Coastal zone planning elements goals and boundaries : final report submitted to the State of New York Department of State pursuant to agreement no. D88681

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COASTAL ZONE PLANNING ELEMENTS:
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NASSAU-SUFF014N, V. ORI-AL PLANNIN

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New York State Department.of State"
Agreement D8868L.

DR. LEE E. KOPPELMAN, Exectifive Direclor
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COASTAL ZONE PLANNING ELEMENTS:GOALS*AND BOUNDARIES

Final Report
Submitted to the State of New York
Department of State
Pursuant to Agreement No. D88681

31 January 1976

Nassau-Suffolk Regional Planning Board
Dr. Lee E. Koppelm'an
Executive Director

George Andrek
Ceal Brownworth
DeWitt Davies
Mary Fairburn
Mary Korwan
Arthur Kunz
Hazel Ladore
Catherine Morrison
Eileen Retzger
Carol Swick
Edith Tanenbaum
Anthony Tucci
Ronald Verbarg
Michael Volpe

U.S. DEPARTMENTOF COMMERCE NOAA
COASTAL SERVICES CENTER
SOU' H HOBSON A VEN UE
CHARLESTON, SC 29405-2413

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r+- L" The preparation of this report was financially aided through a Federal
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I Grant from the Office of Coastal Zone Management, NOAA under the Coastal
Zone Management Act of 1972. This report was prepared under the Coastal
Zone Management Act of 1972 for the New York State Department of State.

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assauo Suf f olk Regional Planning Board

@--Leonard W. Hall, Esq. Xeterans Alemorial Highway Hauppauge, U, N.Y. 11787
Chairman
@_Area Co de (516) 724-1919
Seth A. Hubbard, Esq. .724-2500
Vice Chairman

Vincent R. Balletta, Jr.

.-H. Lee Dennison
Walter G. Michaelis -January 30, 1976

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Lee E. Koppelman
-Executive Director

Henry G. Williams
Director of State Planning
-State of New York
Department of State
'162 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12231

RE: Final Report, Coastal Zone Program

@Dear Mr. Williams:

e are pleased to submit 8 copies of the final report, Coastal Zone
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Planning Elements: Goals and Boundaries, required under Agreement #D88681.
This report discusses the following four coastal zone management activities,..
undertaken by the Nassau-Suffolk Regional Planning Board in accordance@.with
@the above mentioned agreement: Goals and Objectives, Public Participation,
-Intergovernmental Process and Coastal Zone Boundaries.

-.We look forward to continuing our joint coastal zone management studies
.with assistance from your office in 1976.

Sincerely,

Lee E. Koppelman
Faz-ecutive Director
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Acknowledgements

The Nassau-Suffolk Regional Planning Board wishes to thank the

members of the Citizen Participation Committee who have contributed time

and effort in this project. The Board also wishes toacknowledge the

cooperation and assistance of New York State Dept. of Environmental

Conservation - Region I personnel in the preparation of maps showing

the Long Island coastal zone.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Letter of Transmittal

Acknowledgements

I. Goals and Objectives ........................
ii. P ublic Participation ........... '10

III. Intergovernmental Process ................... 14

IV. Coastal Zone Boundaries ..................... 22

Appendix A Letters of Invitation ................. Al

Appendix B Minutes of the 1975 Citizen Participa-
tion Committee Meetings: .............. A2

May 13 ............................... A3
June 10 ............................... A31'
July 1 ................................ A38
August 5 .............................. A45
September 2 ........................... A58
October 7 ............................. A68
November 18 ........................... A78

Appendix C Nassau County Planning
Commission Review Letter ............. A86

Appendix D Glossary .............................. A88

Appendix E Citizens Participation Committee
Membership ............................ A93

Map 1 Sample Sketch Maps of Suggested
Coastal Zone Boundaries

Map 2 Sample Sketch Map
Showing Environmental Features

1. Goals and Objectives

According to Agreement #D88681, dated 3 March 1975, the Nassau-

Suffolk Regional Planning Board (Board) was requested to assist and work

in concert with the Office of Planning Services in the establishment of

goals and objectives leading to strategies, for the management of Long

Island's coastal area.

As the following pages indicate, the Board has chosen to in-

terpret goals and objectives in the broad sense suggested by the initial

paragraph of Exhibit A of the Agreement, "General Description". The major

effort has been directed toward the development of goals and objectives

related to land use. The management and use of estuaries and other coastal

waters have also been considered in view of the inseparability of the

terrestrial and marine environments of Long Island.

The goals and objectives recommended by the Citizens Participation

Committee (CPC) address six major problems found in coastal areas that have

undergone or are undergoing-development.

These are:

1. Destruction of the shoreline caused by uncontrolled

development and natural processes.

2. Deterioration of marine, fresh surface and groundwater

quality caused by:

a. Disposal of inadequately treated wastewater.

b. Ocean disposal of treatment plant sludges.

C. Disposal of sanitary wastes from vessels.

d. Leaching of materials from solid waste disposal sites.

e. Lack of properly designed stormwater systems.

3. Diminishing quantities of fresh surface and groundwater

caused by:

a. Lack of stormwater recharge systems.

b. Disposal of wastewater into marine water bodies.

Loss of natural landforms, vegetation, natural resources

of high biologic productivity and important habitats

due to development.

5* Aesthetic degradation, diminution of recreational oppdr-

tunities and loss of areas of historic and cultural

significance.

6. Lack of coordinated management programs and authorities

for coastal zone management.

The'identification of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) goals and
ob-jectives began with a staff review of the goals and objectives contained

in the Nassau-Suffolk Regional Comprehensive Development Plan, the guidelines

of the Regional Marine Resources Council (MRC) and the goals and objectives

formulated in the Long Island Sound Study. A preliminary list of nine goals

and 20 objectives was submitted to the MRC for comment, and was also
distributed to the CPC at the 13 May 1975 organization meeting@
CPC devoted its 10 June 1975 meeting to the discussion, clarification

and initial revision of the goals and objectives. The staff acted as re-

@source persons for the citizens, whose comments were reflected in the revised

document distributed with the minutes of the meeting.

Further changes were proposed at the 1 July 1975 meet ing. Suggested

changes were generally intended to strengthen the preservationist posture

of the goals and objectives statement and dealt with such matters as pro-

hibition of the reconstruction of environmentally unacceptable groins

should these be damaged or destroyed, the greater protection of historic

sites, and the control of growth in accordance with the carrying capacity

of Long Island's water supply.

The goals and objectives were again discussed at the 5 August 1975

meeting. More revisions, most of them submitted by the Suffolk County

Council on Environmental Quality were considered and accepted. The first

really controversial issue surfaced in respect to Coal V, Obi ective B. 4,

which read, "Encourage municipalities to open underutilized parks and

beaches to all during weekdays in accordance with optimum recreational

capacity of resources." A second issue was raised by the marine contrac-

tor.s who felt that paragraphs one through five of Goal I, Objective B,

failed to reflect their views adequately. Dr. Koppelman requested one of

the contractors, Mr. Parthe, to join with other interested persons in

developing a new version of paragraphs one through five for presentation

at the next meeting.

Messrs. Parthe and Sanko submitted their suggested revisions to the

CPC at the 2 September, 1975 meeting. The CPC expressed reservations con-

cerning the new material and requested the Board/staff to attempt to in-

tegrate the old and the new versions of Goal I, Objective B. One other

revision and one addition were accepted.

On 7 October 1975 further revisions were proposed, discussed, and in

some cases, accepted. Those that were accepted by the CPC were incor-

porated in the draft subsequently submitted to the MRC.

The MRC devoted the greater part of its 17 November 1975 meatina to a
detailed scrutiny of'the much revised list of goals and objectives. After

lengthy discussion, council members suggested approximately 20 or more re-

visions, additions and a possible deletion.

The CPC took up final consideration of the Goals and Objectives at its

18 November..1975 meeting.

It was evident that -the formulation of a single set of goals and ob-

jectives agreeable to all of the diverse interests in the coastal zone

could not be accomplished. Therefore, it was determined that the CPC

would attempt to achieve consensus wherever possible but would submit both

majority and minority views to New York State concerning those goals and

objectives that remained a subject of controversy.*

An unedited version of the goals and objectives for coastal zone

management as developed by the CPC may be found in Appendix B under

Attachment A to the minutes of the 18 November 1975 CPC meeting. The

documentrepresents the majority view except where otherwise indicated.

.The Board offered to forward to New York State any additional comments

submitted by interested persons or organizations. However, with the

exception of the Nassau County Planning Commission letter (App endix C)

no correspondence was received.

The st-atement of goals and objectives that appears on pages 5 to 9

is essentially a staff translationof the CPC document. The'@Board has

attempted, wherever possible, to clarify and simplify the language and

format to insure greater public understanding of coastal zone@management

issues. An attempt has been made in Appendix D to define terms in the

goals and ob ectives that were unfamiliar or unclear to members of the

CPC.

See attachment "A" to the minutes of the 18 November 1975 CPC meeting.

Goals and Objectives for Nassau-Suffolk Coastal Area Management

GOAL I MINIMIZE SHORELINE DESTRUCTION.

'Obj. A Control future development to minimize damage to such critical areas
as flood plains, dunes, bluffs, and fresh and marine wetlandEi.

1. Use flood plain zoning, land use management concepts and other
regulatory tools to control development in the Intermediate
Regional Tidal Flood Plain.

.2. Regulate construction on primary dunes and on the seaward side of
secondary dunes (including intervening swales) to prevent destruc-
tion of natural vegetation.

3. Regulate development on shoreline bluffs through the adoption of
bluff hazard zoning and other land management controls to prevent
excessive erosion and property damage.

4. Control development affecting fresh and marine wetlands as inven-
toried pursuant to the N.Y.S. Fresh and Tidal Wetlands Acts..

5. Encourage the establishment of conservation and recreation.uses
in any shoreline areas where development is substantially destroyed
by storms.

Obj. B Establish erosion prevention policies that are compatible.with coastal
processes.

1. Encourage the use of non-structural methods as a primary means of
stabilizing dunes, nourishing beaches and building wetlands.

2. Regula te dredging of sand for beach nourishment from the outer
winter bar and.from areas shoreward of the outer winter bar.

3. Encourage development of the required technology for the economical
transfer of.sand from deep water to the shore.

4. Prohibit the construction of groins and other shore protection.de-
.vices unless it can be demonstrated that such structures will not
adversely affect adjacent properties.

5. Encourage the establishment of sand bypassing systems where inter-
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ruption of littoral transport is contributing to the erosion of ad-
jacent areas.

6. Establish control methods along stream corridors to prevent excess-
ive erosion and sedimentation.

7. Regulate off-road vehicles in the shoreline area, and eliminate
their use in natural areas where it can be shown that they are
responsible for environmental degradation.

