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17B.02.293 Hydraulic Project Approval (HPA) A construction permit issued bv the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for work that will use, divert, obstruct, or change the natural flow or bed of anv of the salt or fresh waters of the state. 1 7 8.02.295 Hyporheic zone. "Hyporheic zone" is the region beneath and alongside a stream bed, where there is mixing of shallow groundwater and surface water. (Ord. 2016-006, 2016) 1 78.02.300 | n-stream structure. "ln-stream structure" is a structure, other than a pier or dock, which is placed waterward of the ordinary high water mark and either causes or has the potential to cause water impoundment or the diversion, obstruction, or modification of water flow. In-stream structures include natural materials that are installed or repositioned by humans, such as root wads and log jams, for purposes of stream restoration or shorel ine sta b i lization. (Ord. 201 6-006, 201 6) 178.02.305 Lake. "Lake" means a body of standing water in a depression of land or expanded part of a stream, of twenty (20) acres or greater in total surface area, including reservoirs. A lake is bounded by the ordinary high water mark (OHWM), or where a stream enters the lake, the extension of the lake's OHWM within the stream. (Ord. 2016-006,2016) 178,.02.310 Limited master program amendment. "Limited master program amendment" means a master program amendment that addresses specific procedural and/or substantive topics and which is not intended to meet the complete requirements of a comprehensive master program update. (Ord. 2016-006, 2016) 17 8.02.31 5 Local government. "Local government" means any county, incorporated city or town which contains within its boundaries shorelines of the state subject to RCW Chapter 90.58. (Ord. 2016-006,2016) 178.02.320 Marine. "Marine" means pertaining to tidally influenced waters, including oceans, sounds, straits, marine channels, and estuaries, including the Pacific Ocean, Puget Sound, Straits of Georgia and Juan de Fuca, and the bays, estuaries, and inlets associated therewith. (Ord.2016-006,2016) 178.02.325 Master program or Shoreline master program or Program. "Master program" or "Shoreline master program" or "Program" means the comprehensive use plan for a described area, the use regulations together with maps, diagrams, charts, or other descriptive material and text, a statement of desired goals, and standards developed in accordance with the policies enunciated in RCW 90.58.020 and the applicable guidelines. As provided in RCW 36.70A.480, the goals and policies of a shoreline master program approved under RCW Chapter 90.58 shall be considered an element of the county's comprehensive plan. All other portions of the county's shoreline master program adopted under RCW Chapter 90.58, including use regulations, shall be considered a part of the county's development regulations. (Ord. 2016-006, 2016)