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6. Protection of shoreline vegetation should be established in all adjacent upland designations
to protect the ecological functions and characteristics of the Priority Aquatic designation.
(See Section 4.1.5, Critical Areas.)
7. A management study of each area should be conducted with appropriate agencies and
residents of each area to determine possible refinements to the adopted types, changes in
the boundaries of the areas included in the Priority Aquatic designation, and inclusion of
additional management strategies.
8. Restoration or enhancement of aquatic resources and adjacent uplands is encouraged.
3.3.2.8 Priority Aquatic Category B Management Policies
1. Implement policy number 1 in Priority Aquatic A management policies (3.3.2.7)
2. Uses and activities which would potentially degrade or significantly alter the natural or
visual character or ecological functions of the shoreline should be limited and only allowed
when adverse impacts can be mitigated to ensure no net loss of ecological functions.
3. Public use and access should be permitted for:
a. Scientific, historical, educational;
b. Recreational shellfish harvesting of a de minimis nature;
c. Ingress/egress, when vessels are operated to limit wake and noise impacts; and
d. Uses compatible with the purpose of this designation, provided that no significant,
adverse impact to the biological and visual resources of on the areas will result.
4. In conjunction with the part of an Island-wide shoreline restoration plan physical
alterations should only be considered when they serve to protect or enhance significant,
unique, or highly valued features which might otherwise be degraded or destroyed.
5. Protection and enhancement of shoreline buffers should be established in all adjacent
upland designation to protect the ecological functions and characteristics of the Priority
Aquatic designation areas. (See 4.1.5 Critical Areas.)
6. Restoration or enhancement of aquatic resources and adjacent uplands is encouraged.
3.4 Shoreline Residential and Shoreline Residential Conservancy
Designation Strategy
In general, shoreline designations for single family residential are based on the existing
characteristics of the shoreline environment and modified by the expected land use. Criteria
were established for each of the shoreline designation. To ensure consistent application of
assigning residential designations a framework for assigning residential designations was
developed to meet natural resource management strategies recommended by the Environmental
Technical Advisory Committee. The committee recommended using a broad stroke approach
to manage natural resources in an attempt to avoid a piecemeal development pattern. This
approach is consistent to WAC 173-26-211. The following rules apply:
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