RESIDUALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT Clause Samples
The "Residually Significant Impact" clause defines the threshold or criteria for impacts that remain significant after all reasonable mitigation measures have been implemented. In practice, this clause is often used in environmental or project agreements to identify and address effects that cannot be fully eliminated, such as ongoing noise, pollution, or ecological disruption, even after best efforts to minimize them. Its core function is to ensure that parties acknowledge and plan for unavoidable consequences, thereby promoting transparency and responsible management of residual risks.
RESIDUALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. An environmental impact that, when after all mitigation sequencing🕈 (see above) has been applied, remains significant.
RESIDUALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. An environmental impact that, when after all mitigation sequencing🕈 (see above) has been applied, remains significant. upgrading of impaired ecological shoreline processes or functions🕈. This may be accomplished through measures including, but not limited to, revegetation, removal of intrusive shoreline structures and removal or treatment of toxic materials. Restoration does not imply a requirement for returning the shoreline area to aboriginal or pre-European settlement conditions. REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON (RCW🕈): The compilation of all permanent laws now in force. A collection of Session Laws (enacted by the Legislature, and signed by the Governor, or enacted via the initiative process), arranged by topic, with amendments added and repealed laws removed. It does not include temporary laws such as appropriations acts. SEASHORE CONSERVATION AREA (SCA��): The area west of the SCL (see below), or lands west of the 1889 Government Meander Line deeded to the state of Washington, and under the control of the state of Washington to be used for recreational activities. SEASHORE CONSERVATION LINE (SCL🕈): Originally, a line established in 1968 approximately one hundred feet (100’) east of the vegetation line; the area west of the SCL is included in the Seashore Conservation Area🕈. Now, a moveable line reviewed and re-established by the Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission every 10 years, starting in 1980. There are now 1980, 1990, 2000, and 2010 SCLs. The 1980 SCL is the current building setback line in Long Beach, and private construction may not occur west of the 1980 SCL.