[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Saugerties 8-27-1976 by L.L. No.
1-1976 (Ch. 38 of the 1975 Municipal Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to § 24-0501 of the New York State Freshwater
Wetlands Act (Article 24 of the New York Environmental Conservation
Law), the Town of Saugerties 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 map 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 wetland up to 100 feet from the boundary
of such wetland. Such regulatory authority shall be undertaken and
exercised in accordance with all of 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.
This chapter shall take effect after filing with the Secretary
of State and upon the filing with the Clerk of the Town of Saugerties
of the final Freshwater Wetlands Map by the New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation pursuant to § 24-0301 of the
Freshwater Wetlands Act and §§ 20 and 27 of the Municipal
Home Rule Law, applicable to any or all lands within the Town of Saugerties.
