(1) The goal of accommodating single-family residential development along shorelines should be balanced with the need to protect ecological functions and processes.

(2) New residential use and development should be planned, designed, and located to minimize adverse impacts on fish and wildlife species and habitat, vegetation, and water quality; to maintain slope and soil stability; and to preserve views of the shoreline from nearby upland vantage points.

(3) Low impact development practices and cluster development should be implemented as appropriate to preserve natural shoreline features, minimize stormwater runoff, and reduce utility and road construction and maintenance costs.

(4) Creation of new residential lots through land division should be designed, configured and developed to minimize impacts to ecological functions and processes, even when all lots are fully built out.

(5) The County should review proposals for new residential developments 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 residential development and planned restoration.