B.   Zoning of existing structures when they become available on the market to be used for water dependent or water enhanced activities , with consideration given to economic and environmental suitability of gov’t property purchase and restoration to natural communities

1. Identify business activities considered dependent upon coastal location

2. Classify economic use opportunities for  coastal areas by sensitivity of coastal resources to development types

3. Change in public/planners/decision makers behavior/ understanding or coastal resources and development’s long term effects

4. Regulate re-use in coastal areas according to 1 and 2

 

 

EXISTING PROGRAMS:

1.  Outreach

·         Shoreland planning 309 grants

·         VEDP site search

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2.  Regulation 

·         Local Zoning

·         VWPP, designation of impaired waters, DEQ

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

3.  Monitoring 

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4.  Planning/coordination

·         CBLAD coastal lands  management

·         Elizabeth River Action Plan

·        PDC Comp plans

·         Transportation planning

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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)

·         Provide statutory authority for use of impact fees

 

 

 

4.  Monitoring

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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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