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3E. A wide range of public water-oriented opponunities shall be provided at the water's edge within the coastal areas in the City of Sunny Isles Beach. 1brough its Development Review process, the City shall continue to afford greater visual and physical public access to the beach and Intra-coastal Waterway. 3F. The City shall place a high priority on maintaining existing water-d.ependent uses (i.e., uses which cannot exist or occur without association with coastal or estuarine water masses), and water-related uses by the public by identifying appropriate, environmentally compatible areas for such activities. Priority will be given in land planning by the City for water-dependent land uses along the shoreline. ..... - .. - ., -. 3B. " .. , .. 3C. " .. . .. 3D. " '1' .. .. .. .. .. .. III .. .. ~ .. 11 .. " . II Ii . . . .. '.,2(/(1(1, 20 IS All significant natural resources and systems shall be protected from incompatible land mes, including the Intra-coastal Waterway, coastal wetlands and mangrove areas and reestablished coastal dune systems and vegetation. The City of Sunny Isles Beach shall not sponsor any growth-subsidizing programs which promote future year-round population growth beyond that provided for by the Miami-Dade County Comprehensive Plan. The provision of fucilities and services to accomplish the timely evacuation of the City's residents in advance of approaching hurricanes shall be a priority of the Gty of Sunny Isles Beach's transportation planning and hurricane preparedness programs. Bulkhead repair or construction shall include the placement of rip-rap except where placement would be a hazard to navigation, or public safety, or would preclude continued public recreational uses. Alternatives to rip-rap, such as an area of wave- absorbing material built into a seawall, shall be evaluared for use in places where rip- rap is not practical or safe, and where boat wakes create hazards to navigation. 3G. New developments along the beach and Intra-coastal Warerway at a minimum should include environmentally compatible shoreline access facilities such as walkways, piers, and viewing areas with landscaping grouped or spaced for views of and from the water. 3H. The use of causeways, road rights-of-way and canal easements at shorelines shall be expanded wherever possible and additional sires sought to provide public access for water-related activities. 31. No filling, spoiling or placement of structures in or over coastal or estuarine waters shall be pennitted to diminish water surface areas that have been traditionally and intensively used by the general public for activities such as fJShing, swimming, and boating. IlJI .. {)j '")un 8