This document discusses key considerations for landscape development along water fronts, including visual impacts, environmental issues, safety, heritage, recreation, and natural hazards. It provides guidelines on maintaining scenic quality through appropriate siting of structures, use of vegetation, and lighting control. The document also stresses the importance of public accessibility to waterfront areas and preserving ecological features and fish/wildlife habitats while protecting development from hazards.

1. WATER FRONT DEVELOPMENT

2. CONSIDERATION FOR LANDSCAPE
DEVELOPMENT WATER FRONT ,
 VISUAL IMPACTS
 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
 SAFETY
 HERITAGE
 RECREATIONAL POTENTIAL
 NATURAL HAZARDS
 WATER RESOURCE

3. VISUAL
SCENIC QUALITY
 WATERFRONT'S PHYSICAL CHARACTER:
ITS LANDFORM, VEGETATION, SHORELINE
CONFIGURATION, AND WATER FEATURES.
 WATERFRONT'S CULTURAL CHARACTER:
ITS LAND USE, EPHEMERAL CHARACTERISTICS,
HISTORIC CHARACTER, SYMBOLIC VALUE/MEANING,
ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER, LANDSCAPE
CHARACTER, STATE OF UPKEEP, AND DISCORDANT
FEATURES .
 IMPORTANT WATERFRONT VIEWS:
IDENTIFY THE VIEW SHED, LENGTH AND BREADTH OF
VIEWS, BACKGROUND, COMPOSITION, AND FOCAL
POINTS

4. LOCATION OF STRUCTURES
 STRUCTURES AND DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE SET
BACK FROM PUBLIC VIEW POINTS SUCH AS ROADS,
PARKS, AND ESPECIALLY SHORELINES, KEPT OUT OF
SIGHT-LINES TO SCENIC VIEWS, AND SITED IN
INCONSPICUOUS LOCATIONS TO MAINTAIN THE
ATTRACTIVE QUALITY OF THE SHORELINE AND TO
RETAIN VIEWS TO AND FROM THE SHORE
 STRUCTURES AND LOTS IN SUBDIVISIONS SHOULD BE
CLUSTERED OR ORIENTED TO RETAIN VIEWS, SAVE
OPEN SPACE, AND PROVIDE VISUAL HARMONY. VISUAL
COMPATIBILITY, THE DEGREE OF CONGRUITY OR "FIT"
BETWEEN THE VISUAL ELEMENTS OF A PROJECT AND
THE SETTING IN WHICH IT IS LOCATED, SHOULD BE
CONSIDERED IN THE PLANNING PROCESS TO
MINIMIZE THE VISUAL IMPACTS OF DEVELOPMENT

5. VIEW CORRIDORS
 UNATTRACTIVE SCENIC ELEMENTS SHOULD BE
REMOVED OR RESTORED WHEN THEY DETERIORATE OR
BECOME DEGRADED
 ORIGINAL LANDFORMS AND HISTORIC LANDSCAPES
SHOULD BE MAINTAINED OR RESTORED WHEREVER
POSSIBLE
 AREAS OF VEGETATION, ESPECIALLY NATIVE
VEGETATION, SHOULD BE MAINTAINED OR ADDED TO
THROUGH SCENIC AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS,
OR LANDSCAPING PLANS, AND USED TO PROVIDE
INTEREST, ENCOURAGE THE PRESENCE OF WILDLIFE,
BLEND STRUCTURES INTO THE SITE, AND OBSCURE
UNATTRACTIVE ELEMENTS, EXCEPT WHEN SELECTIVE
CLEARING CREATES VIEWS OF COASTAL WATERS
FROM PUBLIC LANDS.

6. AS A LAST RESORT APPROPRIATE MATERIALS OTHER
THAN VEGETATION SHOULD BE USED TO SCREEN
UNATTRACTIVE ELEMENTS.
BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES SHOULD BE ON AN
APPROPRIATE SCALE, AND USE FORMS AND MATERIALS TO
ENSURE THEY ARE COMPATIBLE WITH AND ADD INTEREST
TO THE LANDSCAPE. COMPATIBLE COLORS AND
MATERIALS AND SENSITIVE DESIGN CAN HELP INTEGRATE
DEVELOPMENT INTO THE LANDSCAPE.
LIGHT POLLUTION OF THE NIGHT SKIES SHOULD BE
AVOIDED BY ENCOURAGING USE OF LEAST-POLLUTING
LIGHT SOURCES. ALL FIXTURES SHOULD BE PROPERLY
SHIELDED AND AIMED AT THE GROUND. LIGHTING
INSTALLATIONS FOR STREET LIGHTING, PARKING LOTS,
BALL FIELDS, ETC. SHOULD COMPLY WITH THESE
STANDARDS. IMPROVEMENTS IN LIGHTING CONTROL
REGULATIONS FOR LOCALIZED SOURCES SHOULD BE
CONSIDERED AND BETTER ENFORCED

7. GUIDELINES FOR WATERFRONT
DESIGN
 PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY:
PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE WATERFRONT AREAS, SUCH AS
REGIONAL AND LOCAL PARKS, TRAILS AND WINDOWS-TO-
THE LAKE/BAY ARE IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE CITIZENS WITH
OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN A VARIETY OF
WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES.
 UNIQUE VALUABLE RESOURCE:
THE WATERFRONT SHALL BECOME A MAJOR SOURCE OF
COMMUNITY PRIDE THROUGH PROMOTION OF THE MERITS
OF THE WATERFRONT AS A UNIQUE AND VALUABLE
RESOURCE THAT PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN DEFINING THE
CITY IN A NATURAL SETTING.
 HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE :
ALL ACTIVITIES AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT SURROUNDING
THE WATERFRONT SHOULD BE CLEAN, OPEN, CONNECTED,
GREEN, ACCESSIBLE, USEABLE, DIVERSE, ATTRACTIVE AND
AFFORDABLE.

8. ENVIRONMENTAL :
 PRESERVE WATERFRONT FEATURES:
TO PRESERVE WATERFRONT AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT
ECOLOGICAL VALUE AND TO RECOGNIZE THAT PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE USE OF OR ACCESS TO THESE AREAS SHALL BE
LIMITED DUE TO THEIR SENSITIVE NATURE.
 PERMANENT LANDFORM:
TO MAINTAIN THE SHORE AND BANKS ALONG THE
WATERFRONT AS A PERMANENT, STABLE LANDFORM IN A
MANNER THAT MAINTAINS THE NATURAL APPEARANCE OF
THE WATERFRONT IN APPROPRIATE AREAS.
 FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT:
TO MAINTAIN OR ENHANCE FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT,
INCLUDING THE WATER QUALITY.
 HAZARD LANDS:
TO PROTECT DEVELOPMENT ON OR NEAR THE LAKE / BAY
SHORELINE FROM POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
RELATED TO FLOODING, EROSION AND STORM
SUSCEPTIBILITY.