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Exhibit C SMP Update | 17B.07.030 Permit Exemptions Page 2 of 10 <br />There are six amendments proposed to update Section 17B.07.030 Permit Exemptions: Item 2019-a proposes to add the cost threshold for building freshwater docks to developments exempt from shoreline substantial development permitting process, located in KCC 17B.07.030(2)(h). Item 2019-c proposes to update KCC 17B.07.030(2)(p)(iv) to list all fish habitat enhancement <br />project criteria, as found in RCW 77.55.181(1)(a)(i-iv). Item 2017-a proposes to update the cost threshold for substantial development from $6,416 to $7,047, as adjusted by the Office of Financial Management. <br /> <br />Item 2017-c proposes to add clarifying exemption language to KCC 17B.07.030, for compliance <br />with Ecology’s exemption rules. The amendment proposes to add exemptions for remedial actions <br />pursuant to RCW 90.58.355; boatyard improvements necessary to meet NPDES permit <br />requirements; WSDOT facility maintenance and safety improvements; projects consistent with <br />RCW 90.58.045; and projects authorized via the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council process. <br /> Item 2016-a proposes to add exemption language to KCC 17B.07.030(2) for retrofitting existing structures to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Item 2007-c proposes to add all fish habitat enhancement project criteria as found in RCW 77.55.181(1)(a)(i-iv) to KCC 17B.07.030(2)(p)(iv). Final SMP Draft 17B.07.030 Permit Exemptions. 1. General provisions. a. Only those uses and developments that meet the precise terms of one (1) or more of the listed exemptions may be granted exemption from the substantial development permit process. b. An exemption from the substantial development permit process is not an exemption from compliance with the Act or Master Program or from any other regulatory requirements. c. The burden of proof that a development or use is exempt from the permit process is on the applicant. d. If any part of a proposed use or development is not eligible for exemption, then a substantial development permit is required for the entire proposal. e. Conditions may be attached to the approval of exempted uses or developments as necessary to assure consistency of the project with the Act and the Master Program. 2. Developments exempt from shoreline substantial development permitting process. Subject to the general provisions above, exempt activities include those set forth in WAC 173-27-040(2) and RCW 90.58.030, as amended: