Town of Islip, NY
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2024-01-23
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The Code
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Chapter 67 Wetlands and Watercourses
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Article IV Acts Requiring Permit
- The Code
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 1A Ordinances: Notice and Publication
- Ch 1B Alternate Members
- Ch 2 Appearance Tickets
- Ch 3 Assessor, Department of
- Ch 3A Aviation and Transportation Department
- Ch 3B (Reserved)
- Ch 3C Off-Airport Rental Car Businesses
- Ch 3D (Reserved)
- Ch 3E (Reserved)
- Ch 3F (Reserved)
- Ch 4 Bicycles
- Ch 4A Skateboards
- Ch 5 Bingo
- Ch 6 American Flag, Desecration of
- Ch 6A Property Maintenance
- Ch 7 Pesticides
- Ch 8 Cannabis
- Ch 9 Collateral Loan Brokers
- Ch 9A Cable Television Regulations
- Ch 10 Capital Budgeting System
- Ch 10A Environmental Control Department
- Ch 10B Comptroller, Department of
- Ch 11 Conservation of Energy
- Ch 12 Animals
- Ch 13 Nature Preserve Trust
- Ch 13A Environmental Council
- Ch 13B Environmental Quality Review
- Ch 14 Code of Ethics and Financial Disclosure Law
- Ch 15 Excavations and Topsoil Removal
- Ch 16 Excavations in Streets
- Ch 17 Fair Employment Practices
- Ch 17A Residency of Town Employees
- Ch 17B Retirement Incentive Program
- Ch 17C Nonunion Fringe Benefits
- Ch 18 Criminal Background Checks
- Ch 19 Fire Prevention
- Ch 21 Solid Waste
- Ch 21A (Reserved)
- Ch 22 Games of Chance
- Ch 23 Government: Continuity
- Ch 23A Graffiti
- Ch 24 Defense of Officers, Employees and Appointed Officers
- Ch 25 Hospital Zones
- Ch 25A Housebarges
- Ch 26 Housing: Discriminatory Practices
- Ch 27 Civil Service, Department of
- Ch 28 Human Services, Department of
- Ch 28A Ice Cream Trucks
- Ch 29 Junkyards and Scrap Metal Processing Facilities
- Ch 30 Ladders on Bulkheads
- Ch 31 Licenses and Permits: Issuance
- Ch 32 Littering
- Ch 33 Drug Paraphernalia
- Ch 34 Memorial and Independence Days
- Ch 35 Noise
- Ch 35A Nudity on Public Beaches
- Ch 36 Parades, Assemblies and Carnivals
- Ch 36A Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department
- Ch 37 Parks, Swimming Pools, Marinas, Boats and Waterways
- Ch 38 Tobacco and Cannabis
- Ch 39 Peddlers
- Ch 39A Planning and Development, Department of
- Ch 40 Plumbers: Licensing
- Ch 40A Public Nuisances
- Ch 40B Public Safety Enforcement, Department of
- Ch 41 Public Works Department
- Ch 42 Racetracks
- Ch 42A Receiver of Taxes, Department of
- Ch 43 Sales of Personal Property
- Ch 43A Sewers
- Ch 44 Shellfish
- Ch 45 Shopping Carts: Unlawful Taking, Misuse and Abandonment
- Ch 46 Solicitors and Canvassers
- Ch 47 Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 47A Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 47B Subdivision Improvements
- Ch 47C Supervisor, Department of
- Ch 48 Taxation: Partial Exemption for Senior Citizens
- Ch 48A Taxation: Business Exemption
- Ch 48B Taxation: Homestead Base Proportion
- Ch 48C Taxation: Handicapped Improvement Exemption
- Ch 48D Taxation: Partial Exemption for Veterans
- Ch 48E Taxation: Business Investment Exemption
- Ch 48F Taxation: Home Improvement Exemption
- Ch 48G Taxation: Exemption for Persons With Disabilities
- Ch 48H Taxation: Exemption for Volunteer Fire Fighter and Ambulance Workers
- Ch 48I Taxation: Exemption for Cold War Veterans
- Ch 48J Taxation: Superstorm Sandy Assessment Relief
- Ch 49 Taxicabs
- Ch 49A Terms of Office
- Ch 50 Town Attorney, Department of
- Ch 50A Town Board, Office of
- Ch 50B Town Clerk, Department of
- Ch 51 Towing Businesses
- Ch 52 Traffic Safety Board
- Ch 52A (Reserved)
- Ch 53 Empire Zone
- Ch 54 Trailers and Trailer Camps
- Ch 55 Trapping
- Ch 56 Trawling and Eel Dredging
- Ch 57 Trees
- Ch 58 Trespassing
- Ch 59 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 60 Abandoned and Impounded Property
- Ch 60A Vehicles, Off-Road
- Ch 61 Vehicular Uses: Fire Island
- Ch 62 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 63 (Reserved)
- Ch 64 Water Districts: Rules and Regulations
- Ch 65 (Reserved)
- Ch 66 Water Quality
- Ch 67 Wetlands and Watercourses
- Ch 67 Art IV Acts Requiring Permit
- § 67-5 Permit required for certain acts.
