The State Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Policy is that: Development shall be concentrated in suitable areas; Sensitive areas shall be protected; In rural areas, growth shall be directed to existing population centers, and resource areas shall be protected; Stewardship of the Chesapeake Bay and the land shall be a universal ethic; Conservation of resources, including a reduction in resource consumption, shall be practiced; To encourage the achievement of the policies in §§A—E of this regulation, economic growth shall be encouraged and regulatory mechanisms shall be streamlined; and Funding mechanisms shall be addressed to achieve the policies of §§A—F of this regulation.