1.1
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Concentrate development and redevelopment in
or adjacent to traditional waterfront communities.
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1.2
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Ensure that development or uses take appropriate
advantage of their coastal location.
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1.3
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Protect stable residential areas.
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1.4
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Maintain and enhance natural areas, recreation
and open space.
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1.5
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Minimize adverse impacts of new development
and redevelopment.
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1.6
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Develop the Naval Reserve property with one
or more uses that optimize public benefit and minimize impacts to
natural and cultural resources.
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1.7
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Redevelopment within the LWRA should strive
to maintain a mix of recreational and waterfront uses and other compatible
uses.
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1.8
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Redevelopment within the LWRA should be undertaken
in a manner that is consistent with the environmental and physical
constraints of this area, particularly with respect to traffic congestion.
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1.9
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Interagency cooperation is encouraged to formulate
appropriate measures to mitigate existing traffic congestion on the
roadway system surrounding the lower portion of Huntington Harbor.
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1.10
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In cases where the unauthorized expansion or
intensification of a nonconforming use in a residential zoning district
exists, the town will require the facility to become legally conforming,
by requiring either that the facility owner seek to legalize such
expansion or intensification of use or eliminate such expansion or
intensification of use.
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1.11
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Explore the feasibility of consolidating town
landholdings to create larger areas of contiguous public property.
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2.1
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Maximize preservation and retention of historic
resources.
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2.2
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Protect and preserve archaeological resources.
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2.3
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Protect and enhance resources that are significant
to the coastal culture of Long Island Sound and Huntington Harbor.
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2.4
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Preserve locally important historic resources
by evaluating the compendium of candidate resources that has been
compiled by the Town Planning and Environment Department and expand
the list of local historic landmarks as appropriate.
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2.5
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Increase public awareness of the historical
resources and maritime heritage of the Harbor area through the installation
of informational signs at appropriate locations.
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3.1
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Protect and improve visual quality throughout
the coastal area.
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3.2
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Protect aesthetic values associated with recognized
areas of high scenic quality.
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4.1
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Minimize losses of human life and structures
from flooding and erosion hazards.
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4.2
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Preserve and restore natural protective features.
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4.3
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Protect public lands and public trust lands
and use of these lands when undertaking all erosion or flood-control
projects.
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4.4
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Manage navigation infrastructure to limit adverse
impact on coastal processes.
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4.5
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Ensure that expenditure of public funds for
flooding- and erosion-control projects results in a public benefit.
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4.6
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Consider sea level rise when siting and designing
projects involving substantial public expenditures.
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4.7
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Mitigate existing flooding problems within the
Huntington Harbor LWRA.
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4.8
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Mitigate existing erosion problems within the
Huntington Harbor LWRA.
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5.1
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Prohibit direct and indirect discharges which
would cause or contribute to contravention of water quality standards.
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5.2
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Manage land use activities and use best management
practices to minimize nonpoint pollution of coastal waters.
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5.3
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Protect and enhance quality of coastal waters.
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5.4
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Limit the potential of adverse impacts of watershed
development on water quality and quantity.
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5.5
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Protect and conserve the quality and quantity
of potable water.
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5.6
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Where feasible, and as budgetary considerations
allow, mitigate existing stormwater-derived sources of contamination
to Huntington Harbor.
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5.7
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Minimize impacts to water quality in Huntington
Harbor caused by excessive waterfowl populations.
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5.8
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Minimize impacts to water quality in Huntington
Harbor caused by the effluent discharge from the Huntington Wastewater
Treatment Plant, in accordance with the requirements of applicable
regulations.
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6.1
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Protect and restore ecological quality in Huntington
Harbor.
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6.2
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Protect and restore tidal and freshwater wetlands.
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6.3
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Protect vulnerable fish, wildlife and plant
species, and rare ecological communities.
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6.4
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Consider implementing habitat restoration at
Mill Dam Pond.
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6.5
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Consider undertaking projects to restore tidal
wetlands along the shores of Huntington Harbor.
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7.1
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Control or abate existing, and prevent new,
air pollution.
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7.2
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Limit discharges of atmospheric radioactive
material to a level that is as low as practicable.
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7.3
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Limit sources of atmospheric deposition of pollutants
to the Sound, particularly from nitrogen sources.
