[Added 3-28-2009 ATM by Art. 21]
The Stream Protection District is created as
one of the Shoreland Zones, pursuant to the Department of Environmental
Protection Shoreland Zoning Guidelines. This district creates a buffer
around all streams as defined by this chapter, as mandated in the
DEP rules. The purpose of this district is to protect these streams
from the adverse impacts of development, and to protect productive
habitat, biological ecosystems, and scenic and natural values.
The Stream Protection District includes all
land areas within 75 feet, horizontal distance, of the normal high-water
line of a stream, exclusive of those areas within 250 feet, horizontal
distance, of the normal high-water line of a great pond, or river,
or within 250 feet, horizontal distance, of the upland edge of a freshwater
wetland. Where a stream and its associated shoreland area are located
within 250 feet, horizontal distance, of the above water bodies or
wetlands, that land area shall be regulated under the terms of the
shoreland zoning district associated with that water body or wetland.
There are no density standards for the Stream
Protection District because most activities are prohibited. In addition,
no portion of any lot created after the original effective date of
this standard and lying within the Stream Protection District may
be used to meet the dimensional requirements of other districts in
which the remainder of the lot is situated.
The permitted uses are those indicated in Article V of this chapter.
