§ 16-586. Development within the secondary shoreline protection zone.

All development in a secondary shoreline protection zone shall be designed, constructed and maintained to avoid adverse effects on the primary shoreline protection zone and in accordance with the following requirements:

(1)

All development shall be set back at least 50 feet from the landward boundary of the primary shoreline protection zone.

(2)

Impervious surfaces, including buildings, walkways and other paved areas, shall be limited to 40 percent of the land area of the entire site.

(3)

The development shall retain a minimum of 25 percent of the natural vegetation on the site.

(4)

Point source and nonpoint source discharges into any lake are prohibited, except for stormwater.

(5)

If no natural vegetation exists, strips of buffer vegetation shall be planted between development activities and the primary shoreline protection zone. Buffers shall be a minimum of ten feet wide and shall be composed of native plant species or other plants permitted for landscaping purposes.

(6)

The developer shall completely restore any portion of a primary shoreline protection zone damaged during construction.

(7)

The town council may require other reasonable protective measures to be undertaken within the secondary shoreline protection zone as necessary to prevent significant adverse effects on the primary shoreline protection zone. Protective measures may include, but are not limited to:

a.

Maintaining natural drainage patterns.

b.

Limiting the removal of vegetation to the minimum necessary to carry out the development activity.

c.

Expeditiously replanting denuded areas.

d.

Minimizing the amount of fill used in the development activity.

e.

Disposing of dredged spoil at specified locations in a manner causing minimal environmental damage.

f.

Constructing channels at the minimum depth and width necessary to achieve their intended purposes, and designing them to prevent slumping and erosion and allow revegetation of banks.

g.

Designing, locating, constructing and maintaining all development in a manner that minimizes environmental damage.

(Land Development Code 1995, § 4.04.05)