The waters of Bellingham Bay below the elevation of extreme low tide (ELT) including the waters of those pocket estuaries identified on the Marine Shoreline Maps in Chapter 22.11 BMC and the waters of Lake Whatcom below OHWM and those shorelands associated with Lake Whatcom are designated as shorelines of statewide significance (SSWS) per RCW 90.58.030(2)(e). The Shoreline Management Act states “the long-term interests of all the people shall be paramount in the management of shorelines of statewide significance.” [Ord. 2013-02-005 § 2 (Exh. 1)].