Shoreline Master Plans: The Winds of Change are Blowing Across Your Lake

Dwight | December 17, 2009

New shoreline master plans are coming to your lake–or maybe they’ve already arrived. Check here to see what’s new in the rules and regulations that impact the way you build or remodel your lakefront property.

Shoreline Setback Options

Dwight | June 3, 2009

City of Sammamish Shoreline setbacks I am often asked a simple question, how close can I build to the lake? Like many simple questions, the answer is fairly complex. I will try to reduce it to the basics in this post. These comments are primarily about properties within the City of Sammamish. As the City [...]

Sammamish Home Owners Web Page

Dwight | March 22, 2009

The Sammamish Home Owners Group is working with the City to create a fair and effective Shoreline Master Program. We are recruiting members and drafting amendments to the proposed code. The Draft Plan, as it stands, is excessively restrictive and does not allow for some of the best practices in shoreline management.  This effort has been [...]