Purpose. It is the purpose of this article to create minimum setbacks
for building activities, structures, and accessory structures within
wetlands or coastal setbacks in order to protect and preserve environmental
areas.
The following minimum setbacks shall apply to all lots, lands, uses and activities, but are subject to certain exceptions set forth in § 163-24, the provisions of § 163-97 and Chapter 56 (Docks):
No building, structure or accessory structure shall be erected, constructed,
placed, enlarged, or installed within 75 feet of the upland boundary
of a wetland.
Preexisting, nonconforming structures or accessory structures located
within 75 feet of the upland boundary of a wetland shall not be enlarged,
expanded or altered in any way.
The following minimum setbacks shall apply to all lots, lands, uses and activities, but are subject to certain exemptions as set forth in § 163-24 and the provisions of § 163-97 and Chapter 56 (Docks):
No building, structure or accessory structure shall be erected, constructed,
placed, enlarged, or installed on a beach, dune or bluff or seaward
of the bluff line or dune crest.
No building, structure, or accessory structure shall be erected,
constructed, placed, enlarged, or installed within 75 feet of the
bluff line, dune crest or the landward-most edge of beach.
Preexisting, nonconforming structures or accessory structures located
within 75 feet of the bluff line, dune crest or the landward-most
edge of beach shall not be enlarged, expanded or altered in any way.
The following structures and activities shall be exempt from the setback requirements contained in §§ 163-23 and 163-24:
This article shall not apply to any active applications which were
pending before either the Village of North Haven Planning Board or
Zoning Board of Appeals on July 19, 2023.