§ 22.04.550. Shoreline.

"Shoreline" means a line determined by the ordinary high-water mark, as defined in the Shoreline Management Act of 1971 as follows:

Ordinary high water mark on all lakes, streams, and tidal water is that mark that will be found by examining the beds and banks and ascertaining where the presence and action of waters are so common and usual, and so long continued in ordinary years, as to mark upon the soil a character distinct from that of the abutting upland, in respect to vegetation, as that condition exists on the effective date of this chapter or as it may naturally change thereafter; provided, that in any area where the ordinary high water mark cannot be found, the ordinary high water mark adjoining saltwater shall be the line of mean higher high tide and the ordinary high water mark adjoining freshwater shall be the line of mean high water.

(Or, as shown by markings of water surface contaminants on rocks, bulkheads, pilings, or other relatively permanent structure or natural feature.)

(Ord. 11274 § 2 (part), 1996)