The requirements of this local law do not apply to emergency
activities that are necessary to protect public health, safety, or
welfare, including preventing damage to natural resources. Whenever
emergency activities are undertaken, damage to natural protective
features and other natural resources must be prevented, if possible,
or minimized.
The Administrator must be notified by the person responsible
for taking the emergency measures within two (2) working days from
the commencement of an emergency measure and a description of the
problem and activities provided. The description must be in written
form, outline the public health or safety or resource for which protection
was sought, and relate the measures which were taken to secure the
protection.
If the Administrator determines that a regulated activity has
been undertaken without a Coastal Erosion Management Permit, and does
not meet the emergency activity criteria, then the Administrator will
order the immediate cessation of the activity. In addition, the Administrator
may require:
(A) Removal of any structure that was constructed or placed without a
Coastal Erosion Management Permit, and
(B) The return to former conditions of any natural protective feature
that was excavated, mined, or otherwise disturbed without a Coastal
Erosion Management Permit.