Skykomish River Park Pickleball Courts Shoreline Conditional Use Permit

The applicant, the City of Monroe Parks & Rec Department, is requesting a shoreline conditional use permit for the construction of two new pickleball courts, contained within one concrete pad (54 x 60 ft), at the Skykomish River Park. The proposed project area is adjacent to an existing asphalt path and exercise equipment. The project area is currently grass and maintained by the Parks & Rec staff as part of the greater Skykomish River Park. The zoning for the area is “Parks” and the shoreline designation for the area is “Urban Conservancy.” The applicable Shoreline Master Plan policy for this proposal is, “4. Public access and public recreation objectives should be implemented whenever feasible and significant ecological impacts can be mitigated.”   The park is located within the 100-year floodplain.