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Policies: <br />1. Existing RS District controls on development and land use will be strictly <br />enforced, and reinforced where necessary, to avoid potential problems <br />related to sanitation, public safety and security, fire protection, etc. <br />2. The City will encourage private landowners of island properties to <br />protect their shorelines from erosion. Natural rock rip-rap and other natural <br />methods will be encouraged. Development of retaining wall systems in the <br />lakeshore area will be discouraged. <br />3. <br />4. <br />The City will define specific approved access locations for individual <br />inland Record Lots, and will establish policies and ordinances regulating <br />vehicular use of the undeveloped roadways. Use of the undeveloped <br />platted roadways for vehicular travel will be limited to the extent necessary <br />to protect private property as well as to curtail and prevent soil erosion, tree · <br />damage, etc. Tree removal within platted rights-of-way shall be by permit <br />only. No platted right-of-way shall be paved except that the City may <br />improve or specifically permit improvement of designated access locations <br />in order to maintain suitable access and limit environmental damage. The <br />City may close to vehicular use certain platted roadways if it is determined <br />that continued use will cause environmental harm. <br />Island lakeshore will be maintained in a natural state. Tree removal near <br />the lakeshore shall be as strictly regulated as it is in all lakeshore areas of the <br />City. <br />Deering Island <br />Deering Island is a small (approximately 4-5 acres) privately owned island in West <br />Arm Bay, constituting a single tax parcel and having a single owner. Many of the <br />same issues, goals and policies pertaining to Big Island carry over to Deering Island. <br />CMP 3B-42