Terms underlined are defined in glossary (Appendix D).

GOAL II PRESERVE AND PROTECT WATER RESOURCES.

Obi. A Manage and direct growth in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

Obj. B Dispose of wastewater without appreciably diminishing the quality and
quantity of groundwaters and fresh surface waters, and the.quality of
marine waters,

1. Encourage continuation of research on wastewater treatment and
disposal.

2. Require adequate treatment for all sewage plant effluents dis-
charged to either ocean, sound, estuarine or other confined waters,
in order to maintain acceptable marine water quality.

3. Phase out ocean disposal of properly treated wastewater when water
supplies can be successfully augmented by recharging to groundwater.

4. Design storm water systems to meet acceptable water quality stan-
dards so as to reduce contaminants entering fresh and saline environ-,
ments.

5. Design storm water systems that will allow replenishment of ground-
water aquifers with water of acceptable quality.

6. If feasible, upgrade discharge standards for.all fresh and saline
waters of excellent quality which are appropriate for fishing and
recreation.

7. Enfor .ce the law with respect to holding tanks or other acceptable
devices on vessels for sanitary wastes, and require adequate on-
shore facilities for the treatment and disposal of such wastes..

8. Phase out ocean disposal of treatment plant-sludges.

GOAL III MAXIMIZE THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WHILE MINIMIZING THE ENVIROI\DENTAL DAMAGE
FROM THE DEVELOP'1'@P_NT OF THE COASTAL A-REA.

Obj. A Minimize alteration of natural landforms and native vegetation.

Obj. B Maintain living natural resources of high biologic produttivit and
importance through preservation, protection and establishment of suit-
able habitats.

1. Undertake research/management programs to determine appropriate
harvest quotas to maintain maximum sustained yields of shellfish
and finfisb.

2. Consider the net effects on hard clam resources and other marine
life when determining the acceptability of: a. upgrading the treat-
ment process of those sewage plants which presently discharge their
effluents into shellfish producing waters,.b. expanding existing
sewage treatment plants or constructing new sewage treatment plants
@.which discharge effluents into.shellfish producing waters; c. con-

structing sewage outfall pipes which traverse shellfish beds; and
d. dredging of shellfish beds.

3.. Encourage New York State, pertinent local governments and private
agencies to acquire at the earliest practical date a fee simple
or lesser property interest in as ouch of the remaining privately
held wetlands as possible, with a view toward preserving them in
perpetuity. Grant tax and other incentives to individual wetland
owners who assure preservation and enhancement of their properties.

4. Strengthen local capability in conjunction with the United States
Coast Guard for the rapid containment and clean up of oil spills.

5. Encourage the design and i "lementation of more efficient methods
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and equipment for the transport and transfer of oil and other
hazardous materials.

6. Endorse national regulation and management of migrating species.

7. Encourage and develop alternatives to the use of chemical and broad-
spectrum pesticides in agriculture and for vector control.

8. Fund research on the effects of mosquito control on both salt marshes
.and estuaries and their natural resources, including immediate and
cumulative effects of insecticides and evaluation of the effects of
ditch systems, Support integrated apgroach to mosquito control with
emphasis on biological controls.

Obj. C Encourage research to increase knowledge base necessary for understanding
the environmental effects of development.

Obj. D Identify, preserve and protect distinct geologic and geomorphic features.

Obj. E Identify, preserve and protect areas of scenic beauty.

Obj. F Identify, preserve and protect important wildlife populations (fauna and
flora) and their habitats, with special emphasis on rare and endangered,
species.

Obj. G Use available administrative and technological tools to insure the or-
derly economic and social development of the coastal zone.

GOAL IV IMNITEFY, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND RESTORE AREAS OF HISTORIC AND cnTURAL
S 1 GNI FI CAN C11

Obj. A Designate historical and cultural districts and historical highway and
trailway corridors.

Obj. B Solicit awards of technical and financial assistance required for classi-
fying, categorizing, and documenting areas and structures according to
the guidelines established by the State of New York Historic Resources
Survey Manual.

Obj. C Stimulate public and quasi-public acquisition of historical and cultural

structures and areas, and encourage private protection of such areas.

Obj. D Develop a procedure to compensateproperty owners who are adversely
affected by efforts to preserve significant archeological resources.

GOAL V PROMOTE PUBLIC ENJOYMENT OF THE A'MENITIES OF COASTAL AREAS IN A MANN E R
THAT INSURES PRESERVATION OF THE EENVIRONMENT.

Obj. A Promote visual and physical access to the coastal area.

I.. Delineate areas for visual access through regulation and easement
acquisition for maximum visual enjoyment of the shoreline and
coastal waters.

2.1 Designate areas where the location of vehicle parking facilities
should be encouraged or discouraged.

3. Identify underutilized recreational facilities where access can be
improved through improved mass transportation.

Require utilities to provide public access to the water for suitable
recreational purposes at shoreline power generation sites.

5. Increase access for fishermen to fishing grounds.
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Obj. B Encourage a diversity of public recreational opportunities in coastal
areas.

1. Where feasible,increase the use of existing public properties and
facilities.

2. Identify additional lands to be acquired in fee simple or lesser
property interest. for botb-active Ar.-i-passive recreat :ion.

3. Establish criteria for the optimal use of recreational facilities
-in order to prevent the degradation of recreationai areas through
overutilization.

4. -'Encourage municipalities to open underutilized parks and beaches
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to all during week days in accordance with optimum recreational
capacity of resources.*

GOAL VI PROVIDE FOR COMPATIBLE, WATER DEPENDENT AND WATER ENIRANCED USES IN
COASTAL AREAS.

Obj. A Identify those activities which are water dependent and/or water en-
hanced.

Obj. B Amend zoning ordinances to encourage only compatible water dependent
and water enhanced uses in coastal areas.

Obj. C Direct non-water dependent and non-water enhanced growth inland.

*Se eAttachment "A" to the minutes of. 16 November 1975 CPC meeting

GOAL VII PRESERVE, PROTECT A24D DEVELOP REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE SITES WHICH
MUST BE LOCATED IN COASTAL AREAS.

Obi. A Anticipate the future needs for regional infrastructure sites, review
siting criteria for locating infrastructure, and identify sites which
are appropriate for the needs.

Obj. B Establish a land bank for the preservation of potential regional infra-
structure sites.

Obj. C Determine which infrastructure related dredging projects are essential
and in the best interests of the public. Design and implement such
projects,including the selection of appropriate spoil diSDOsal sites,
in a manner which is not environmentally counter-productive.

Obj. D Satisfy demand for electric power on Long Island in environmentally
acceptable ways including possible use of wind power, solar power and
tidal power.

Obj. E Consolidate port facilities for the receipt of petroleum in order to
reduce vessel trips, oil spillage, dredging, highway congestion, and
shorefront land consumption.

GOAL VIII RESTORE AND ENHANCE, WHEREVIER POSSIBLE, DEGRADED COASTAL AREA RESOURCES.

Obj. A Improve degraded wetlands and estuarine areas, and create new wetlands.

Obj. B Require the plantin g of suitable vegetation in spoil or other disturbed
areas for stabilization and restoration of marsh habitats.

Obj. C Rehabilitate coastal areas that have been mined for sand.and,gtaVel.

Obj. D Upgrade'urban waterfronts.

GOAL IX DEVELOP LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE-MECHANISMS NECESSARY FOR IMPLE NMENTATION
OF COASTAL AREA PLANS.

Obj. A Foster intergovernmental coordination and cooperation to eliminate
regulatory duplication in coastal area management.

Obj. B Establish the necessary authorities for coastal area management.

Obj. C Identify areas of public interest in the coastal area and adopt legis-
lation designating areas subject to public acquisition and/or regulatory
control.

Obj. D Develop a comprehensive educational program to foster interest in the
solution of coastal area management problems.

GOAL X ENCOURAGE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTMIDING
OF NATURAL PROCESSES IN COASTAL AREAS.

II. Public Participation

Citizen and public official participation in activities pursuant to

Agreement #D88681 has been accomplished through the establishment of a

Citizens Participation Committee (CPC). The CPC, which has held seven

meetings to date, has focused on the selection of goals and objectives,

the determination of criteria for the delineation of coastal zone bound-

aries, and the review of local plans and ordinances. Board personnel

have made a number of brief presentations relating to these subjects in

.order to stimulate public discussion and feedback. In several instances

individual citizens or ad hoc citizen committees responded with presenta-

tions of their own. The Board attempted to facilitate rather than direct

CPC discussions and deliberations.

In the hope of involving a large cross section of the public in the

formulation of a CZM plan, a notice of the first CPC meeting was mailed

to public officials, public agencies, environmental organizations, industry

representatives, academic representatives and concerned citizens. Long

Island and metropolitan area newspapers and a local TV station were in-

formed of the time and purposes of the meeting. The invitation list in-

cluded almost 300 names and included individuals from the following public

offices and organizations:

1. Nassau-Suffolk County Executives

2. Nassau-Suffolk Town Supervisors

3. Nassau-Suffolk Village Mayors

4., Suffolk County Legislators

5. New York State Assemblymen & Senators representing Na ssau-Suffolk

6. u.s. Congressmen representing Nassau-Suffolk

7. Voting and advisory members of Marine Resources Council

.8. Members of Nassau-Suffolk Regional Planning Board

9. Members of Suffolk County.Planning Commission

10. Town Councilmen

11. Nassau-Suffolk college presidents

12. Public & 'private land shellfish farmers

13. L. I. Builder's Institute

The letter of invitation is shown as Appendix A.

A diverse group of 40 individuals attended the first CPC meeting.

The names of these individuals who either atte nded the first me*eting or

indicated an interest in working on the CZM project were maintaine d on

a mailing list. Representatives from the following organizations gen-

erally attended CPC meetings:

1. Marine Contractors Association

2.. Thomspon Bros. Pile Corp.

3. Sea Grant Advisory Service

4. Suffolk County Cooperative Extension

5. Long Island Farm Bureau

6. F. M. Flower & Sons Oyster Co.

7. Southampton Town Baymen's Association

8. Suffolk County Park Commission

9. League of Women Voters

10. Audubon Society

11. ACTION for Preservation & Conservation of the North Shore

12. Roslyn Landmark Society

13. Udalls Cove Preservation Committee

14. Pt. Lookout Civic Association

15. L. I. Environmental Council

16. Environmental Technolog Seminar
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17'. Marine Environmental Council of Long Island

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18. College f acu V.

