Bothell City Council was scheduled to consider final approval of the Shoreline Master Program update

What the records say

The agenda for the May 5, 2026 Bothell City Council meeting listed Agenda Bill #26-070, '2023 Shoreline Master Program Final Approval,' with a recommended action to adopt an ordinance accepting the conditional approval amendments from the Washington State Department of Ecology, finalizing the BMC 13 Shoreline Master Program 2023 update ¹. The packet listed Ordinance 2402, the Department of Ecology's conditional approval letter, and a draft ordinance as attachments ¹. The available records are pre-meeting materials and do not establish the meeting's outcome.

• The City Council was scheduled to consider Agenda Bill #26-070, Shoreline Master Program approval, at its May 5, 2026 meeting.
• The recommended action was to adopt an ordinance accepting the Department of Ecology's conditional approval amendments, finalizing the BMC 13 Shoreline Master Program 2023 update.
• The packet listed Ordinance 2402, the Department of Ecology conditional approval letter, and a draft ordinance as attachments.

Why it matters

The scheduled action would finalize the 2023 update to the city's Shoreline Master Program (BMC 13) by accepting the Department of Ecology's conditional approval amendments ¹. The Shoreline Master Program governs shoreline use and development regulations within the city, so final adoption would complete the update that shapes how shoreline properties and development are regulated in Bothell. The supplied records are pre-meeting materials and do not show whether the ordinance was adopted ¹.

What changed / what's next

• The record shows the 2023 Shoreline Master Program update reached conditional approval from the Department of Ecology, with final local adoption scheduled for consideration on May 5, 2026 ¹.
• The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome; whether the council adopted the ordinance finalizing the update is not shown in the supplied pre-meeting packet ¹.