Pursuant to § 24-0501 of the New York State Freshwater Wetlands
Act (Article 24 of the New York Environmental Conservation Law), the Common
Council of the City of Lockport, New York, shall fully undertake and exercise
its regulatory authority with regard to activities subject to regulation under
the Act in freshwater wetlands, as shown in the Freshwater Wetlands Map, as
such map may from time to time be amended, filed by the Department of Environmental
Conservation pursuant to the Act, and in all area adjacent to any such freshwater
wetland up to 100 feet from the boundary of such wetland. Such regulatory
authority shall be undertaken and exercised in accordance with all of the
procedures, concepts and definitions set forth in Article 24 of the New York
Environmental Conservation Law and Title 23 of Article 71 of such law relating
to the enforcement of Article 24, as such law may from time to time be amended.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon its being filed as provided
by § 27 of the Municipal Home Rule Law and upon the filing with
the Clerk of the City of Lockport of the final Freshwater Wetlands Map by
the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation pursuant to § 24-0301
of the Wetlands Act applicable to any and all lands within the City of Lockport.