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(1) Policies.

(a) Give preference along the shoreline to water-oriented uses, while controlling pollution and preventing damage to the natural environment.

(b) Nonwater-oriented accessory development or use that does not require a shoreline location should be located landward of shoreline jurisdiction unless such development is required to serve approved water-oriented uses and/or developments.

(c) Encourage uses and development that enhance or increase public access to the shoreline or provide some public benefit.

(d) Protect current agricultural uses on agricultural land and provide for new agricultural uses so that they are located and designed to ensure no net loss of ecological functions and do not have a significant adverse impact on other shoreline resources and values.

(e) The design, density and location of all allowed uses and developments should reflect physical and natural features of the shoreline and should assure no net loss of ecological functions by avoiding and minimizing adverse effects on shoreline ecology.

(f) Site plans and structural designs for shoreline development should acknowledge the water’s proximity and value as an ecological and scenic resource. Development and uses should be designed in a manner that directs land alteration to the least sensitive portions of the site.

(2) Regulations.

(a) All uses in the shoreline shall comply with the City’s development code and this Program.

(b) The shoreline use and modification table (Table 16.55.320-1) defines those uses that are permitted, conditional, or prohibited. All uses and modifications that are not specifically listed in the table are “unclassified.” Unclassified uses shall be considered conditional uses and shall be governed by the policies in WAC 173-26.

(c) All structures in the shoreline shall be designed and constructed consistent with the underlying zoning and shall not exceed 35 feet above average grade level, consistent with RCW 90.58.

(d) To the extent feasible, shoreline developments shall locate the water-oriented portion of their development along the shoreline and place all other facilities landward, or outside the shoreline jurisdiction in compliance with use preferences stated in RCW 90.58.020, WAC 173-26-241(2)(a)(iii) and 173-26-211(3)(b).

(e) In compliance with WAC 173-26-221(4)(d)(iv), where proposed development creates a conflict between water-dependent uses or physical public access and maintenance of views from adjacent properties, the water-dependent uses and physical public access shall have priority.

(f) The design, construction, and operation of permitted uses in the shorelines shall minimize interference with the public’s use of the water. (Ord. 16-3 §25, 2016).