19. New York State.Department of Environmental Conservation

20. County, 'town and village officials

21. Suffolk County Council on Environmental Quality

Nassau-Suffolk Recreation and Park Associations
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23.1 Town and Nassau-Suffolk County.planning department staffs

Following the initial meeting, the Board determined that an open, un-

.structured organizational format would best assure maxifaum public participa-

tion. -This "open house" arrangement facilitated the rapid involvement of

a broad range of citizen interests. The CPC currently consists of a core

@group of 20 to 30 regular attendees.and a somewhat.larger group of occasional

participants. The initial sessions were dominated by conservationists, who

represented and reported back to organized constituencies. As those on the

mailing list and others became aware of the CPC's deliberations, the con-

servationists were joined by public officials, developers, and marine con-

tractors.

There is no designated voting membership on the CPC. All those attend-

ing a meeting may vote. The practice of according equal voting status to

all present has put a premium on attendance and has served to maintain a

high level of interest and participation. It also eliminated interest group

squabbling over representation. At the same time, however, the constantly

changing size and make-up of the voting membership has adversely affected

the CPC's ability to achieve a consensus in respect to many coastal zone

management issues. Furthermore, a consensus hammered out by those attending

one meeting has often been disavowed or modified by those attending a subse-

quent meeting.

In retrospect, the advantages of the informal unstructured format have

outweighed the disadvantages. As the minutes (Appendix B) indicate,. the

CPC is active, interested, and enthusiastic. The Board will attempt to

-.maintain a monthly or bi-monthly schedule of CPC meetings during 1976 to

assure that CZM planning in Nassau-Suffolk and New York State benefits from

the continued input of well informed and concerned citizens.

Appendix E contains a listing of those individuals who participated in

CPC meetings.

III. Intergovernmental Process

The issues related to intergovernmental processes the legal and admin-

istrative mechanisms needed or likely to be proposed for implementation of

the Coastal Zone Management Plan--were considered of utmost importance by

the members of the CPC, especially by the elected officials.of the towns and

villages.

For the be nefit of CPC members who were not already familiar with

.federal and New,York State authorities and responsibilities for management

of the coastal area,,copies of a matrix table prepared under HUD Contract

H-205OR were distributed to the group, In order to familiarize the C PC with

the county role in the direct application and/or the review of land use

controls, Board staff presented the following description of Nassau and Suffolk's

current activities with respect to zoning and subdivision regulation:

The Suffolk County Planning Commission reviews zoning changes and
proposed subdivisions when they lie within one mile of a nuclear power plant
or airport, or within a distance of 500 feet from:

(1) the boundary of any village or town; or
(2) the boundary of any existing or proposed county, state or
federal park or other recreation area; or
(3) the right-of-way of any existing or proposed county or
state parkway, thruway, expressway, road or highway; or
(4) the existing or proposed right-of-way of any stream, or
drainage channel owned by the county or for which the
county has established channel lines; or
(5) the existing or proposed boundary of any other county,
state or federally-owned land; or
(6) the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island Sound, any bay in Suffolk
County or estuary of any of the foregoing bodies of water.

The Suffolk County Planning Commission has conclusive review only on
proposed subdivision and zoning changes that lie within 500 feet of a town
or village boundary. In all other cases, the Suffolk County Planning
Commission's review is advisory. Local governing boards with a majority
plus one vote, can override the Suffolk County Planning Commission advisory
review.

*Contract H-205OR between the U.S. Department of Housing.& Urban Development and
the Board was approved in July 1973 and deals with the development of guidelines
for the integration of comprehensive planning' and coastal management.

The Suffolk County shoreline review provision has been in operation for
three years (since 1972). The New York State Department of Environmental Con-
servation also serves as a permit agency when a proposed subdivisionis located
in a tidal wetland area.

The Nassau County Planning Commission has conclusive subdivision review in
all unincorporated areas. Incorporated villages conduct independent subdivision
reviews. The Commission has advisory review functions in all of Nassau County
for zoning changes that lie within a distance of 500 feet from:

(1) the boundary of any village or town; or
(2) the boundary of any existing or proposed county, state or federal
part or other recreation area; or
(3) the right-of-way of any existing or proposed county or proposed
county or state parkway, thruway, expressway, road or highway; or
(4) the existing or proposed right-of-way of any stream, or drainage
channel owned by the county or for which the county has established
channel lines; or
(5) the existing or proposed boundary of any other county, state or
federally-owned land.

In a court decision five years ago, Nassau County lost the conclusive
review power for zoning changes that lie within a distance of 300 feet from
the boundary of any village or town. Nassau County does not have review of
zoning changes occuring within the shoreline area or near airports or power
plants.

An inventory and evaluation of local municipal agency plans, programs,

and controls affecting the regulation of the coastal areas within the planning

region is an essential prerequisite for the development of effective and

acceptabl e implementation mechanisms and c onstitutes one of the products

Iled for by Agreement #D88681.

Tables 1, 2, and 3 corrprise a summary of this inventory. In order to verify,

correct and expand the limited information then available, the staff distributed

copies of the inventory data form to the municipal officials present at the 18

November, 1975 CPC meeting. Cooperation in reviewing and correcting the data
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and.the addition of comments as to the efficiency of plans, programs and

ordinances was requested. Additional copies of the form were distrib uted with

the assistance of the Suffolk County Village Officials' Association and the

Nassau County Planning Cormassion and the '14as sau County Executive's office.

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Table 1

TOWMI, CITIES AND INCORPORATED VILLAGES THAT BORDER A BODY OF WATER
Boat
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PROGRAMS CONTROLS Aband nmen
Du.ping of 3-tir.S,
Conser. Dept. of Municipal Dunes Oil or Reu.Ha@est.
c, Advi,.ry Epvtron. Ep@i-. Capital Bay Recreation Flood Proteetion D-inage st@e@- Oil @f S
Protect. Progra.. ement ProRrams plains Wetl.nd@ geta. Channels Spill. ShIllfinh 7- 1 .
e P.@' i t I I. Pl... 0a, Pr.gr..s M..ag f V. D-dging N@Qff---
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City o Glen (ove x x
c erva, 6 Mandatory
Won.% @onservatio
x ats -y. Ne... r.cy. x x x x x x x x x x

A,:' I !c BIi@h

1,vr n@I

I r-k x

P- k
x x
Mandatory
x
e,y,
Cons@. D=plng
x T-n r@d, e-
x
Gr', %'Ilk

Sadd x x

X
x

x
x

Fla, !,ne

P rlp. Hill
P.-, -p x

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Table 2

PROGMMS CONTROLS Bay Boating
C .. r. 11,pt.,f 11-e.t. R:9 la@"MS,ading, use of
v r, Oun" "I, Sarbor, '@P'oo Excavation- Beach
C' Ad iso Environ: En iron, Capital Bay ec".ti- ,a., Protection Drainage tre-.1' Oil of
municipalities 1; P07,Js r-,rd Protect Irvop-m Programs lla..g-ent FMP@-" Plains Wetlands of veacta. Dredging Runoff Channe Spills Shellfiah Fiching S nitary Dumping Vehicle. Stre.
Env. Cont . DPW Div. Garbnge 6
Comm. of CE'v* Refuse
Oyster Boy Totn ontr., Sep rated X X X X X X

S
I . X
- X

I'tt @Ptr,- X

Bay 1 y X

Ce.t" X

Mill Neck X
O"t , Bay love X

Cav, N@ck v

Lu X
K-.f,pcqu.1 Park Art. IV
Env. Contrc I
v X To- Code To@ Code

Am! tvtllc X X

Lin@ @nh@rst X X
Exca'ationj
X Pcrit I X
Board of Board of W. Excavatiot Chap. a X
y WateMMS Nat. Fes. X
.Broo'Jiven

P lop
atc lop.,c X X
X X X X
Env.
Old @ield C."neil X
P.q tt X X X X X

B@11! Terre X X X
Env. Adv.
Par Jeff.r;.n X X X X X X X

Sh-h.. X

m X C. A. C. X y
Eass H-a X X X
Env, E X C
X qa
-Luntl,, -ton r A r. P Be, X X X X X X X Chap. 50 X X
P r X X X. X X..Ys
Ll. I Harb. X C. A. C. r1cuy1cling X
e r Lnt et
Huntington 5ay &'Con1nerjvo Future Future Future
Committee

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Table 3

PROGRAMS ONTROLS
Bay
Conser. Dept. of M.ricipn1i Harbor Boating Tidal
Co.p. Advisory rnviron. Environ. Capital Bay Re creation!, Flood Dunes Harvect. Regulations pocds Use of
Municipalities :1
Plan. Bcard Protect: Pr.gr... Programs management Plain Wetlands Protect a Drainage Stroam Oil of Speed Building Beach
-f V Dredging Runoff Channels SpIll. Sh.llf1'h Fi.hing Sanitary Permits Vehicles

Huntii
ton on't.)

Bd. of
A51, rn@ten -Env _Zqw- X X X X X X X
Nor h-rt
Env. Env. Nature Chap. 67 Chap. 67
Y Ir-- 11 1 r--1 X T'-r I X X X X X X X X
Brit *htwatcz s
X X X X
S"'. X

B-r@
RI'Anid -X- C-A C.
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X
X C.A.C.

Der @e llar@"
Water Poll
-4@4@L X X
Consv. Ist floor
N1, R- Bell, Icitles 'bove 5' Nil. X
H@a, of the Earbor
C.csv.
S..th. -ton no-d X X
X
Wes '-pt. B-ch C.A.C. X in ec@@-. NYC X1 Bay
of- rFIF DEC X Board of H.4th Constable
uo 1. X

\,.r, X
orm, 11.,c, X X
sa@' tlarbor X
X
X C.A-r- X.

FFIF Federal Flood Insurance Program
1 permit,required to move sand, dunce may not be crossed except by stile (steps)

Although the data on programs and controls are incomplete, there is indica-

tion of significant local concerns with dredging, boating regulations, wetlands
Fl- -
preservation and flood plain control. In addition, a majority of the respond-

_.ing municipalities have some type of citizen based conservation advisory group.

The preservation and protection of wetlands is of especial concern to the

people of Long Island and has resulted in numerous local regulatory efforts;

Table 4 summarizes these efforts. The past development pressures on these lands

htereflected in the wide range of ordinances that have been formulated by each

town in order to protect this valuable resource.

The numerous extant official plans, committees and commissions, and local

regulations indicate a widespread local interest in and concern for the coastal

area. The municipal plans and ordinances have all been reviewed. We could not

determi ne whether those plans actually influence day-to-day decision-making, nor

whether the ordinances and regulations have ever been challenged in the courts.

T
1herefore, the listing of a comprehensive plan on the summary chart should be

viewed as a statement of local concern with future development in the coastal

area. At the present time 43 of the 73 coastal municipalities have some type

of comprehensive plan. Many municipalities have adopted plans in the last few

years or have amended and updated established plans. Less than six have been

in existence for more than 10 years without some changes.

Some indication of the existence or effectiveness of local ordinances

can be found in the records of the individual county planning agencies.

