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Shoreline Street Ends

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East Harrison Street

Shoreline Street Ends are those platted streets that run into water and provide access and/or views of Lake Washington, Lake Union or Puget Sound, as identified in the Shoreline Street Ends Map. The city has 149 shoreline street ends. Many are already open to the public. SDOT Director's Rule #00-1 is the city's guidelines on the Shoreline Street Ends Program and includes the process for improving a shoreline street end for public access and permitting of private uses.

South Willow Street

City Resolution 29370, adopted in September 1996, identified shoreline street ends as a scarce and valuable public resource which should be open for the enjoyment and benefit of the public. This policy was adopted after much public discussion and careful consideration. Ordinance 119673 was adopted in October 1999 to establish a new type of permit and a new fee schedule for permitting private uses of the shoreline street ends. Although the ultimate goal is to remove all private uses of these street ends, the permit process acknowledges some private uses will continue.

Click here for the director's rule regarding street ends.

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