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Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program observation tower, pier, boat launching ramp, dock or pier area, or other area serving as a means of view and/or physical approach to public waters and may include interpretive centers and displays. 2. New shoreline use and development by public entities, such as localgovernments, port districts, state agencies, and public utility districts, shall provide public access as part of each development project, unless such access is shown to be incompatible with the Program due to reasons of safety, security, or adverse impacts to shoreline functions and processes. 3. New shoreline use and development by private entities shall provide public access when: a. The development would generate a public demand for one or more forms of such physical or visual access; b. The development will impair existing legal access opportunities or rights; or c. The development is not a preferred shoreline use (e.9. non-water-oriented commercial or industrial development). 4. Public health and safety concerns associated with community or public access sites shall be adequately mitigated. 5. Efforts to implement the public access provisions of this Section shall be consistent with all relevant constitutional and other legal limitations on regulation of private property and the principles of nexus and proportionality. 6. Public access requirements on privately owned lands shall be commensurate with the scale and character of the use and/or development and shall be reasonable, effective and fair to all affected parties, including, but not limited to, the landowner and the public. 7. Where feasible, providers of shoreline public access shall: a. Locate and design public access improvements in a manner that is compatible with the natural shoreline character and avoids adverse impacts to shoreline ecological processes and functions; and b. Ensure public access improvements and amenities are safe, respect individual privacy, and avoid or minimize visual impacts from neighboring properties; and c. Provide maps, signage, and orientation information to inform the public of the presence and location of privately held shorelands, especially those adjacent to public access and recreational areas; and d. lncorporate programs, signage and informational kiosks into public access locations, where appropriate, to enhance public education and appreciation of shoreline ecology and areas of historical or cultural significance. 8. Opportunities to provide visual public access shall be evaluated during the review and conditioning of all proposed commercial and industrial shoreline developments and residential developments involving more than four (4) residential parcels. Chapter 5 March 7,2016 92