Develop
shoreline use policies and regulations
A shoreline "use" is the end to which a land or water area is ultimately
employed. Regulations in SMPs are often referred to as “use requirements.”
Use policies establish the principles applicable to each use category and
serve as a bridge between SMP goals and the use regulations. Use regulations set physical development and management standards
addressing, for example: location restrictions, design considerations,
limitations on construction and materials, buffer and setback
requirements, etc.
Shoreline use policies and regulations are specific to individual
use categories.
Ecology guidelines for shoreline uses
The guidelines begin with four stated
principles that
guide development of local use policies and regulations. The guidelines
include requirements for
conditional use provisions.
- Agriculture
- Aquaculture
-
Boating Facilities (marinas, launch ramps, moorage, etc.)
- Commercial Development (retail, restaurants, offices, etc.)
- Forest Practices
- Industry (manufacturing, shipbuilding, wholesale warehousing, cargo
transfer, construction yards, etc.)
- Instream Structures
- Mining
- Recreational Development - non boating (parks, trails, golf courses,
etc.)
- Residential Development
-
Transportation Facilities - roads, ferries, private air strips,
helipads, etc.
- Utilities (wastewater treatment, electrical substations, etc.)
Sample local shoreline use policies
Read or download guidelines for
use policies and regulations (external link)
Ecology
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