[Amended 7-3-1979 by L.L. No. 17-1979]
Because the erection of bulkheading, docks, wharfs and piers
into or along natural bodies of water and the dredging of natural
bodies of water and the digging of canals extending the flow of natural
bodies of water and the filling in of lands along the shoreline and
in the tidal wetlands all have ecological consequences, it is hereby
declared to be the policy of the Village Board of Sag Harbor to regulate,
by permit, whether and to what extent the above activities may be
carried out.
Hereafter, no person shall, without a permit obtained from the
Sag Harbor Village Trustees:
A. Erect any bulkheading, docks, wharfs or piers into or along the shoreline
of any natural body of water or along any shoreline altered by excavation,
fill or otherwise.
[Amended 7-3-1979 by L.L. No. 17-1979]
B. Dig canals, boat basins or ramps in any lands within the Village
limits which will connect with bodies of salt water.
C. Dredge or fill along the shoreline or in the tidal wetlands of the
Village of Sag Harbor, as the term "tidal wetland" is or shall be
defined in the Environmental Conservation Law of the State of New
York.
[Amended 7-3-1979 by L.L. No. 17-1979]
Such permit shall be applied for on forms to be supplied by
the Village and shall be accompanied by a recent survey prepared by
a surveyor licensed by the State of New York showing the work proposed.
Upon demand by the Village, the applicant may also be required to
furnish a topographical survey.
Such application shall be accompanied by an application fee
as shall be set from time to time by a resolution by the Board of
Trustees.
Such application shall be acted upon after a public hearing
to be held within 30 days after the filing of the application.
Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing, if, upon presentation
of an application under this chapter, it appears to the Board of Trustees
in its sole discretion that the work to be done thereunder consists
exclusively of maintenance dredging or maintenance bulkheading to
restore that which had previously existed, then the Board may waive
the requirement for the public hearing as aforesaid and issue a permit
for such maintenance dredging or maintenance bulkheading for a fee
for such maintenance work as shall be set by resolution of the Board
of Trustees from time to time.