This chapter shall be known as and may be cited
as "Environmentally Sensitive Lands — Identification;
criteria For Use, Protection and Management."
The way in which currently undeveloped acreage
in the Town of Philipstown is developed is of critical importance
to the public interest. It is hereby declared to be the purpose of
this chapter to identify, and to protect and provide for proper management
of, environmentally sensitive lands in order to ensure the public
health, safety and general welfare for present and future residents
of the Town of Philipstown. Pursuant to such purpose, this chapter
also establishes criteria regarding the manner in which undeveloped
acreage is developed, so that land may be appropriately used while
protecting and providing for proper management of environmentally
sensitive lands.
[Amended 9-25-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
Land disturbance within special flood hazard areas is also subject to the criteria, standards and requirements of Chapter
90. Land disturbance within watercourses/watercourse buffer zones and wetlands/wetlands buffer zones is also subject to the criteria, standards and requirements of the State of New York Freshwater Wetlands Act and/or Chapter
93, as applicable. Land disturbance on steep terrain is also subject to criteria, standards and requirements of Chapter
175.
Criteria, standards and requirements for use, protection and management of special flood hazard areas are as set forth in Chapter
90.
[Amended 9-25-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
Criteria for use, protection and management of steep terrain and steep terrain wetland/watercourse transition areas are as set forth in Chapter
175, §
175-36B.
Criteria, standards and requirements for use, protection and management of watercourses/watercourse buffer zones and wetlands/wetlands buffer zones are set forth in the State of New York Freshwater Wetlands Act (Article 24 of the New York Environmental Conservation Law) and/or as set forth in Chapter
93.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section
or part of this chapter shall be adjudged by any court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair
or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its
operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof
directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall
have been rendered or as determined by such judgment.