Since eachcounty reviews local zoning changes, variances and subdivisions,

it is possible to observe the extent to which municipalities are implementing

their comprehensive plans. The Town of East Hampton, for example, has enacted

and enforces a minimum setback from the dunes to alleviate the problem of

accelerated erosion along Atlantic Ocean-frontage. The Town of Huntington

has a series of environmental controls that address the problem of runoff

Tab'16 4

TIDAL WETLAND ZONING REGULATIONS

Government Date Scope Regulation
Agency Effective Authority Zone of Influence of Law Name

State of N.Y. N.Y.S. DEC 911173 Chapt. 790, Laws of '73 Defined wetlands & zone Permit Tidal Wetlands
300',tberefrom or to 101 Act
elevation

Suffolk Planning 1/1/73 L.L 28, 1972 500' of any tidal water Review Local law to
amend charter
re: Planning

Health 1/1/73 Sect. 2, Art. VI Defined subdivision Permit Suffolk County
development sanitary code
Town of Babylon Town Board Conser-
Huntington vation Advisory 6130/70 L.L #1-70 Defined wetlands and Permit Marine Conser-
water courses vation Law
Council
Islip* Environmental Council 4/6/73 L.L. #2, 1973 Defined wetlands & Permit Marine Conser-
Town Board water courses
vation Law

Brookhaven Town Board - Bd. of 12/26/67 L.L. #2, 1967
Defined wetlands & Permit Marine Law
waterway & Nat. water courses
Resource

Smithtown Town Board
@Advisor - Conser- Defined wetlands & Permit Marine Law
7 Council water course@s.
Riverhead
Southampton*,
Town Board, Town 5/2/72 Ordinance #26 Defined wetland, ocean Permit Tidal Wetlands
Trustee beach and flood plain ocean beach
Overlay district
Tidal Flood Plain
Eastham Overlay district
Bd. of Appeals 6/26/70 Sect. 518 Zoning
pton
Town Board - Town Ordinance Defined flood plain & Permit Excavation
wetland and water courses ordinance
Trustees
Flood and wetlands
Preservation
Shelter Island Conservation Ad- 1/28/72 L.L. #24 Ordinance
visory Council Defined wetlands and Permit Wetlands
Southold water courses Ordihance
Conservation Ad- 7/17/73 Chapter 97 Defined wetlands Permit Wetlands
visory Council Ordinance
Town Trustees
Board

I A@ r

and erosion caused by certain types' of development along the shoreline. Other
towns such as'Hempstead and Oyster Bay have made attempts to manage wetland

areas and to halt the large scale dredge and fill work so common a decade or

two ago. These towns have entered into agreements with NYS for the management

of wetlands and have a .cqui.red other tracts of land that are who lly or partially

classified as wetlands.
till
In some instances municipalities that share a coastal area problem have

adopted completely different policies and regulations. An example

is on Fire Island where the Town of Islip has strictly limited the granting of

variances for private housing construction,in order to avoid further encroach-

ments on the dunes,and to limit population growth within the National Seashore

area. The Town of Brookhaven has decided not to follow the same course, thus
posing a dilemma for the National Seashore administration which is in the
process of attempting to devise a unif orm. policy f.or all of the Fire Island

barrier beach.

There are similar problems of coastal area protection in other villages

and towns where industrial or commercial development along the shore i s still

permitted even though it is not in accord with the overall objectives of the

Nassau-Suffolk Regional Comprehensive Development Plan.

Many of the local plans that have been developed in recent years are con-

cerned with development in coastal areas. However, municipal plans are fre-

quently ignored or amended by the town and village boards.

A more thorough analysis and evaluation of the status of planning and

its relation to coastal area management, the magnitude and scope of municipal

programs such as those mounted by the Towns of Hempstead and Islip, and the

efficacy of local ordinances is well beyond the scope of agreement #D88681

and is planned as part' of the second year effort. The findings will then

permit a determination of the need for new state enabling legisl ation, direct

state legislation, county charter amendments, or perhaps a combination of all

three. 21

IV. Coastal Zone Boundaries

The Board has identified, evaluated, and tentatively selected,

criteria to enable the definition of the boundaries of the coastal zone.

These include:

1) resource related features

a) the landward geographic limit of watersheds d
raining
into coastal waters

b) the presence of flood plains and the extent of the
100 year flood

c) landward limit of tidal flow

d) unstable land forms such as beaches, dunes, and bluffs;

e) steep slopes subject to erosion and subsequent deposition
of sediments in coastal waters;

f) presence of wetlands or ot her ecologically significant
areas

-g) landward limit of marine influenced vegetation;

h) presence of high groundwater table;

2) man-made features

a) major roads paralleling the coast;

b) railroads;

c) municipalor other administrative boundaries,

3) somewhat arbitrary but readily applicable vertical or
horizontal distances from the land-water interface

a) the 10' contour line

b) a distance of 500 or 1000' landward of the shore at
mean high water

Inasmuch as all points on Long Island lie within 8 miles of the.

shoreline and all land uses and activities to some degree influence the

quality of coastal waters, it is possible to make a case for including all

of Long Island in a single coastal zone.. However, political and legal

constraints preclude the drafting and enactment of a single set of

'assau
regulations, or coastal zone controls uniformly applicable throughout N

and Suffolk Counties.

The recommended coastal zone would encompass the area in which

mants activities may be expected to have a direct and immediate influence

upon coastal waters and would include the land-water interface, the most

common geomorphic features normally associated with coastal processes,

.wetlands, rivers draining into brackish and marine systems, bays, and sarine

waters seaward to the extent of New York State jurisdiction.

The inland remainder of Long Island, an area in which man's

activities may be expected to result in less direct and significant impacts

on the preservation, wise use, and enjoyment of coastal resources must also

be considered in the development of a comprehensive coastal zone plan. The

proposed coastal zone delineations is depicted on Map 1.

Review of data relative to coastal processes (such as the inter-

-action of tides, plant communities, hydrology, land forms and soils) indicated

the absence of 6 single measure that could be used to-delimit the zone of

immediate and direct influence upon coastal waters in a consistent manner.

The 100 year flood plain seemed to offer some utility, and was therefore

subjected to further evaluation.

The preparation of environmental feature maps aided in the evalu-

ation of the 100 year flood line and the watershed divide. (See map 2 as

an'example of the 50 map set). The maps facilitated the incorporation of

unstable land forms, steep.slopes, wetlands, and marine influenced

v.egetational communities into the coastal zone boundary definition. The

cyclical variations in water table elevations and the difficulties associated

with mapping water tables, limit ed the consideration of high groundwater as

a boundary criteria. Additional maps were used to plot man-made features

such as roads and railroads, municipal jurisdictions, publicly owned

recreation and-conservation areas. Arbitrary lines suchas the 10' contour

and the 500 and 1000' distances from the shore were also included.

Roads or railroads parallel to the shoreline were rejected as

boundary limits because they frequently include areas having little relation

to the marine environment.

Several proposals for the delineation of the Long Island coastal

zone were sumitted by members of the CPC. Due to the diversity of coastal

environments found on Long Island, a coastal zone definition based upon nine

geological and water budget sectors was suggested. It was also proposed

that each sector be divided into marine and inland areas, thereby allowing

varying degrees of regulation for coastal zone management. A detailed des-

cription of this proposal is outlined in Attachment-B to the minutes of the

August 1975 meeting. A more concise definition of the Long Island.coastal

zone relying on distances, depths, and elevations was also proposed. Here,

again, because of the uniqueness of the Long Island coastline, the definition

of the coastal zone was based on two sectors- the north shore and the south

shore of Long Island. The specifics of the proposal are contained in

Attachment A to the minutes of the 2 September 1975 meet ing.

It was the opinion of the NCPC that a secondary zone should include

those areas that are approximately 1000' beyond the defined coastal zone,

rather than following street or property lines in order to make them more

adaptable for inclusion on local zoning maps. The full text of the letter

from NCPC to the Board is included in Appendix C.

The 30' depth contour, which is generally considered to be the

seaward limit for the occurrence of littoral processes was suggested as

the seaward boundary of the coastal zone. Although direct onshore-offshore

transport of sand generally occurs in depths shallower than 30', sand and

gravel mining, channel dredging, and the construction of pipelines for

sewage disposal and oil transfer coul d occur at,depths greater than 30'.

Since these activities can have major impacts upon the coastal environment,

it was concluded that the coastal -one should extend seaward to the limit

.of ITYS jurisdiction.

The.10' contour was generally regarded as a good mea sure for

delineating the coastal zone, since use of the contour assured inclusion

of all marine wetlands, and most of the 100 year flood plain. The 10'

contour works well on the outwash plain of the south shore of Long Island.

It is an unsatisfactory measure for the'6teep bluff areas of the north shore
which-of,ten exceed 100 fe"'et. It was' 'therefore desirable to resort to a

fixed distance boundary-- a 1000' setback from the mean high waterline--for

Long Island's north shore.

Since river basins and some freshwater wetlands have a direct

impact upon coastal water quality, the Suffolk County Council on Environmental

Quality suggested that the boundaries of those wetlands as defined in the

NYS Freshwater Wetlands Act of 1975, including a 1000' setback from the

stream's edge, be additional factors in the determination of coastal zone

boundaries.

The Town of Islip defines the boundaries of management areas for

wetlands and watercourses according to property lines based primarily on
J hydrological factors. Their maps have held up fairly well in court. It
was noted by Town of Islip officials that it is important to define in

detail the boundaries of the coastal zone so that property owners know

whether they are within the coastal zone and, therefore, subject to

regulation.

The Board recommends the following boundaries for the coastal

zone:

landward boundaries a combination@of the following, mapped

to include the maximum land areas: the 10' contour line; line located

1000' inland from the shoreline at mean high water; line located 1000'

from the banks of any stream, ditch or drainage way discharging to coastal

waters; and the outer periphery of any contiguous freshwater wetland (as

identified pursuant to the NYS Freshwater Wetlands Act of 1975) or other

contiguous area of critical concern.

seaward boundaries -- the seaward limit of NYS jurisdiction.

A review of the maps indicates that use of the 10' contour allows

inclusion of the wetlands, some protective upland vegetation, most of the

barrier beach and other coastal landforms, the 100 year flood plain, and

areas characterized by a high groundwater table. No other boundary line

appears as consistently satisfactory for the more or less level coastal

plain areas.

The.1000' setback from the shoreline is more satisfactory in areas

of high relieve. It generally allows inclusion of areas hazardous to develop-

ment such as bluffs and flood plains, many steep slopes, freshwater wetlands,
and positions of major drainage ways or swales carrying"surface runoff .into

coastal waters. Application of the 1000' setback from the banks of coastal

streams permits the inclusion of critical stream corridors in the area of

maximum regulation.

