(1) The potential economic benefits provided by mining should be balanced with the goal of protecting shoreline ecological functions. New mining activity should not be permitted in areas where the ecological damage would be significant and/or could not be offset through effective mitigation or restoration measures.

(2) Mining should be located and conducted so as to provide long-term protection of water quality, fish and wildlife species and habitats, to minimize disruption to the natural shoreline character, resources and ecology, and to avoid net loss of ecological functions in accordance with this Program and other applicable laws.

(3) Areas that are mined should be promptly restored, following completion of the mining activities, to semi-natural or other useful condition through a reclamation process.

(4) Mining should not interfere with existing public access or recreation on the shoreline.

(5) Mining operations should be located, designed, and managed so that adjoining properties do not experience adverse impacts from noise, dust, or other effects of the operation.

(6) The County should review proposals for new mining to determine if any such development would thwart or substantially compromise planned restoration actions. The County should work with the proponents of each project to resolve likely conflicts between mining and planned restoration.