1. (a) Subject to (c), below, tidal shoreline stabilization shall be accomplished using living shoreline techniques unless the applicant demonstrates that a living shoreline is not practicable.

2. (b) Living shoreline techniques shall include the following:

   1. (1) Soft vegetative bank stabilization, including regrading and replanting of slopes, in which all work occurs at or above the mean tide level;
   2. (2) Bioengineered bank stabilization that uses a combination of live vegetation, shells, woody material, or geotextile matting, which may include regrading and replanting of slopes with all work occurring at or above the mean tide level;
   3. (3) Soft vegetative shoreline stabilization that occurs below mean tide level, which may include fill and soft sill structures to restore the stabilizing and natural functions of salt marshes; and
   4. (4) Bioengineered shoreline stabilization that occurs below mean tide level, which may include fill and a combination of live vegetation, woody material, geotextile matting, and harder structural materials such as rocks to create a sill at toe of a marsh or bank stabilization project.

3. (c) Living shoreline techniques shall be required if the project is to replace an existing stabilization structure that:

   1. (1) Has not functioned as required by Env-Wt 609.01; or
   2. (2) Is not an existing legal structure.

Source. #12806, eff 12-15-19