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8.1
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Manage solid waste to protect public health
and control pollution.
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8.2
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Manage hazardous waste to protect public health
and control pollution.
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8.3
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Protect the environment from degradation due
to toxic pollutants and substances hazardous to the environment and
to public health.
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8.4
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Prevent and remediate discharge of petroleum
products.
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8.5
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Transport solid waste and hazardous substances
and waste in a manner which protects the safety, well-being and general
welfare of the public; the environmental resources of the state; and
the continued use of transportation facilities.
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8.6
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Site solid and hazardous waste facilities to
avoid potential degradation of coastal resources.
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9.1
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Promote appropriate and adequate physical public
access and recreation throughout the coastal area.
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9.2
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Preserve visual access from public lands to
coastal lands and waters and, where appropriate and feasible, enhance
existing public facilities, and provide new opportunities for viewing
the scenic resources of Huntington Harbor.
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9.3
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Preserve the public interest in and use of lands
and waters held in public trust by the Town of Huntington; Suffolk
County; and New York State.
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9.4
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Assure public access to public trust lands and
navigable waters.
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9.5
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Ensure that the form of new or enhanced public
access at any given location is based on site-specific environmental,
infrastructural and social constraints.
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9.6
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In association with suggested habitat restoration
at Mill Dam Pond, enhance Mill Dam Pond for passive recreational uses.
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9.7
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Avoid actions that would further decrease the
availability of the swimming area at Gold Star Battalion Beach for
public use due to elevated levels of coliform bacteria, and seek to
implement actions that would improve water quality in this area so
as to enhance public access.
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9.8
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Ensure that vessel operations do not significantly
impair the use of established bathing beaches.
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9.9
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Consider exploring the feasibility of improving
public access along West Shore Road.
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9.10
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Facilitate the siting of appropriate water-related
public facilities at Coindre Hall.
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9.11
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Evaluate the desirability of converting the
use of property currently occupied by the American Legion Hall to
water-related public recreational use.
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9.12
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Evaluate the town-owned leaseholds within the
LWRA to determine the consistency of the involved uses with overall
LWRP goals and standards.
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9.13
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Enhance the physical linkage between the Huntington
Village downtown area and the waterfront of Huntington Harbor.
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10.1
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Protect existing water-dependent uses.
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10.2
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Promote maritime centers as the most suitable
locations for water-dependent uses.
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10.3
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Allow for development of new water-dependent
uses outside of maritime centers.
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10.4
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Improve the economic viability of water-dependent
uses by allowing for non-water-dependent accessory and multiple uses,
particularly water-enhanced and maritime support services.
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10.5
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Minimize adverse impacts of new and expanding
water-dependent uses, provide for their safe operation and maintain
regionally important uses.
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10.6
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Provide sufficient infrastructure for water-dependent
uses.
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10.7
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Promote efficient harbor operation.
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10.8
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Optimize the surface water use of Huntington
Harbor for the various user groups, while minimizing adverse effects
on natural resources and the human environment.
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10.9
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Develop and implement a monitoring program to
facilitate timely public dredging projects.
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10.10
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Protect and preserve the commercial fishing
industry in Huntington Harbor, but in a manner that minimizes the
impacts that commercial fishing activities have on other uses.
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10.11
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Seek to establish a cooperative mechanism among
the three (3) municipalities sharing jurisdiction over the water surface
area of Huntington Harbor in order to ensure effective oversight of
in-water activities.
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11.1
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Ensure the long-term maintenance and health
of living marine resources.
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11.2
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Provide for commercial and recreational use
of the Sound's finfish, shellfish, crustaceans and marine plants.
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11.3
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Maintain and strengthen a stable commercial
fishing fleet in Long Island Sound.
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11.4
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Promote recreational use of marine resources.
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11.5
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Promote managed harvest of shellfish originating
from uncertified waters.
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11.6
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Promote aquaculture.
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13.1
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Conserve energy resources.
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13.2
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Promote alternative energy sources that are
self-sustaining, including solar- and wind-powered energy generation.
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13.3
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Ensure maximum efficiency and minimum adverse
environmental impact when siting major energy-generating facilities.
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13.4
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Minimize adverse impacts from fuel storage facilities.
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13.5
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Minimize adverse impacts associated with mineral
extraction.
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