A. Protect environmentally sensitive natural areas and the functions they perform by the careful and considerate regulation of development;

B. Minimize damage to life, limb and property due to landslides and erosion on steep or unstable slopes, seismic hazard areas and areas subject to subsidence;

C. Protect wetlands and their functions and values;

D. Protect and maintain stream flows and water quality within the streams;

E. Minimize or prevent siltation to the receiving waters of Gig Harbor Bay for the maintenance of marine water quality and the maintenance and preservation of marine fish and shellfish;

F. Preserve natural forms of flood control and stormwater storage from alterations to drainage or stream flow patterns;

G. Protect aquifer recharge areas from undesirable or harmful development;

H. Protect, maintain and enhance areas suitable for wildlife, including rare, threatened or endangered species;

I. Protect, maintain and enhance fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas within their natural geographic distribution so as to avoid the creation of subpopulations;

J. Implement the goals, policies and requirements of the Growth Management Act. (Ord. 1036 § 6, 2006; Ord. 611 § 1, 1991).