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(2) CONSERVE FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PLANT HABITAT; AND

(3) ESTABLISH LAND USE POLICIES FOR DEVELOPMENT IN
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY CRITICAL AREA WHICH ACCOMMODATE GROWTH AND
ALSO ADDRESS THE FACT THAT, EVEN IF POLLUTION IS CONTROLLED, THE
NUMBER, MOVEMENT, AND ACTIVITIES OF PERSONS IN THAT AREA CAN
CREATE ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.

(C) AT A MINIMUM, A PROGRAM SUFFICIENT TO MEET THE GOALS
STATED IN SUBSECTION (B) INCLUDES:

(1) A MAP DESIGNATING THE CRITICAL AREA IN A LOCAL
JURISDICTION;

(2) A COMPREHENSIVE ZONING MAP FOR THE CRITICAL AREA;

(3) AS NECESSARY, NEW OR AMENDED PROVISIONS OF THE
JURISDICTION'S:

(I) SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS;

(II) COMPREHENSIVE OR MASTER PLAN;

(III) ZONING ORDINANCES OR REGULATIONS;

(IV) PROVISIONS RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT; AND

(V) PROVISIONS AS APPROPRIATE RELATING TO
GRANDFATHERING OF DEVELOPMENT AT THE TIME THE PROGRAM IS ADOPTED
OR APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION;

(4) PROVISIONS REQUIRING THAT PROJECT APPROVALS SHALL
BE BASED ON FINDINGS THAT PROJECTS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE
STANDARDS STATED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION;

(5) PROVISIONS TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF LAND COVERED BY
BUILDINGS, ROADS, PARKING LOTS, OR OTHER IMPERVIOUS SURFACES, AND
TO REQUIRE OR ENCOURAGE CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT, WHERE NECESSARY OR
APPROPRIATE;

(6) ESTABLISHMENT OF BUFFER AREAS ALONG SHORELINES
WITHIN WHICH AGRICULTURE WILL BE PERMITTED ONLY IF BEST
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ARE USED, PROVIDED THAT STRUCTURES OR ANY
OTHER USE OF LAND WHICH IS NECESSARY FOR ADJACENT AGRICULTURE
SHALL ALSO BE PERMITTED IN ANY BUFFER AREA;

(7) REQUIREMENTS FOR MINIMUM SETBACKS FOR STRUCTURES
AND SEPTIC FIELDS ALONG SHORELINES;

(8) DESIGNATION OF SHORELINE AREAS IF ANY THAT ARE
SUITABLE FOR PARKS, HIKING, BIKING, WILDLIFE REFUGES, SCENIC
DRIVES, PUBLIC ACCESS OR ASSEMBLY, AND WATER-RELATED RECREATION
SUCH AS BOAT SLIPS, PIERS, AND BEACHES;