(1) Allowed uses shall be limited by the general policies and specific regulations regarding use preferences for water-dependent and water-oriented uses. Allowed uses may be specified and limited in specific shoreline permits. In the case of nonconforming development, the use provisions of this code shall be applied to any change of use, including occupancy permits.

(2) In the event of any conflict between shoreline policies and regulations and any other regulations of the city, shoreline policies and regulations shall prevail unless other regulations provide greater protection of the shoreline natural environment and aquatic habitat.

(3) All regulations applied within the shoreline shall be liberally construed to give full effect to the objectives and purposes for which they have been enacted. Shoreline Master Program policies, found in the city’s Comprehensive Plan, establish intent for the shoreline regulations in addition to Chapter 90.58 RCW and Chapters 173-26 and 173-27 WAC. (Ord. 1373 § 46, 2014).