Pursuant to § 24-0501 of the New York State Freshwater
Wetlands Act (Article 24 of the New York Environmental Conservation
Law), the Village of Nissequogue 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 wetlands 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, with
the following exceptions: additions and modifications (§ 24-0501
Subdivision 3 provides for a specification of any exceptions, additions
and modifications to the procedures of Article 24).
This chapter shall take effect upon the filing with the Clerk
of the Village of Nissequogue 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 Village of Nissequogue.
The Board of Trustees shall administer the Freshwater Wetlands
Law as it pertains to the Village of Nissequogue and shall promulgate
such rules and regulations it feels necessary for the proper administration
of the wetlands program as it applies to the Village.
The Building Department and the Building Inspector will, from
time to time, make the inspections necessary for proper enforcement
of the Wetlands Protection Law.