Any state, federal or nonjurisdictional federal wetlands that are filled
in must also meet the following requirements:
A. Drainage designs for the project must acknowledge the
removal of these wetland areas in the drainage design, or consider replacement
of these wetlands on the site.
B. Drainage ponds must be oversized to mitigate the removal
of these wetland areas.
C. Replacement (mitigation) wetlands required by the NYSDEC
or US Army Corps of Engineers shall be located as near as possible to those
being filled in and should at a minimum be within the same watershed (preferably
on the same site).
D. In wetland areas to be filled, soil borings will be necessary
to determine suitability for structures to be constructed in these areas.
A report from a licensed engineer will need to be submitted to the Town.
For site plan and subdivision applications that include areas of state,
federal, nonjurisdictional wetlands, or potentially hydric soils, the applicant
must provide to the Town soils information. This information is to include
depth to groundwater (including signs of mottling) and soil types. The extent
of this testing will be determined at sketch plan or at the first meeting
before the Planning Board.