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Wash. Rev. Code § 90.58.060 (2026)

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(1) The department shall periodically review and adopt guidelines consistent with RCW 90.58.020, containing the elements specified in RCW 90.58.100 for:
(a) Development of master programs for regulation of the uses of shorelines; and
(b) Development of master programs for regulation of the uses of shorelines of statewide significance.
(2) Before adopting or amending guidelines under this section, the department shall provide an opportunity for public review and comment as follows:
(a) The department shall mail copies of the proposal to all cities, counties, and federally recognized Indian tribes, and to any other person who has requested a copy, and shall publish the proposed guidelines in the Washington state register. Comments shall be submitted in writing to the department within sixty days from the date the proposal has been published in the register.
(b) The department shall hold at least four public hearings on the proposal in different locations throughout the state to provide a reasonable opportunity for residents in all parts of the state to present statements and views on the proposed guidelines. Notice of the hearings shall be published at least once in each of the three weeks immediately preceding the hearing in one or more newspapers of general circulation in each county of the state. If an amendment to the guidelines addresses an issue limited to one geographic area, the number and location of hearings may be adjusted consistent with the intent of this subsection to assure all parties a reasonable opportunity to comment on the proposed amendment. The department shall accept written comments on the proposal during the sixty-day public comment period and for seven days after the final public hearing.
(c) At the conclusion of the public comment period, the department shall review the comments received and modify the proposal consistent with the provisions of this chapter. The proposal shall then be published for adoption pursuant to the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW.
(3) The department may adopt amendments to the guidelines not more than once each year. Such amendments shall be limited to: (a) Addressing technical or procedural issues that result from the review and adoption of master programs under the guidelines; or (b) issues of guideline compliance with statutory provisions.
[ 2003 c 262 s 1; 1995 c 347 s 304; 1971 ex.s. c 286 s 6.]

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Finding—Severability—Part headings and table of contents not law—1995 c 347: See notes following RCW 36.70A.470.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1984–2012 · leading case: Kelly Samson v. City of Bainbridge Island, 683 F.3d 1051 (9th Cir. 2012).
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Kelly Samson v. City of Bainbridge Island, 683 F.3d 1051 (9th Cir. 2012). · cites it 2× “080 (West 2000) (“Local governments shall develop or amend, within twenty-four months after the adoption of guidelines as provided in RCW 90.58.060, a master program for regulation of uses of the shorelines of the state consistent with the required elements of the guidelines…”
Clam Shacks of Am., Inc. v. Skagit Cnty., 743 P.2d 265 (Wash. 1987). “RCW 90.58.060(a), (b). Further, and consistently, RCW 90.”
Citizens for Rational Shoreline Plan. v. Whatcom Cnty., 258 P.3d 36 (Wash. 2011). “See RCW 90.58.060, .100. As empowered by the SMA, Ecology retains sole authority to review and accept a local jurisdiction’s proposed SMP; a process that involves Ecology’s providing public notice, a comment period, and potentially holding public hearings.”
Friends & Land Owners Opposing Dev. v. Dep't of Ecology, 684 P.2d 765 (Wash. Ct. App. 1984). “RCW 90.58.060. Ultimately, local governments were expected to submit master programs for shorelines usage to DOE, and DOE was empowered to approve the plans, integrate them into a comprehensive "state master program" (RCW 90.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 90.58.060(a) — 1 case
Clam Shacks of Am., Inc. v. Skagit Cnty., 743 P.2d 265 (Wash. 1987). “RCW 90.58.060(a), (b). Further, and consistently, RCW 90.”
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