Many freshwater wetlands and other areas of critical concern are

located within the primary zone as defined by the 10' contour and the

1000' setbacks. However, it is assumed that wherever areas of critical

concern extend beyond or are contiguous to the 10' contour or 1000' setback,

the coastal zone boundary will be drawn to include such areas.

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APPENDIX A

MASSAU-STIM-FOLY ' REG I 0'1AL PLAI RING 130AIRD
1. Lee 7)ennison Office Buildinq,
Veterans 71-'emorial Ti-'Ihway, Fauppauge, Ty. Y. 11737

11otice of fee t in

The 'Few York State Office of Planning Services, through an initial
development grant from the Office of Coastal Zone !!mna,,,ement, NOAA
pursuant to section 305 of the Federal Coastal Zone '!ana'gemant Act
of 1972, has contracted the Hassau-Suffolk regional Planning Board
to undertake studies an@' activities necessary to enable the State of
Few York and local -ov3rnments to plan for.the x-rise use of Long
Islane.'s coastal reosources. Public partic Iipation will play a major
role in assisti-n-, the Board in the formulation of regional coastal
als and objectives. These goals and objectives will be used
zone ;@'o
to delineate boun,-'aries for Long Islanei's coastal zone. The adequacy
of existin- plans, laws and administrative structures to attain the
oals irill then be assessed.

The Doard has ashed its "Llegional Harine Resources Council (-i.ff-1,C) to
chair a meetin- to be hele! on Tuesday, May 13, 1975 at 7..30 p.m. in
the Planning BuilAin- Auditorium,, Suffolk, County Center, Veterans
Heriorial Highway, !Tauppauge, T-T.Y. Electej an:4- appointe-11 officials,
voting and aevisory members of the 11M.C', the acalamic coi.-imunity, in-
dustry re?resentatives, environmental or.-anizations, an-l"concerfied
citizens are cordially invited to atten(1 this neeting for the purpose
of establishin@@ a nachanisri to proceee.with this coastal zone plan-
and to participate in the discussion on -oals an' objectives
t-eme- in;,'S Trill be held in
for coastal zone nana ' nt. Subsequent meet
June ane July on other aspects of the pr6,-ram.

Please in,!icate uluether you will attend this initial meetin- by phonina
-c the Regional 'Harine Resources Council staff at
Ron Verbaro o
979 2-035-2934.

'Al

APPENDIX B

Citizen Participation Committee

Minutes

Minutes from the NSRPB Public Meeting on Coastal Zone Management

A public meeting concerning the Nassau-Suffolk Regional Planning Board/N.Y.S.
Office of Planning Services (OPS) contract was held on Tuesday, May 13, 1975'at
7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the former Planning Building, Hauppauge, N.Y. Dr.
Lee Koppelman and RAdm. Edward Stephan, USN (ret), presided.

Dr. Koppelman gave an overview of coastal zone planning beginning with the
formation of the Nassau-Suffolk Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) in 1970. The
CDP is primarily a physical development plan, and because of the state of available
Anowledge in the late 1960's, the plan aoes not fully take into account environmental
constraints. The current NSRPB HUD project will integrate scientific knowledge and
its interpretation into regional coastal- zone planning, using the CDP as a case study:
The results of the HUI) program may determine that the CDP, as it -now stands, does not
sufficiently address environmental issues. Therefore, the data from the HUD program
may suggest modifications to the CDP,.and if this occurs, amendments to the CDP will
be made.
-The 208 wastewater management program., sponsored by a Federal EPA grant, is
narrower in scope than coastal zone management. The 208 wastewater management prograE
will, also, set the direction for community development. The CDP will, again, have V
be analyzed to see that it conforms to the results of the 208 program.

The NSRPB/OPS ntract, which runs until October, 1975, will give interested or-,
co
ganizations and individuals an opportunity to participate in coastal zone planning.'
All-coastal zone planning will be available to the public, and all meetings on the
OPS contract will be op-en to the public.. The results of this coastal zone planning
effort will be important because no Federal actions can be implemented which are not
in accordance with the CZM Plan.

Dr. Koppelman felt it would be more productive to have two sep'arate citizens
committees; one for the 208 program, the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC), and one
for the coastal zone planning project, the Citizens Participation Committee (CPC).
Findings on the 208 program will, also, be presented to the CPC. An active attempt
will be made to incorporate work from other studies and on-going-research programs
into the NSRPB/OPS contract work.

Admiral Stephan, Chairman of the Marine Resources Council 0MC), outlined four
major marine-related problems on Long Island that the MRC has addressed in its pub-
lications. These problem areas are:

1. Coast Stabilization & Protection
2. Dredging & Dredge Spoil Disposal
3. Integrated Water Supply & Wastewater Disposal,
4. Wetlands.11-lanagement

Admiral Stephan also stated that the MRC will devote one of its regular bi-
monthly meetings to the discussion of the NSRPB/OPS contract.

A brief outline of the activities to be undertaken by the CPC under the NSRPB1
OPS contract was then presented. The first task will be to establish goals and
0
objectives that lead to strategies for the management of"the Nassau-Suffolk coastal
area. The staff of the NSRPB, in conjunction with the MRC and other interested

parties, will formulate the goals and objectives. A preliminary list of goals'
and objectives, subject to CPC review and refinement, was distributed at the meet-
ing and is attached to these minutes.

A later task of the NSRPB to be discussed at subsequent meetings will be the
delineation of boundaries for the Nassau-Suffolk coastal zone. The NSRPB will out-
line items contributing to the formulation of coastal zone boundaries, and initial
sketch maps of alternative coastal zone boundaries will be presented for discussion
purposes. The MRC and interested parties will discuss and review alternative coasta
zone boundaries and further refinement of the@ boundaries will be made.

A statement of assistance from Dr. Dowling, Commissioner of the Nassau County
Dept. of Health, concerning the OPS coastal zone work, was read aloud at the meeting
and is attached to these minutes.

The next meetingrwill be held on June 10, 1975 at 7:30 p.m. in.the Medical
Examiner's Conference Room, Hauppauge, N.Y. (See enclosed map for directions.) The
subject of this meeting will be the refinement of goals and objectiv6s for coastal
zone management on Long Island. The preliminary list of goals and objectives that
was distributed at the May.13, 1975 meeting will serve as a starting pAnt--they
ian be amended in any manner.

Enclosed with these minutes are:

1. Guidelines for Long Island Coastal Management
2. Guidelines for the Management of Long Island Hard Clam Relsources
3. Coastal Zone Management Program for State of Washington
4. Coastal Zone Management Program for State of Maine
5. 'Sketch map indicating the location of the Medical Examinerts Conference
Room in Hauppauge.

PRESENTATION
by the
NASSAU COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH NASSAU COUNTY DEPARTMENT Or ALTH
to the
NASSAU-SUFFOLK REGIONAL PLANNING BOARD
and
THE MARINE RESOURCES C0UNCIL

SUBJECT: COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT

On behalf of Dr. John J. Dowling, Commissioner, the Nassau CouNty

Department of Health offers its assistance on those, aspects of

coastal zone planning which relate to enviromental quality. A

large number of environmental problems associated with our coastal

zone have been defined along :with various solutions. We are
hopeful that some of these solutions may be reinforced and

potentially implemented through the Coastal Zone Management Plan.

As a member of the Technical Advisory Committee for the forthcoming
Areawide Waste Treatment Management Planning Study for.Nassau end

Suffolk County., the Health Department will be involved with the

planning of significant environmental projects, such as waste

water treatment facilities. In addition, as part of the environ-

mental regulatory process, we are involved in the approval of a

variety of facilities having environmental impact, such as noise

and air pollution. We believe it would be most advantageous for

many of these facilities to be reviewed from conception in their

early planning stages for their total environmental impact.'

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT 2

Our Department has much infomation which may be useful in

developing the Coastal Zone Management Plan. Current data on a

wide variety of environmental parameters sucb as. air and water

quality are available'.

In addition, our knowledge of a wide range of environmental studies,

technical approaches and legal requirements in the areas of air,

land and water resources should be helpful in developing or planning

to preservee protect and wherever possible, restore our natural

coastal resources.

Once again, the Nassau County Health Department welcomes participation

in the development of the coastal zone plan and in any future dis-

cussions on the goals and objectives for coastal zone 2

S0S/ar
5/12/75

H I G H L I G H T S
OF
New York State's Application for an Initial
Coastal Zone Development Grant (Pursuant to
Sec. 305 of the Federal Coastal
Zone Management Act of 1972)

Name of Project: Coastal Zone Management Program Development
Grant

Federal Agency: Office of Coastal Zone Management, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Rockville, Maryland

Funding: Federal grant requested - $550,000
Matching funds (state)* 275,000
$825,000
*Utilizes state funds already appropriated
for purposes related to coastal zone planning.
No additional state or local funds are
required.

Distribution of Federal Grant $550,000
Federal Grant:
State Sub-State
$ 275,000 $ 275,000
70,000 OPS 100,000 Cities,
190,000 DEC Towns,
15,000 Other State Villages
87,500 Counties
87,500 Regional
Planning
Agencies

Major Purposes: 1) Enables State and local governments and
the public at large to determine the need,
desirability and feasibility of coastal zone
approaches and techniques.
2) Produces basic information and possible
methods which would be useful in themselves,
in the existing planning, development and
regulatory activities of State, regional,
county and local agencies.

Area Affected: A broad planning area, consisting of the State's
28 (including 5 in NY City) counties. Studies
and planning would be focused in a smaller area
more directly related to the coastal zone.

Responsible New York State Office of Planning Services
State Agency:

Preliminary Goals and Objectives
for the Management of the Nassau-Suffolk Area

The N.Y.S. Coastal Zone Management Program must be consistant with the follow-
ing declaration of policy stated in Section 303 of the Federal Coastal Zone Manage-
ment Act of 1972:

To preserve, protect, develop, and where possible, to restore or enhance, the
resources of.the Nation's coastal zone for this and succeeding generations.

Goal 1. To reduce shoreline destruction and erosion.

Obj. a. Minimize the need for coast stabilization measures.
Obj. b. Establisk erosion prevention policies that are harmonious with the
dyamic. nature of the shoreline area.

Goal 2. To preserve and protect water resources.

Obj. a. Dispose of wastewater without appreciably diminishing the quality
and quantity of groundwaters and fresh surface waters and the quality
of marine waters.
Obj. b. Encourage only those uses which will have the least detrimental effect
upon the water resources of the coastal zone.

Goal 3. To preserve and protect the natural resources of the coastal zone.

Obj. a. Maintain living natural resources of high biologic productivity and
quality, and preserve and project their habitat.
Obj. b. Preserve and protect distinct geologic formations.
Obj. c. Preserve and protect areas of scenic beauty.

Goal 4. To preserve, protect and restore areas of historic and cultural signifi-
cance.

ObJ. a. Arrange with owners to preserve historic buildings and features.

