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on lands subject to the provisions of RCW 90.58.030(2)(d)(ii) are not subject to additional <br />regulations under this chapter. <br />(Ord. 2016-006, 2016) <br /> <br />17B.02.440 Shoreline areas and shoreline jurisdiction. <br />"Shoreline areas" and "shoreline jurisdiction" means all "shorelines of the state" and "shorelands" as <br />defined in RCW 90.58.030. (Ord. 2016-006, 2016) <br /> <br />17B.02.445 Shoreline functions. <br />"Shoreline functions" see definition for "ecological functions." (Ord. 2016-006, 2016) <br /> <br />17B.02.450 Shoreline master program. <br />"Shoreline master program" see definition for "Master program." (Ord. 2016-006, 2016) <br /> <br />17B.02.455 Shoreline modifications. <br />"Shoreline modifications" means any human activity that changes the structure, hydrology, habitat, <br />and/or functions of a shoreline. Bulkheads, piers, docks, shoreline stabilization systems, clearing and <br />grading, application of chemicals, berms or significant vegetation removal, and dikes are all examples <br />of shoreline modifications. (Ord. 2016-006, 2016) <br /> <br />17B.02.460 Shorelines. <br />"Shorelines" means all of the water areas of the state, including reservoirs, and their associated <br />shorelands, together with the lands underlying them; except (i) shorelines of statewide significance; <br />(ii) shorelines on segments of streams upstream of a point where the mean annual flow is twenty <br />cubic feet per second (20 cfs) or less and the wetlands associated with such upstream segments; and <br />(iii) shorelines on lakes less than twenty (20) acres in size and wetlands associated with such small <br />lakes. (Ord. 2016-006, 2016) <br /> <br />17B.02.465 Shorelines of statewide significance. <br />"Shorelines of statewide significance" means the shorelines identified in RCW 90.58.030 which <br />because of their elevated status require the optimum implementation of the Shoreline Management <br />Act’s policies. This includes all rivers with a mean annual flow of greater than two hundred cubic feet <br />per second (200 cfs) and lakes with surface areas of one thousand (1,000) acres or more. (Ord. 2016- <br />006, 2016) <br /> <br />17B.02.470 Shorelines of the state. <br />"Shorelines of the state" are the total of all "shorelines" and "shorelines of statewide significance" <br />within the state. (Ord. 2016-006, 2016) <br /> <br />17B.02.475 Should. <br />"Should" means that the particular action is required unless there is a demonstrated, compelling <br />reason, based on policy of the Shoreline Management Act and this chapter, against taking the action. <br />(Ord. 2016-006, 2016) <br /> <br />17B.02.480 Significant vegetation removal. <br />"Significant vegetation removal" means the removal or alteration of trees, shrubs, and/or