A. New business development in coastal areas limited to water -dependent or water-enhanced activities which will minimally impact environmental setting
1. Identify business activities considered dependent upon coastal location
2. Identification of coastal resource elements (fisheries, habitats, etc.)
3. Classify economic use opportunities for coastal areas by sensitivity of coastal resources to development types
4. Change public/planners/decision makers behavior/ understanding of coastal resources and development’s long term effects
5. Regulate building in coastal areas according to 1 and 2
6. Coordinate permitting and planning
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EXISTING PROGRAMS: 1. Outreach ·
Shoreland planning
309 grants ·
VEDP site search 2. Regulation ·
Local Zoning ·
VWPP, designation of
impaired waters, DEQ N/A 3.
Monitoring ·
4. Planning/coordination · CBLAD coastal lands management· Elizabeth River Action Plan· PDC Comp plans · Transportation planning 5.
Research · Comprehensive Coastal Inventory –VIMS N/A |
MISSING ELEMENTS: 1. Outreach ·
Develop adequate
technical and financial assistance to localities to meet this goal 2. Regulation ·
Authorize and fund
enforcement resources 3. Authority ·
Develop shalloow water
use planning/management (aquatic resource zoning) ·
4. Monitoring ·
5.
Planning/coordination
· Provide incentives to localities that zone appropriately · Develop guidance for shoreland planning · Coordinate state and local regulatory programs 6.
Research · Develop tool for siting marinas, aquaculture and other shallow water uses 7.
Definition of
management targets ·
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