13.07.030 Shoreline residential.
A. Purpose. The purpose of the “shoreline residential” environment is to accommodate current and planned residential development and appurtenant structures, as well as appropriate public access and recreational uses, in areas suited for urban densities.
B. Designation Criteria. Properties should be designated as shoreline residential if they are predominantly single-family or multifamily residential development or are planned and platted for residential development. This designation is appropriate for residential uses on lands with underlying zoning classifications for detached and attached residential, excepting residential lands established as community activity centers within the zoning code.
C. Management Policies.
1. Standards for density or minimum frontage width, setbacks, lot coverage limitations, lot dimensions, buffers, shoreline stabilization, vegetation conservation, critical area protection, and water quality shall be set to assure no net loss of shoreline ecological functions, taking into account the environmental limitations and sensitivity of the shoreline area, the level of infrastructure and services available, and other comprehensive planning considerations and should mitigate adverse impacts to maintain shoreline ecological functions.
2. Access, utilities, and public services should be available and adequate to serve existing needs and/or planned future development.
3. Visual and physical access should be implemented whenever feasible and adverse ecological impacts can be avoided. Within attached residential developments, continuous public access along the shoreline should be provided, preserved or enhanced.
4. Multifamily and multi-lot residential and water-oriented recreational developments should provide joint use community recreational facilities.
5. Water-dependent recreational uses should be permitted.
6. Limited water-oriented commercial uses which depend on or benefit from a shoreline location should also be permitted provided the underlying zoning classifications permit such uses. (Ord. 2112 § 3 (Exh. C), 2013).