Revised PD Background and Recommendation Amendments to Planning Commission Rule 8 and 9

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ACT 16 (A) Protect beaches and coastal dunes for [publie].- Cij Public use and recreation[...],- ii The benefit of coastal ecosystems*, and iii Use as natural buffers against coastal hazards; and Coordinate and fund beach management and protection. (10) Marine and coastal resources; (A) Promote the protection, use, and development of marine and coastal resources to assure their sustainability. (c) Policies. (1) Recreational resources; (A) Improve coordination and funding of coastal recreational planning and management; and (B) Provide adequate, accessible, and diverse recreational opportu- nities in the coastal zone management area by: (i) Protecting coastal resources uniquely suited for recre- ational activities that cannot be provided in other areas; (ii) Requiring [replaeemenfl restoration of coastal resources [having] that have significant recreational and ecosystem value,, including[;] but not limited to coral reefs, surfing sites, fishponds, [ ] sand beaches, and coastal dunes when [sue] these resources will be unavoidably dam- aged by development; or requiring [ ] monetary compensation to the State for recreation when [r-eplaee- ment] restoration is not feasible or desirable; (iii) Providing and managing adequate public access, consis- tent with conservation of natural resources, to and along shorelines with recreational value; (iv) Providing an adequate supply of shoreline parks and oth- er recreational facilities suitable for public recreation; (v) Ensuring public recreational uses of county, state, and federally owned or controlled shoreline lands and waters having recreational value consistent with public safety standards and conservation of natural resources; (vi) Adopting water quality standards and regulating point and nonpoint sources of pollution to protect, and where feasible, restore the recreational value of coastal waters; (vii) Developing new shoreline recreational opportunities, where appropriate, such as artificial lagoons, artificial beaches, and artificial reefs for surfing and fishing; and (viii) Encouraging reasonable dedication of shoreline areas with recreational value for public use as part of discre- tionary approvals or permits by the land use commission, board of land and natural resources, and county authori- ties; and crediting [sueh] that dedication against the re- quirements of section 46-6; (2) Historic resources; (A) Identify and analyze significant archaeological resources; (B) Maximize information retention through preservation of re- mains and artifacts or salvage operations; and (C) Support state goals for protection, restoration, interpretation, and display of historic resources; (3) Scenic and open space resources; (A) Identify valued scenic resources in the coastal zone manage- ment area; 258