Resolution 2392 - Laserfiche WebLink

• • • • 12 Policies: 1. Give priority to commercial, industrial and recreational development that is water-surface or ghorcline dependent and . those developments that will provide substantial numbers of the public an opportunity to enjoy the shorelines. 2. Limit the adverse effects of new commercial, industrial and recreational development upon the physical enviornment and natural processes. 3. Prevent commercial and industrial development from scattering randomly or from locating in undeveloped areas prematurely. 4. Locate commercial and industrial development in areas already developed so long as such areas have not reached their carrying capacity. 5. Encourage the development of commercial, industrial and recre- ational activities which can make use of existing public services. 6. Encourage development toward a multi-use concept to provide public access to the shoreline while maintaining the economic viability of the principal use. C. PUBLIC ACCESS ELEMENT Goal: Assure and regulate safe, convenient and diversified access for the public to the publicly owned shorelines of Snohomish County and assure that the intrusions created by public access will recognize the rights of private property owners, will not endanger life, and will not adversely affect fragile natural areas. Policies: 1. Respect and protect the enjoyment of private rights in shoreline property when considering public access development. 2. Locate, design and maintain public access development so as to protect the natural environment and natural processes. 3. Provide for the public health and safety when developing public access. 4. Purchase or otherwise make available to the public shoreline properties including tideland tracts if their value for public use merits such action. 5. Provide for and design various types of access which are appropriate to the shoreline environment and its specific uses. D-4 i 0 EXHIBIT 3d y of 7 GENERAL USE POLICIES