17.150.055 Residential development.
(1) Residential development should be permitted only where there are adequate provisions for utilities, circulation and access.
(2) Any new residential subdivision or other residential development shall meet all policies and regulations of this program, the zoning code, the subdivision code and other applicable policies and regulations.
(3) Any new residential subdivision or other residential development shall demonstrate that a primary residence can be built and maintained on each new lot that:
(a) Does not require new structural shoreline stabilization;
(b) Does not require a variance or modification of any standard within the SMP;
(c) Does not require modification of critical area buffers;
(d) Does not cause foreseeable risk from geological conditions during the life of the development;
(e) Does not require new flood hazard control measures not currently incorporated in the applicable flood hazard management plan or result in increased flood hazard to other property; and
(f) Does not result in an unmitigated net loss of ecological functions.
(4) Transportation and utility facilities to serve new residential subdivision or other residential development should be located outside of SMP jurisdiction if feasible and as far from the water’s edge as feasible.
(5) Any new residential subdivision or other residential development should be clustered if feasible to provide the maximum possible area of natural or restored native vegetation adjacent to the shoreline.
(6) Residential development including over-water structures is prohibited.
(7) Public access to and along the affected shoreline shall be provided in compliance with SMC 17.150.025.
(8) Boating facilities are prohibited in or adjacent to new residential development. Residents shall be served by public facilities and marinas and other moorage serving regional needs. (Ord. 1373 § 46, 2014).