Specifications include, but are not limited to: Clatsop County is required to inventory beaches and dunes and describe the stability, movement, groundwater resources, hazards and values of the beach, dune, and interdune areas. The County must then apply appropriate beach and dune policies for use in these areas. Clatsop County’s Goal 18 was originally adopted in 1980 and has not be holistically reviewed or updated since that time. As considerable technological changes have occurred, particularly with regard to offshore energy sources which may involve cable landings or other impacts to Clatsop County’s beaches and dunes, it is imperative that Goal 18 be comprehensively reviewed and updated. Statewide Planning Goal 18 includes some requirements that are of particular importance: Prohibition Areas Statewide Planning Goal 18 prohibits development on the most sensitive and hazardous landforms in the beach and dune environment, including beaches, active foredunes and other dune areas subject to severe erosion or flooding. This requirement has been instrumental in preventing inappropriate development on these critical landforms. 1. develop and implement a public involvement plan to obtain community input and feedback on the updates to Goal 18 2. review existing plans and data inventories, applicable supporting documents, publicly available State data, and Clatsop County’s Goal 18 policies 3. evaluate Clatsop County’s current Goal 18 against Statewide Planning Goal 18 and ORS to determine consistency with current legislation, regulations and standards 4. identify areas where Clatsop County Goal 18 does not comply with Statewide Planning Goals, Oregon Revised Statutes and/or Oregon Administrative Rules 5. develop a report summarizing the coastal hazards and climate change impacts on beaches and dunes 6. develop policies and implementation standards and regulations to address best management practices to mitigate sea level rise and coastal erosion 7. prepare digital maps relevant to Goal 18, including an inventory of properties/structures that qualify for beach armoring under Statewide Planning Goal 18 8. develop policies and incorporate standards associated with protective armoring of public roads threatened by coastal erosion consistent with revisions approved by LCDC in 2022 9. develop policies and standards to address non-structural armoring of areas subject to coastal erosion 10. identify issues associated with cable landings and other offshore development and infrastructure, governed by Statewide Planning Goal 19, that may impact Clatsop County’s beaches and dunes and develop associated policies and implementation standards to address any foreseeable impacts
