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Public Hearing Draft (clean) - City of Bainbridge Island

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3.2.4.1 Purpose<br />

The purpose <strong>of</strong> <strong>Island</strong> Conservancy is to accommodate a variety <strong>of</strong> private or public<br />

recreational uses that might have a higher level <strong>of</strong> impact than would be allowed in the<br />

Natural designation. Uses should incorporate elements compatible with protecting,<br />

conserving and restoring ecological functions <strong>of</strong> open space, floodplains and other sensitive<br />

lands and manage valuable historic and cultural resources where they exist.<br />

3.2.4.2 Designation Criteria<br />

Areas to be designated <strong>Island</strong> Conservancy should include the following criteria:<br />

1. Areas that are in public ownership such as open space or parks; in private ownership which<br />

is voluntarily designated and one <strong>of</strong> the following:<br />

a. Areas that are appropriate and planned for development that is compatible with<br />

maintaining or restoring ecological functions; or<br />

b. Areas suitable for water-related or water-enjoyment uses.<br />

c. Areas <strong>of</strong> high scenic or recreational value.<br />

d. Areas that are suitable for water-oriented uses, but not generally suitable for<br />

intensive uses due to the potential impacts these uses may have on the existing<br />

shoreline characteristics.<br />

e. Areas free from extensive development that retain important ecological functions such<br />

as:<br />

i. Steep slopes and landslide hazard areas.<br />

ii. Sediment source for littoral cell.<br />

iii. Flood-prone areas.<br />

iv. Areas with soils that have poor drainage.<br />

v. Geo-hydraulic shoreforms (e.g., accretion beaches, point bars, spits).<br />

vi. Areas important to the maintenance <strong>of</strong> surface and groundwater flow and<br />

water quality.<br />

vii. Maintaining biodiversity<br />

viii. Wetlands and estuaries.<br />

2. Areas containing natural resources which lend themselves to management on a sustainedyield<br />

basis, such as shellfish harvesting.<br />

3. Areas with extensive or unique historic or cultural resources.<br />

4. Areas where intensive development or use would interfere with natural processes and<br />

result in significant damage to other resources.<br />

<strong>Bainbridge</strong> <strong>Island</strong> Shoreline Master Program---<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Hearing</strong> <strong>Draft</strong> SMP - March 12, 2012<br />

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