Goal 5. To enable the public to enjoy the amenities that the coastal zone has to
offer.

ObJ. a. Promote visual andphysical access to the coastal zone.
ObJ. b. Provide for a diversity of public recreational experiences in the
coastal zone.

Goal 6. To provide for compatible, water related uses in the coastal zone.

Obi. a. Direct non-water related growth inland.
Obi. b. Relocate oil tank farms and oil handling facilities from valuable
shorefront sites to sites further inland.

Goal 7. To preserve,'protect and develop regional infrastructure sites necessary
for and related to the coastal zone.

Obj. a. De.termine which dredging projects are essential and in the best in
terests of the public, andkwdesign and implement such projects in
a manner which is not environmentally counter-productive.
ObJ. b. Satis*fy0demand for electric power on Long Island in environmentally
acceptable ways.
Obi. c. Consolidate port facilities for petroleum in order to reduce vessel
trips, oil spillage, dredging, highway congestion around ports, shore-
front-land consumption by storage tanks and fuel cost to the consumer.

Goal 8. To develop coastal zone resources so as to maximize public benefit while
minimizing environmental damage.

_,@Obj. a. Develop intergovernmental cooperation for coastal zone management.
Obj. b. Minimize alteration of natural landforms and.native vegetation.

Goal 9. To restore and enhance, wherever possible, degraded natural or developed
portions of the coastal zone.

Obj. a. Rehabilitate coastal areas that have been mined for sand and gravel.
Obj. b. Improve degraded wetlands and create new wetlands.
Ob c. Upgrade urban waterfronts.

.7.

STATE OF WASHINGTON

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

APPLICATION TO THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE F0R

APPROVAL OF THE STATE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT

PROGRAM UNDER SECTION 306 OF THE COASTAL ZONE

MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1972 (P.L. 92-583)

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Section 4 (923.4) Problems, Goals, Policies, and Objectives,
Statements of, Origins of, and Procedures for

This section contains a set of statements of problems, goals, policies,
and objectives. These statements were drawn from various existing
sources and there will be discussion following the statements.

Problem Statements

(a) The coastal shorelines of Washington are unique and fragile
resources, which if not carefully managed, could be subject to
destructive changes which will have undesired environmental,
economic, and functional consequences for the State.

(b) There are a variety of demands on the coastal resource,
each competing for certain segments of the resource. Certain
resources can withstand and support the demands; some cannot.

(c) There are many classes of interest or activity which use
and involve coastal resources such as, recreation, environmental
protection, power generation, defense, commerce, resource
pollution, industry, communication, transportation, historical
significance, protection from destructive natural forces, food,
and aesthetic preservation.

Each of the above interests uses or affects coastal resources,
but balancing each need, knowing how much of the resource to
allocate to each interest, and knowing what the proper responsi-
bilities for each level of government for each interest is
difficult.

An exmaple of the problem could be phrased thusly; Recreation
is a local, state, and national interest but the questions are;
(1) how much of the coastal resource should be allocated to
recreation, and (2) which recreational activities, duties, and
authorities are those of Federal agencies, which for state
agencies, and which for local agencies? These same questions
arise for every category of interest.

(d) There are State, National and local interests which either
depend on or may impact on, the State's coastal zone capability
for each interest to be served.

(e) There are a variety of public and private organizations
which manage, use, and/or depend on the coastal zone. The
needs of these entities may conflict, are not always known,
are not always coordinated, and not always met.

(f) The needs of various competing interest are not always
clearly and comprehensively known, thus creating conflicts
and preventing the best prioritization for use of the coastal
resources.

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(g) Various areas in the coastal zone are pre-empted by uses
which do not need, are not related to, or are destructive of
the coastal management and such conditions will worsen without
comprehensive management and control of the use of the coastal
zone.

(h) Significant portions of the State's economy and ecology
depend on special areas in the coastal zone which have high
biologic production and importance, but low tolerance to the
impact of many human activities. These areas will be lost
without special attention by all levels of government.

(1) Much of the Coastal Zone and adjacent areas are in
private ownership, and unguided, unrestrictive construction
of and privately and publicly owned areas is not in the best
interest of the public.

(j) Knowledge of the nature, extent, tolerance, capability,
value, and importance of the coastal resources is incomplete,
out-of-date, and fragmented.

Goal Statements

Each of the above listed problems is worthy of solution, with
such resolution becoming goals in and of themselves. However,
in order to provide more positive direction and to lead into
policies, additional statements of goals which combine some
of the problems and address matters are presented below.
(See discussion following objectives for information regarding
the goal formulation occurring in the Shoreline Management
Master Programs of the local government).

(a) To actively identify and coordinate the diverse interests
in the coastal zone, in order to provide the resources necessary
to meet the various demands.

(b) to promote and encourage by all available means the con-
tinued productivity and desired expansions of the biologic
resources of the coastal zone.

(c) To consult and coordinate with other states, Federal
agencies and nations which use or are related to the state's
coastal zone.

(d) To manage the total resource such that each need is
met to the maximum extent feasible, and such that the total
resource is maintained, prospers, and continues to meet the
needs.

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Policy Statements

Policies are refinements of goals which take into account existing
knowledge about the coastal zone, and provide more concrete
direction for all of the participants in coastal zone management
to taken. Policies provide a basis for the resolution of differences,
and a basis for coordination of diverse programs. By combining
problems, goals, demands, and knowledge related to the coastal
zone, appropriate policies emerge. (See discussion following
objectives for information on policy procedures and development
at the local level.)

(a) Coordinated, consultative, and comprehensive planning
must be done for the coastal zone at all levels of government,
and coordinated throught he State coastal zone management
program.

(b) All reasonable and appropriate uses of the coastal zone
will be planned for and fostered.

(c) Development of the coastal zone will occur in a manner
which while allowing for a limited reduction of rights of the
public in the navigable waters, will promote and enhance the
public interest.

(f) Development shall occur in such a fashion that protects
against adverse effects to the public health, the land and
its vegetation and wildlife, the waters of the state and
their aquatic life, and protection generally of the public
rights of navigation and corollary rights incidental thereto.

(g) The interest of all the people shall be paramount in
the management of certain Shorelines of Statewide Significance
(see definitious) and preference shall be given to those uses,
which, by order of priority, do the following:

(i) Recognize and protect the statewide interest over
ocal interest;
(ii) Preserve the natural character of the shoreline;
(iii) Result in long term benefit over short term benefit;
(iv) Protect the resources and ecology of the Coastal Zone;
(v) Increase public access to publicly owned areas of the
coastal zone;
(vi) Increase recreational opportunities for the public.

(h) The public's opportunity to enjoy the physical and aesthetic
qualities of the coastal zone shall be preserved to the greatest
extent feasible with the overall best interest of the state and
the people generally.

(i) Uses of the coastal zone shall be preferred which are consis-
tent with the control of pollution, prevention of damage to the
environment, or which are unique to or dependent upon the coastal
zone.

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(j) Alterations to the natural condition of the coastal zone when
authorized, shall be given priority for single family residence,
ports, shoreline recreational uses, including but not limited to
parks, marinas, piers, and other improvements facilitating access
to the coastal zone, industrial and commercial developments which
are particularly dependent on coastal zone locations and other
developments that will provide an opportunity for substantial
numbers of the people to enjoy the State's coastal zone.

(k) Permitted uses in the coastal zone shall be designed and
constructed in such a manner to minimize, insofar as practical,
any resultant damage to the ecology and environment of the
shoreline areas and any interference with the public's use of
the water.

See final guidelines and local master programs for specific
policies on uses and areas.

Objectives

By mans of identification of problems, declaration of goals, and the
promulgation of policies, the state has set its direction and provides
common grounds upon which to pursue Coastal Zone Management.

Before progress can be made or measured, objectives must be established.
These are measurable tasks which relate to the problems, goals, and
policies which, when accomplished, will indicate the solution of the
problems, accomplishment of the goals, and implementation of the
policies. It is not suggested that the following list will solve
all the problems, but it is a list of presently perceived tasks.
Many of these have been addressed already with the passage and recent
history of the Shoreline Management Act and others will be accomplished
through the continuing management program.

(a) Establish regulatory systems to control the use and impact on
the Coastal Zone.

(b) Establish, enhance, and maintain coastal planning, management,
and regulatory programs at the local level.

(d) Determine the Coastal needs and demands.

(e) Continually monitor and determine the characteristics of the
Coastal Zone.

(f) Establish conflict resolution mechanisms and procedures.

(g) Involve all interested parties in planning and development
decisions.

(h) Provide methods for appeal and relief.

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(i) Support and fund local management and administration efforts.

(j) Define permissible uses in the coastal zone.

(k) Define boundaries for the coastal zone.

(l) Provide sufficient authorities and organizations.

(m) Designate and protect areas of particular concern.

(n) Provide procedures for, and accomplish the designation of areas
for preservation and restoration.

(o) Determine appropriate sites and criteria for the deposition of
dredge spoils.

(p) Accomplish strict regulation of ocean beach sand removal for
commercial purposes.

(q) Establish criteria for location and development of second homes.

(r) Provide increased public access to and along the water,
particularly to State-owned tidelands.

(s) Increase esphasis on the acquisition and development of water-
oriented parks and recreation facilities.

(t) Develop criteria and techniques for enhancing and restoring
urban waterfronts.

(u) Identify appropriate sites for aquacultural development and
resolve problems of conflicting uses.

(v) Establish siting criteria for deep draft port facilities.

(w) Provide location and design criteria for major industrial uses,
Expecially potrochemical facilities.

(x) Establish criteria for regulating high rise structures.

(y) Provide methods for mitignating the impact of marina developments
and accomodate the demand for such facilities.

(z) Establish criteria for bulkhead location and construction.

(aa) Establish criteria for the length, spacing and density of
single family residential piers and docks.

(bb) Provide dredging guidelines and identificiation of appropriate
locations.

(cc) Establish criteria for siting and developing major industrial
wood products facilities.

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(dd) Establish criteria for oil and gas drilling.

(cc) Provide for the enhancement of the commercial and recreational
sports fishery.

(ff) Establish definitive guidelines for landfills.

(gg) Provide criteria for regulating forest management practices
within the coastal zone.

(hh) Determine assimilative capacity of Puget Sound for municipal
and industrical wastes.

(ii) Establish provisions for the preservation of estuaries and
key habitat areas.

(jj) Protect and improve water quality.

(kk) Preserve the natural shoreline character.

(ll) Recognize erosion-accretion processes in the management program.

(mm) Maintain scenic vistas.

(nn) Preserve wildlife values.

(oo) Provide primary and secondary data requirements.

(pp) Maintain close and continuing coordination with all affected
agencies and jurisdicitions.

(qq) Enhance provisions for public access and involvement.

