State and regional policies and plans—for regional land use planning, transit-oriented development, economic development, and other uses—should seek to exclude priority natural resource lands (identified through state or regional planning) from areas identified as priority development areas or focus areas for growth, just as they would exclude large areas of wetlands or floodplain.
4.a MAPC and allied organization should recommend modifications to Chapter 43D regulations or implementation to discourage development of priority natural resource lands