Section 51.34. Factors to consider.

  The department shall consider the following factors when evaluating bluff protection projects:

(1)  The condition and quality of the bluff's biological, archaeological or historical features or their ability to recover from past disturbance, or both.

(2)  The existing and potential threats to the bluff features' long-term viability caused by human activities, including development and land use changes.

(3)  The existing and potential threats to the bluff caused by natural factors such as extensive erosion due to high water levels.

(4)  The size of the bluff.

(5)  The potential for the bluff site to be linked with other protected bluff lands or significant natural features.

(6)  The extent to which bluffs containing similar features are already protected.

(7)  The accessibility of the bluff for public use and the ability of the site to sustain that use.

Emerg. cr. Register, eff. 9-1-00; CR 00-135 : cr. Register July 2001, No. 547 eff. 8-1-01.