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Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (generally applicable to any project occurring on or over navigable waters);or Section 404 permit under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (generally applicable to any project which may involve discharge of dredge or fill material to any water or wetland area). i. The letter of exemption must indicate the specific exemption provision from WAC 173-27-040 that is applicable to the proposal and provide a summary of the consistency of the proposal with the regulations of this SMP. ii. Watershed restorations projects must be reviewed in an expeditious manner and an exemption decision, together with any conditions, must be issued within forty-five (45) days of receiving all materials necessary to review the request for exemption. No fee may be charged for accepting and processing requests for exemption for watershed restoration projects as used in this Section. 4.$-Prog rammatic statements of exemption. a. Applicability. Programmatic statements of exemption may be issued for activities exempt under the provisions of KCC 178.07.030(2) above that: i. Are repetitive and part of a maintenance program or other similar program; ii. Have the same or similar identifiable impacts each time the activity is repeated at all sites covered by the programmatic statement of exemption; and iii. Are suitable to having standard conditions that will apply to any and all sites. b. Conditions. A programmatic statement of exemption shall not be issued until appropriate conditions, if needed, are developed and approved. Conditions shall apply uniformly to each activity authorized and all locations covered by the programmatic statement of exemption. Conditions may include specifications for the frequency, method and contents of periodic status repofts. c. Revisions. The programmatic statement of exemption may be modified or withdrawn if the Shoreline Administrator determines that: i. The programmatic statement of exemption or activities authorized under the statement of exemption no longer comply with law; ii. The programmatic statement of exemption does not provide adequate regulation of the activity; iii. The conditions or the manner in which the conditions are implemented are not adequate to protect against the impacts resulting from the activity. d. Expiration. Programmatic exemptions shall expire five (5) years after the date of issuance if a shorter expiration period is not specified in the exemption approval. (Ord. 2016-006, 2016) 17B.07.04O Types of permits. 1, Substantial development permits: All substantial development undertaken on shorelines of the state requires a permit to ensure consistency with the policies of RCW 90.58.020 and the Master Program. 2. Variances: The purpose of a variance permit is strictly limited to granting relief from specific bulk, dimensional or performance standards set forth in the applicable Master Program where there are extraordinary circumstances relating to the physical character or configuration of property such that the strict implementation of the Master Program will impose unnecessary hardships on the applicant or thwart the policies set forth in RCW 90.58.020. When a use or development is proposed that does not comply with the bulk, dimensional and performance