(rr) Delineate the coastal zone based on best available information.

(ss) Provide mechanism for assessing the impact of major Federal
developments and actions in the coastal zone.

The foregoing problems, goals, policies and objectives were drawn from
a variety of sources, primarily the Shoreline Management Act.

Local, State, and Federal agencies have been requested to supply various
materials and this effort plus other studies being undertaken will
identify additional problems. Thus, the identification of problems,
statement of policies and objectives is a continuing sequence and the
design of the State Coastal Zone Program is intended to accomodate
that sequence.

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(a) It is clear that the objectives and policies of our State
Shoreline Management Act are nearly identical to those of the Coastal
Zone Management Act. The National Declaration of Policy, found in
Section 303 of the Act, falls into four segments. In Subpart "D", each
segment will be reprinted along with appropriate excerpts from the
Shoreline Management Act, which will demonstrate consistency between the
policies of the two.

(b) In this paragraph we shall reference issues, problems, objec-
tives, and policies. There are three levels at which these matters are
discussed. The first level is legislative. The findings and policy
enunciation of our State's legislature are found in 90.58.020 RCw. This
contains a general statement regarding issues, problems, objectives, and
policies. The second level is administratives. There is a more detailed
discussion of issues, problems, objectives, and policies in the guide-
lines published by the Department under the authority granted to it by
the Shoreline Management Act. These are the Washington Administrative
Code Guidelines, 173-16, and found in the Appendix. They contain detailed
policy for the handling of various kinds of shoreline areas, for the
handling of a variety of shoreline uses, and instruction and explanation
as to how to assemble a local master program. A local master program is
required of all cities and counties having jurisdiction over shoreline
areas. They contain both policy and regulation regarding the use and
development of the shorelines. Further, local programs are required to
contain the goals of the local government in the use and development of
the shorelines. Such goals were required to address seven specific
areas. These are:

(1) An economic development element for the lcoation and design of
industries, transportation facilities, port facilities, tourist facili-
ties, commerce, and other developments that are particularly dependent
on their location on or use of the hsorelines of the State;

(2) A public access element making provisions for public access to
publicly-owned areas;

(3) A recreational element for the preservation and enlargement of
recreational opprotunities;

(4) A circulation element consisting of general location and
extent of existing and proposed major thoroughfares, transportation
routes, terminals and other public utility facilities;

(5) A use element which considers the proposed general distribu-
tion and general location and extent of the use of shorelines and adja-
cent land area for housing, business, and other uses of land;

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(6) A conservation element for the preservation of natural
resources, including, but not limited to, the scenic vistas, aesthetics,
and vital estuarine areas for fisheries and wildlife protection; and,

(7) A historical, cultural, scientific, and educational element
for the protection and restoration of buildings, sites, and areas having
historic, cultural, scientific, or educational values.

The local master program is also expected to contain policies and
regulations covering at least 21 different use activities which might
take place on the shorelines. These use activities are agricultural
practices, aquaculture, forest management practices, commercial develop-
ment, marinas, mining, outdoor advertising, signs and billboards, resi-
dential developemtn, utilities, ports and water-realted industry, bulk-
heads, breakwaters, jetties and groins, landfill, solid waste disposal,
dredging, shoreline flood protection, road and railroad design and
construction, piers, archaeological areas and historic sites, and
recreation, plus any other use activities and local government wishes
to address. These very same use activities are also covered in the
Washington Administrative Guidelines, 173-16. Policy for the State for
the use and development of each activity is enunciated in the Guidelines.

In summary, the body of State policy is found in Section 90.58.020
RCW and WAC 173-16. This body of policy covers broad shoreline/coastal
issues as well as rather spcific problems associated with the land
water interface. Accompanying State policy is local policy, which is
reported in the local shoreline master programs according to a format
used in all local programs.

The Shoreline Management Act, its guidelines, other State laws and
regulations, plus an example of a local master program, are all found in
the Appendix. These documents, taken together, form the adopted body of
goals, policies, objectives, and statements of problems for the WCZMP.

The need ofr the new policy, goals, etc. is expected, and will be
added to the WCZMP in one or more of the following ways:

(1) An amendment or addition to a local master program which will
be heard and adopted locally and then reviewed and approved by the
Department of Ecology.

(2) An amendment or addition to the "State Master Program" which
is an administrative regulation adopted after hearing by the Department
of Ecology.

(3) New legislation passed by the Washington State Legislature.

(4) Policy adopted by the Governor.

An example of a local master program is contained in the Appendix.

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Section 4 (923.4)(b) Procedures for Problems, Goals, Policies,
and objectives

The Shoreline Management Act and its attendant Guidelines are two
important components of our Coastal Zone Management Program. The single
most important component is the local master program. Each local gov-
ernment has a responsibility to prepare a local master program as man-
dated in the SHoreline Management Act. In some cases, the coastal
cities prepared their own master programs. In other cases, the cities
participated with counties to prepare a regional master program. The
important point here is the citizen involvement required for the prepar-
ation of master programs. The Shoreline Management Act and the Guide-
liens require a massive amount of citizen involvement before a master
program can be approved. All of the local governments that prepared a
master program assembled citizens advisory committees to assist them.
The size of the committee could range from 10 to as many as 50. All
together, some 2,000 citizens were involved in the preparation of the
master programs statewide. The citizens committees were required to
represent as diverse range of interest as possible so that no one fac-
tion or side would be over-represented. So each citizens committee had
its share of industrialists, environmentalists, and as appropriate,
there were hunting, fishing, and port representatives. There could be
residential neighborhood representatives, or whatever short of represen-
tation was appropriate for the local government and the conditions of
that area. (See Appendix for details of citizen involvement.)

Before a master program can take effect, the Department of Ecology
has to approve it. It is subjected to an intensive 90-day review by
Department of Ecology personnel, plus the program is circulated to other
State agencies and Federal agencies for their review. The circulation
is done as soon as the program arrives at the Department after initial
review to see that basic componets are available. The agencies ask to
receive the various programs, then review them and comment on them, then
send their comments back to the Department and, in some cases, send the
comments to the local government that produced the program. The Depart-
ment then combines all the comments and notifies the local government as
to the adequacy or inadequacy of the program. Extensive comments are
made along with many suggestions to help correct deficiencies in the
programs. (See SMA Act for authority.)

Prior to the developemtn of a local master program, each local gov-
ernment performed an inventory of its shoreline resource, listing the
shoreline mileage, the ownership, the land use, and type of shoreline.
This served two functions, one was to provide the local government with
basic information needed to prepare management policies, regulations,
and goals, and the other was to acquaint both staff people and citizens
with the issues of shoreline management and the kinds of problems that
gave rise to Shoreline Management to begin with. See WAC 173-16 for the
other requirements for local master programs.

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The Coastal Zone Management Act requires a high degree of Federal
participation. While there was considerable Federal participation in
shoreline management, it was felt that some of the statewide and national
issues needed more treatment, so a Federal Agency Advisory Committee has
been formed, with representatives from all the Federal agencies that are
interested or have interest in the coastal zone. This Committee will
largely be a correspondence committee with relatively few physical meet-
ings. The basic purposes are to help us determine the mnational interest
in Washington's coastal zone, determine the needs and plans of the
Federal agencies involved, and for the Federal agencies to review our
coastal zone management efforts and participate in those that they
choose to participate in. Additionally, a State Agency Advisory Commit-
tee has been formed, however, its primary purpose will be correlation
and coordination of the plans of the various State agencies with the
shoreline management program and coastal zone management program, and to
better enable the Department to deal with coastal zone issues. The
State Department of Fisheries, the State Department of Natural Resources,
the State Department of Game are three important departments when it
comes to discussions regarding the coastal zone, since they all have
management responsibilities in that area. (See Appendix for State and
Federal agency statements.)

We have a committee of local planners who provide the necessary
input from local governments and help us make use of the local shoreline
master programs as componets of the coastal zone program. Further, the
local government will be the primary line of coastal zone management ad-
ministration, and DOE needs guidance from the local governments so that
we may assist and support them the best way possible. It is our inten-
tion to bolster their ability to deal with coastal zone management
issues and problems to enhance their capabilities to the highest degree
possible. Much of the section 306 funding will be expended on grants to
local governments to enhance their capabilities.

Because of the massive citizen involvement history of shoreline man-
agement, it was not deemed advisable to form citizen advisory committees
in the same manner we did for shoreline management. Further, many of the
citizen advisory committees still exist, and it is, apparently, the in-
tention of many of the local governments to maintain their citizen advi-
sory committees to help in dealing with specific issues problems, and
projects that come up in the future. Instead, we thought it would be
more advantageous to solicit citizen opinion by means of a questionnaire.
Hence, a mailing list has been devised, using addresses from a variety
of sources. These same corresondents will be asked to provide the
names of their people who are interested in coastal zone. Anybody who
is interested in filling out the questionnarie will be encouraged to do
so. Also, these same people will be mailed a periodic newsletter con-
taining information and articles about shoreline management and coastal
zone management.

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Part D contains a more extensive discussion of the agency and
citizen involvement history that has taken place and still continues
under the auspices of Shoreline Management. A final element in need of
discussion is the method we use to resolve conflicts which arise in the
course of Shoreline Management. Naturally, the courts have always been
the final arbitrator when it somes to conflicts. However, by means of
the Substantial Development Permit System, described more fully in Part
C, most conflicts can be resolved when they relate to a project or a
type of project.

Becuase of its relative novelty, the rights and wrongs of shoreline
management are not always clear to the participants involved and con-
flicts will result. Should the Department of Ecology, any other State
or local agnecy or interested citizen feel that the local decision on a
permit was wrong, an appeal process is available. In most cases, after
an appeal has been initiated, the appellant and other parties can nego-
tiate their difference, agree on a solution and proceed. Where this
does not happen, the matter goes to the Shoreline Hearings Board, a
quasi-judicial body who decides the issue. Appeal to Superior Court is
available after the Hearings Board.

The above method satisfies most conflicts arising from SHoreline
Management and will serve as well for Coastal Zone Management. There
are, however, nonpermit-related conflicts and these arise from the
content of the local master programs. As mentioned, the Department of
Ecology must approve any program and any amendment to a program. As
part of this procedure, interest agencies, including Federal agencies,
have the opportunity to review, comment, and object to the content of
the program or amendment. The conflict thus discovered is negotiated by
Ecology, the local government and the other parties involved.

CZM implies a new form of State-Federal relationship from which
conflicts may arise. We will discover the conflicts by the coordination
and consultation methods described elsewhere, and resolve them through
the existing methods plus a certification of Federal projects system
that will be established when our CZM program is approved. The expanded
A-95 review process will be a primary tool in this sytem.

