapefile were based on review by King County parks and natural land managers of existing formal and informal opportunities for visual and physical access. Domain No - There is no physical public access gap. Yes - There is a physical public access gap.
VISUAL_GAP From King County	Description Identifies where there is a gap in existing formal access points to shorelines in terms of visual access opportunity (i.e. opportunity for viewing shoreline or water, such as from a viewpoint or trail). The locations included in this shapefile were based on review by King County parks and natural land managers of existing formal and informal opportunities for visual and physical access. Domain No - There is no visual public access gap. Yes - There is a visual public access gap.
OBJECTID From ESRI	Description Internal feature number. Domain Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
SHAPE.STArea() No Source Noted	Description Not Found Domain Not Found
SHAPE.STLength() No Source Noted	Description Not Found Domain Not Found

Contact information

Maintained by	DNRP - Water and Land Resources
Primary	Harkeerat Kang Harkeerat.Kang@kingcounty.gov

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