Sec. 27.01.03.08. Public Beaches and Other Public Water-Oriented Recreation or Education Areas

A. Public beaches or other public water-oriented recreation or education areas including, but not limited to, publicly owned boat launching and docking facilities and fishing piers may be permitted in the Buffer in intensely developed areas.

B. These facilities may be permitted within the Buffer in limited development areas and resource conservation areas provided that:

(1) Adequate sanitary facilities exist;

(2) Service facilities are, to the extent possible, located outside the Buffer;

(3) Permeable surfaces are used to the extent practicable, if no degradation of ground water would result;

(4) Disturbance to natural vegetation is minimized; and

(5) Areas for passive recreation, such as nature study, and hunting and trapping, and for education, may be permitted in the Buffer within resource conservation areas, if service facilities for these uses are located outside of the Buffer.