(1) Recreation facilities within SMA jurisdiction are preferred that are water-oriented or provide public access to the water.

(2) Recreation facilities should prevent concentration of use pressure at a few points by encouraging the development of a combination of areas and linear access (parking areas and easements, for example), when providing public access as provided in SMC 17.150.025.

(3) Accessory use facilities such as restrooms and parking areas shall be set back from critical area buffers and shall be outside SMA jurisdiction if feasible.

(4) A zone of native vegetation shall be provided adjacent to the edge of the water of the maximum practical extent consistent with provisions for public access and water-oriented facilities.

(5) Recreation areas should include chemical-free management except spot spraying for weed control of sufficient width to assure that fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and other chemicals are not discharged into the water. Management of native vegetation is preferred in this area.

(6) Recreational development shall provide nonmotorized access to the shoreline such as pedestrian and bicycle paths and shall provide signs indicating the public’s right of access to shoreline areas. Motorized vehicular access is prohibited except as essential for water-dependent uses such as boat launch ramps and maintenance.

(7) Recreational facilities shall provide adequate parking to prevent parking overflow to adjacent private land or public streets in residential neighborhoods.

(8) Recreational facilities shall make adequate provisions, such as landscape screening, fences and other measures, to protect the privacy and enjoyment of adjacent land uses and open space areas. (Ord. 1373 § 46, 2014).