DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
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Policy 1
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Restore, revitalize, and redevelop deteriorated and underutilized
waterfront areas for commercial, industrial, cultural, recreational,
and other compatible uses
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Policy 1A
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Promote uses that serve as a catalyst to private investment
and are compatible with the character of the area
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Policy 2
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Retain, develop and promote water-dependent uses and facilities
on or adjacent to coastal waters
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Policy 2A
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Promote water-enhanced uses that support and don't complete
for space with nearby water-dependent commercial and recreational
uses
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Policy 3
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Ensure that development occurs in areas where public infrastructure
essential to support such development is available
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Policy 3A
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Residential development will be encouraged in areas located
north and south of the Village of Youngstown where adequate public
infrastructure exists to support it
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Policy 4
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Streamline and expedite permit procedures to facilitate development
activities at suitable locations
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FISH AND WILDLIFE POLICIES
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Policy 5
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Significant coastal fish and wildlife habitats will be protected,
preserved, and, where practical, restored to maintain their viability
as habitats
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Policy 5A
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The Four Mile Creek Bay Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife
Habitat shall be protected, preserved, and, where practical, restored
to maintain its viability as a habitat
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Policy 6
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Protect fish and wildlife resources in the coastal area from
the introduction of hazardous wastes and other pollutants which bio-accumulate
in the food chain or which cause significant sublethal or lethal effects
on those resources
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Policy 7
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Expand recreational use of fish and wildlife resources in coastal
areas by increasing access to existing resources, supplementing existing
stocks, and developing new resources
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FLOODING AND EROSION POLICIES
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Policy 8
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Buildings and other structures will be sited in the Porter WRA
to minimize damage to property and the endangering of human lives
caused by flooding and erosion
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Policy 9
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Activities or development in the coastal area will be undertaken
to minimize damage to natural resources and property from flooding
and erosion by protecting natural protective features, including beaches,
dunes, barrier islands and bluffs
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Policy 10
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The construction or reconstruction of erosion protection structures
shall be undertaken only if they have a reasonable probability of
controlling erosion for at least 30 years as demonstrated in design
and construction standards and/or assured maintenance or replacement
programs
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Policy 11
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Activities and development, including the construction or reconstruction
of erosion protection structures, shall be undertaken so that there
will be no measurable increase in erosion or flooding at the site
of such activities or development, or at other locations
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Policy 12
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Mining, excavation or dredging in the Porter WRA shall not significantly
interfere with the natural coastal processes which supply beach materials
to land adjacent to such waters and shall be undertaken in a manner
which will not cause an increase in erosion of such land
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Policy 13
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Public funds shall only be used for erosion protective structures
where necessary to protect human life, and new development which requires
a location within or adjacent to an erosion hazard area to be able
to function, or existing development; and only where the public benefits
outweigh the long-term monetary and other costs, including the potential
for increasing erosion and adverse effects on natural protective features
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Policy 14
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Nonstructural measures to minimize damage to natural resources
and property from flooding and erosion shall be used whenever possible
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GENERAL POLICY
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Policy 15
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To safeguard the vital economic, social and environmental interests
of the state and of its citizens, proposed major actions in the Porter
WRA must give full consideration to those interests, and to the safeguards
that the state has established to protect valuable coastal resource
areas
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PUBLIC ACCESS POLICIES
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Policy 16
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Protect, maintain, and increase the level and types of access
to public water-related recreation resources and facilities
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Policy 17
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Access to the publicly owned foreshore and to lands immediately
adjacent to the foreshore or the water's edge that are publicly owned
shall be provided, and it shall be provided in a manner compatible
with adjoining uses
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RECREATION POLICIES
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Policy 18
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Water-dependent and water-enhanced recreation will be encouraged
and facilitated, and will be given priority over non-water-related
used along the coast
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Policy 18A
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Maintain, and, where appropriate, expand, water-dependent recreational
uses and facilities
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Policy 19
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Development, when located adjacent to the shore, will provide
for water-related recreation, whenever such use is compatible with
reasonably anticipated demand for such activities, and is compatible
with the primary purpose of the development
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HISTORIC AND SCENIC RESOURCES POLICIES
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Policy 20
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Protect, enhance and restore structures, districts, areas or
sites that are of significance in the history, architecture, archaeology
or culture of the state, its communities, or the nation
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Policy 21
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Protect, restore or enhance natural and man-made scenic resources
that are not identified as being of statewide significance, but that
contribute to the overall scenic quality of the Porter WRA
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AGRICULTURAL LANDS POLICY
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Policy 22
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Conserve and protect agricultural lands in the Porter WRA
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ENERGY AND ICE MANAGEMENT POLICIES
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Policy 23
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Decisions on the siting and construction of major energy facilities
in the Porter WRA will be based on public energy needs, compatibility
of such facilities with the environment, and the facility's need for
a shorefront location
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Policy 24
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Ice management practices shall not interfere with the production
of hydroelectric power, damage significant fish and wildlife and their
habitats, or increase shoreline erosion or flooding
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Policy 25
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The development of offshore uses and resources, including renewable
energy resources, shall accommodate New York State's long-standing
ocean and Great Lakes industries, such as commercial and recreational
fishing and maritime commerce, and the ecological functions of habitats
important to New York
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WATER AND AIR RESOURCES POLICIES
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Policy 26
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Municipal, industrial, and commercial discharge of pollutants,
including, but not limited to, toxic and hazardous substances, into
coastal waters will conform to state and national water qualify standards
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Policy 27
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State coastal area policies and management objectives of approved
local waterfront revitalization programs will be considered while
reviewing coastal water classifications and while modifying water
quality standards; however, those waters already overburdened with
contaminants will be recognized as being a development constraint
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Policy 28
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Encourage the use of alternative or innovative sanitary waste
systems in small communities where the costs of conventional facilities
are unreasonably high, given the size of the existing tax base of
these communities
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Policy 29
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Best management practices will be used to ensure the control
of stormwater runoff and combined sewer overflows draining into coastal
waters
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Policy 30
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Discharge of waste materials into coastal waters from vessels
subject to state jurisdiction will be limited to protect significant
fish and wildlife habitats, recreational areas and water supply areas
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Policy 31
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Dredging and filling in coastal waters and disposal of dredged
material will be undertaken in a manner that meets existing state
dredging permit requirements, and protects significant fish and wildlife
habitats, scenic resources, natural protective features, important
agricultural lands, and wetlands
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Policy 32
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Activities related to the shipment and storage of petroleum
and other hazardous materials will be conducted in a manner that will
prevent or at least minimize spills into coastal waters; all practicable
efforts will be undertaken to expedite the cleanup of such discharges;
and restitution for damages will be required when these spills occur
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Policy 33
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Best management practices will be utilized to minimize the nonpoint
discharge of excess nutrients, organics and eroded soils into coastal
waters
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Policy 34
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The transport, storage, treatment and disposal of solid wastes,
particularly hazardous wastes, within the Porter WRA will be conducted
in such a manner to protect groundwater and surface water supplies,
significant fish and wildlife habitats, recreation areas, important
agricultural land, and scenic resources
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Policy 35
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Land use or development in the coastal area will not cause national
or state air quality standards to be violated
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Policy 36
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Coastal management policies will be considered if the state
reclassifies land areas pursuant to the Prevention of Significant
Deterioration regulations of the Federal Clean Air Act
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WETLANDS POLICY
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Policy 37
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Preserve and protect tidal and freshwater wetlands and preserve
the benefits derived from these areas
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