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(c) shore recreation facilities, including but not limited to swimming areas, docks, and xvatercraft mooring areas and launching ramps, must be centralized and located in areas suitable for them. Evaluation of suitability must include consideration of land slope, water depth, vegetation, soils, depth to groundwater and bedrock, or other relevant factors. The number of spaces provided for continuous beaching, mooring, or docking of watercraft must not exceed one for each allowable dwelling unit or site in the first tier (notwithstanding existing mooring sites in an existing commercially used harbor). Launching ramp facilities, including a small dock for loading and unloading equipment, may be provided for use by occupants of dwelling units or sites located in other tiers; (d) structures, parking areas, and other facilities must be treated to reduce visibility as viewed from public waters and adjacent shorelands by vegetation, topography, increased setbacks, color, or other means acceptable to the local unit of government, assuming summer, leaf-on conditions. Vegetative and topographic screening must be preserved, if ex/sting, or may be required to be provided; (e) accessory structures and facilities, except water oriented accessory structures, must meet the required principal structure setback and must be centralized; and (f) water-oriented accessory structures and facilities may be allowed if they meet or exceed design standards contained in this section and are centralized. Conversions. Local governments may allow existing resorts or other land uses 'and facilities to be converted to residential planned unit developments if all of the following standards are met: 1. Proposed conversions must be initially evaluated using the same procedures for residential planned unit developments involving all new construction. Inconsistencies between existing features of the development and these standards must be identified. 2. Deficiencies involving water supply and sewage treatment, structure color, impervious coverage, open space, and shore recreation facilities must be corrected a's part of the conversion or as specified in the conditional 'use pe~Ynit. 3. Shore and bluff impact zone deficiencies must be evaluated and reasonable improvements made as part of the conversion. These improvements must include, where applicable, the following: (a) removal of extraneous buildings, docks, or other facilities that no longer need to be located in shore or bluff impact zones; (b) remedial measures to correct erosion sites and improve veget.ative cover and screening of buildings and other facilities as viewed fi'om the water; and (c) if existing dwelling units are located in shore or bluff impact 'zones, conditions are attached to approvals of conversions that precl.ude exterior expansions in any -222- 32