- § 67-6 Removal of soil; certain construction.
- § 67-7 Water products.
- § 67-8 Uses subject to permit.
- Ch 68 Zoning
- Ch 69 Administrative Adjudication, Bureau of
- Appendix
- Ch A78 Zoning Appendix
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
- Traffic Code
- Part I: The Traffic Law
- Ch TC1 General Provisions
- Ch TC2 Traffic Regulations
- Ch TC3 Parking Regulations
- Ch TC4 Off-Street Parking Areas
- Ch TC5 Commercial Vehicles; Weight Limits
- Ch TC6 Removal and Storage of Vehicles
- Ch TC7 Parking Violations Bureau
- Ch TC8 Metered Parking
- Part II: The Schedules
- Sch A Traffic Control Signals
- Sch B (Reserved)
- Sch C Prohibited Turns
- Sch D U-Turns
- Sch E One-Way Streets
- Sch F Parking Area Exits and Entrances
- Sch G Stop and Yield Intersections
- Sch H Speed Limits on Certain Streets
- Sch I School Speed Limits
- Sch J Parking, Stopping and Standing Restrictions
- Sch K Parking for Shopping Centers, Apartment Complexes, Hospitals, Fire Districts and Industrial Parks
- Sch L Town Parking Lots
- Sch M Truck Exclusions
- Traffic Code Disposition List
- Ch TCDL Traffic Code Disposition List
[Amended 3-6-84 by L.L. No. 4, 1984]
A.
Except as hereinafter provided, except as they are governed by Chapter 47 of this Code,[1] it shall be unlawful for any person, without obtaining
a written permit therefor issued by the Town of Islip Department of
Planning and Development (hereinafter referred to as the "Department"),
to:
(1)
Place, dump, deposit or permit to be placed, dumped
or deposited soil, stones, sand, gravel, mud, rubbish or fill of any
kind, either directly or indirectly, into, within or upon any tidal
waters or other watercourses, coastal wetlands, freshwater wetlands
or tidal marshes of the Town of Islip.
(2)
Dig, dredge, excavate, remove soil, mud, sand, shells,
gravel or other aggregate, directly or indirectly, from any submerged
lands, tidal waters or other watercourses, coastal wetlands, freshwater
wetlands, or tidal marshes.
(3)
Erect or place any structure, road, piling or other
obstruction, whether or not changing the ebb flow of the water, into,
within or upon any tidal waters or other watercourses, coastal wetlands,
freshwater wetlands or tidal marshes of the Town of Islip.
(4)
Pollute in any form, including but not limited to
installation of a septic tank, running of a sewer outfall and discharge
of any sewage treatment effluent or other liquid wastes into or so
as to drain into, any tidal waters or other watercourses, coastal
wetlands, freshwater water wetlands or tidal marshes of the Town of
Islip.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Ch. 47, Freshwater Streams,
was repealed 12-12-2006 by L.L. No. 6-2006.
B.
These activities are subject to regulation, whether
or not they occur upon the wetland or watercourses itself, if they
impinge upon or otherwise substantially affect the wetlands or watercourse.
[Amended 12-12-2006 by L.L. No. 7-2006]
The deposition or removal of sand, gravel or
any materials and construction of groins, docks, bulkheads, boathouses,
dwellings, roads or other improvements within or near the coastal
wetlands, tidal marshes or watercourses shall be regulated by the
provisions of this local law.
The deposition or removal of natural products
of the watercourses, tidal waters, coastal wetlands and submerged
lands by commercial or recreational fishing, shellfishing, aquaculture,
hunting or trapping operations shall be excepted from the provisions
of this local law where otherwise legally permitted and regulated.
[Added 5-28-2008 by L.L. No. 10-2008[2]]
The following activities and uses are permissible
if done pursuant to terms and conditions of a permit issued by the
Department:
A.
The building and locating of groins, docks, bulkheads,
moorings, boat launching or landing sites and marinas.
B.
Temporary storage of materials.
C.
(Reserved)
D.
Commercial or private recreation facilities consistent
with this local law as determined by the Department.
E.
Dams and other water control devices, dredging or
diversion of water levels or circulation or changes in a watercourse
to improve hazardous navigation conditions, or for the improvement
of fish, shellfish or wildlife habitat, recreation facilities or drainage
improvements deemed to be consistent with the intent and objectives
of this local law by the Department.
F.
Driveways and roads where alternative means of access
are proven to be impractical in the considered judgment of the Department.
