Pursuant to § 24-0501 of the New York
State Freshwater Wetlands Act (Article 24 of the New York Environmental
Conservation Law), the Town of Stanford shall fully undertake and
exercise its regulatory authority with regard to activities subject
to regulation under the Act in freshwater wetlands, as shown on the
Freshwater Wetlands Map, as such may from time to time be amended,
filed by the Department of Environmental Conservation pursuant to
the Act, and in all areas adjacent to any such freshwater wetlands
up to 100 feet from the boundaries of such wetland. Such regulatory
authority shall be undertaken and exercised in accordance with all
the procedures, concepts and definitions set forth in Article 24 of
the New York Environmental Conservation Law and Title 23 of Article
71 of such law relating to the enforcement of Article 24, as such
law may from time to time be amended, with exceptions, additions and
modifications as may from time to time be enacted.
This chapter, adopted on the date set forth
below, shall take effect upon the filing with the Clerk of the
Town of Stanford of the final Freshwater Wetlands Map by the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation pursuant to § 24-0301
of the Freshwater Wetlands Act applicable to any or all lands within
the Town of Stanford.