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

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ACT 16 (D) Prevent coastal flooding from inland projects; (7) Managing development; (A) Use, implement, and enforce existing law effectively to the maximum extent possible in managing present and future coastal zone development; (B) Facilitate timely processing of applications for development permits and resolve overlapping or conflicting permit require- ments; and (C) Communicate the potential short and long-term impacts of proposed significant coastal developments early in their life cycle and in terms understandable to the public to facilitate public participation in the planning and review process; (8) Public participation; (A) Promote public involvement in coastal zone management processes; (B) Disseminate information on coastal management issues by means of educational materials, published reports, staff con- tact, and public workshops for persons and organizations concerned with coastal issues, developments, and government activities; and (C) Organize workshops,policy dialogues, and site-specific media- tions to respond to coastal issues and conflicts; (9) Beach protection; (A) Locate new structures inland from the shoreline setback to con- serve open space, minimize interference with natural shoreline processes, and minimize loss of improvements due to erosion; (B) Prohibit construction of private [ ] shoreline hardening structures [seaward of the shoreline, e ept they r-estAt in impr-oved etie and engmeut}ens-tom or-osion at the sites and do not], including seawalls and revet- ments, at sites having sand beaches and at sites where shoreline hardening structures interfere with existing recreational and waterline activities; (C) Minimize the construction of public [ ] shoreline hardening structures [seaward of the sher-elfin ], in- cluding seawalls and revetments, at sites having sand beaches and at sites where shoreline hardening structures interfere with existing recreational and waterline activities; Minimize .grading of and damage to coastal dunes; [4))] LE) Prohibit private property owners from creating a public nuisance by inducing or cultivating the private property own- er's vegetation in a beach transit corridor; and [W4] to Prohibit private property owners from creating a public nuisance by allowing the private property owner's unmain- tained vegetation to interfere or encroach upon a beach transit corridor; and (10) Marine and coastal resources; (A) Ensure that the use and development of marine and coastal resources are ecologically and environmentally sound and eco- nomically beneficial; (B) Coordinate the management of marine and coastal resources and activities to improve effectiveness and efficiency; 260