'freliminary Application for Program Approval
In Accordance with Section 306 of the
Federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972

State of Maine
Coastal Zone Management Progrcm
Mid-Coastal Segment
FeLruary 18.. 1975

Executive Department
State Planning Office
Coastal Planning Group

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SUBPART A - GENERAL

In June 1970 the State Planning Office published the Phase IReport of the Maine
Coastal Plan which summarized the previous nine months of activity of Maine's coastal
effort. Tkese initial steps established a firm foundation for the ongoing development of a
plan for the coast of Maine. As part of this initial effort a coastal planning advisory task
force was formed, composed of key state agencies, state universities, and private conserm-
vation interests. This task fotce established goals and objectives, delineated the coastal
zone for planning purposes, and selected a pilot study area for app lying resou rce inventory
and classification procedures.

The preliminary goals and objectives developed in conjunction with the coastal
advisory task force are given below. These statements of intent have p@ovided the overall
framework and target for coastal planning activities in Maine.

GOAL To develop a comprehensive plan providing for compatible
and multiple uses of the coastal zone ' optimizing those
intrinsic and real values assuring the greatest long-term
social and economic benefits for the people of the State
of Maine.

OBJECTIVES

1. Inventory coastal resources and existing uses;

2. Developa resource classification system with appro-
priate uses and development standards as a basis for
regulating a6fivities within the coastal zone;

3. Identify areas of major and impending conflicts and
indicate priorities for immeJiote action;

.4. Propose regulations and controls to ensure that coastal
resources will be used in a monner tkat is consistent
with their nafural character and ecological relationships;

5. Elicit public views 'and interests tl@rouqh public hearings
and other concurrent planning;

6. Coordinate efforts with other New England coastal states;

7. Propose institutional arrangements, state legislation, and
local ordinances necessary to implement the Maine.Coastal
Plan.

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Coterminovs with the development of the Ma! n e coastal zone program the
Maine Legislature enacted a large number of significant "environmental laws. " So
many, in fact, that Ma;ne is now recognized as being one of the most progress ive states
in the Union in this regard. Some of the most important of these enacted since 1966
include the Site Location of Development Low, the Land Use Regulation Low, the
Coastal Wetlands Act, and the Mandatory Shoreland Zoning and Subdivision Control
Law, @o mention only a few. Wh*ile each of these laws is commendable and the reasons
for their passage were and continue to be sound, growing public dissatisfaction with
them poses a threat to their continued existence and jeopardizes as well tke`@'U'nderlying
concept of resource planning.
Changes in th@ popular conceptions of property rights have not kept pace with
environmental legislation. In part, the novelty of the laws is a liability which time
alone will cure. It must also be expected thut a certain amount of p@ublic hostility
will accompany the legitimate police work of government but this situa.tion is aggra-
voted if that action appears arbitrary, discriminatory or fragmented. To increasing
numbers of people wl@o come into contact with it, Maine's land use regulatory bureau-
cracy. appears 'in varying degrees to be all of these..

The intent so stated in the first year firogr'am development application indicated
that Maine would move towards management program approval on a region by region
basis so as to help alleviate some of these problems as quickly as possible.

The-sections that follow address tl@e provisions and requirements of file Federal
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 which the State of Maine has developed in
order to gain management program approval for the entire mid-coastal region which
stretches from the Hancock County @oastcil community of Gouldsboro to Brunswick in
Cumberland County. This area covers greater than 60 percent of the Maine coast and
includes 29.2 percent of ttle coastal population.

By December of 1975, intentions are to gain management approval for the
Washington County, Cumberland County, and York County coastal areas! The final
two areas of the coastal zonel the Penobscot and Kennebec coastal river areas, are
exp-ected to be completed by June, 1976.

Despite the added administrative burden and complexity of applying for program
management approval on a segmented basis, doing so helps miticlate this state's major
coastal problems in as rapid a fashion as possible. Three major,problems were outlined
in tile first year application. They were-

1. The lock of an objective, workable resource data bose;

-2. The absence of public consensus on policy for guiditig land and water
management and enforcement activities;

3. An overburdened state and local regulatory and enforcement network.

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As part of Maine's program development efforts experience indicated that there
is a lock of coordination between state agencies administering resource 'management
programs as well as between take various levels of government. The obsence of good
channels for daily communication as well as the absence of comprehensive state policies
has fragmented the approach to land use planning and regulation, depriving its individual
decisions of any ultimate purpose and making it unnecessarily confusing to the general
public. Although the structure and tools now exist to effectuate better government co-
ordination and communication the willingness to effectively utilize the recently stream-
lined state government organization has in the past been lacking, principally because of
the lack of funds and personnel.

Secondly, efforts to date to achieve sensible patterns of resource use have relied
almost completely on regulation. The absence of concomitant efforts, in the areas of
education, direct or indirect financial reimbursement to landowners or lost land value,

technical assistance to landowners, an adequate program of tax incentive, and a directed
land acquisition program has led to public misunderstanding of the content, basis and
rationale for regulations; resentment of the constraints imposed by regulations; and widely
held attitude that the state is trying to get something, e.g... open space, for nothing.
These sentiments reflect on the fundamental character of state government which appears
Jo increasing numbers of people to have assumed a self-serving bias "in the public interest"
to the negligence of genuine, service to the individual citizen.

Thirdly, the process of land use control' concerning issues of more than local im
portance is too centralized and removed from the people. The remoteness has fostered
misunderstanding, hostility, and lock of public involvement.

The implementation of the Maine coastal zone management program is organized
to deal directly with these issues, at least for coastal areas. If successful, the approach
outlined could be extended to include inland areas as well. At present no new additions
are felt to be needed in Maine's environmental legislation. Instead, the (coastal planning
program is viewed as an opportunity to improve the way in which already existing laws
and organizations work. The heart of the coastal zone management program will be an
improved regional capability to service Maine's land use regulatroy network so that it

operates more effectively. The broad outlines of this revamped system are are outlined below.

The State's Interest

The evolution of the Maine regulatory system has not been wholly illogical in
having regulation precede planning. The most realistic method of moving towards a well-
planned system of state land use regulation may be to begin with a reulatory system that
concentrates on a few goals that are generally perceived as important, and to then grad-
ually expand the system by adding more comprehensive planning elements. If the burdens
of regulation are not to exceed its benefits, state efforts must concentrate on major land
use considerations.

There are essentially two different categories of land uses which can affect the
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Small scale development located directly adjacent to the shore

Major land use decisions of significant size having substant;ol
state or regional i.mpact, irregardless of its proximity to coastal
waters

The State Site Location of Development low and the Mandatory Shoreline Z.'@ning Act
provide mechanisms for articulating the state@ls interest in these concerns. The land and
water capability analysis now underway as part of the program development phase of
coastal management in Maine will provide valuable, previously unavailable reference
for the administration of these laws. In addition, the recently enacted Register of.,
Critical Areas provides the state with an additional opportunity to p@otect unique cnd
significant natural, historic or scientific resource areas -which may be removed from the
immediate shoreland area., but nevertheless are a part of the coastal environment. 1'he
specific provisions of this legislation as well as other relevant state legislation affecting
the coastal zone are outlined in an accompanying attachment (Appendix I

The selection of the proper agency to exercise the state's role in land use. regulation
must be guided by the need to involve a wide variety of interests. The task of balancing
7 the range of goals and policies that mu'st go into lond use decisions requires the manage-
ment agency to be responsive to executive policy and not biased toward an existing
functional state agency program. Although the centralization of power to the Governor
is resisted in Maine as much as it is in other states, the comprehensive. nature of land
use decisions requires considerable input from the executive level. Executive partici-
pation in the Maine coastal management program is a form of indirect control that relies
more on t.@e chief executive's coordinating jresponsibilities than formal coercive authority.
IF overall plann.ing coordination is under the jurisdiction of an operating agency, sister
agencies will offen not recognize its authority and role. Moreover, the inferagency
bickering thaVaccompanies an interdisciplinary program such as coastal zone management
e hief executive.
can be minimized if the program is under the policy directive of the stat! 's cr

The State Planning Office is located within the Governor's office and is charged
with the responsibility of coordinating state agencies in the preparation of a state cornpre-
hensive plan. At the state level, the Maine coastal managemetit program, a first stop in
the development of an effectivd staitewide land use management system, will focus on:

1. The development of a State Planning Office program"n cooperation
with the Governor's Cabinet Committee on Land Use a coordinate
state policy -e the state's
to review regional plans, and to articula,
interest in such plans.

2. The development of a State Planning Office program n cooocration
with tile Commission on Maine's Future to incorporat.e statewide policy
concerns into the development of regional plans, por6cularly such
issues as energy facilities siting, fisheries development, tOUrism, and
major ports devcloixnent.
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3 Continuing the coordination relationship with federal agencies that
has been established under the auspices of the New England River
Basins Commission to assist in completing the regional land use plans.

4. The initiation within the Governor's office in cooperation with a state
interagency committee of a capability to monitor and assess the impacts
of existing and proposed uses of Maine's offshore areas, existing water
quality information and characteristics and to assist in setting state
policy for such areas.-

5. The formulation in cooperation with the Department of Conservation
(Bureau of Public Lands and the Land Use Regulation Commission') of
management programs and regulations for Maine's coastal islands.

The identification of areas and activities of state concern as well as appropriate
management responsibilities is part of the coastal management program development phase
now underway. Once identified by the state, these
areas and guidelines for their use
would be incorporated as part. of the regional plans to be prepared by the. regional, plan-
ning commissions. The regional land use plan taken serves as the principal managemnet
device used to measure the adequacy and appropriateness of state and local regulatory
activities. In this manner the state need not suffer from the administrative overburden
and political infeasibility of creating such plans and running all the regulatory machinery.
The state is thus able to effectively coordinate the development of regional land use
policies as an expression of a comprehensive statewide policy.

The Regional Role

Coastal land can be used to achieve many goals. Some ongoing mechanism for
balancing these various goals must be established to see which uses of land will provide
the greatest overall benefit. In some cases the state Legislature has clearly indicated
its desire to protect certain critical resource areas suck as wetlands, irrespective of all
other possible goals. The administration of such policies for wetlands involves a mini-
mum of balancing between pros and cons for various uses. The most beneficial use of
existing agricultural land is not, however, as easily det-ermined.The establishment of
a planning process of the regional level, incorporating critical resource areas of over-
riding state importance and other state policy considerations, con best perform this
balancing function an is thus a pivotal part of the proposed Maine coastal management

program. The absence of planning to guide land use control decisions has been partially
responsible for the growing public dissatisfaction with what appears arbitrary and fragmented.

The process of preparing a regional plan as an active management tool to assist and
guide the regulatory efforts of local qas well as state government could engender wide
public participation by greatly increasing public accessibility to the land use decision-
making process. Preparing and updating regional plans will also place the regional
planning commission in an active coordinating role, capable of responding to individual
requests for ;nformaiton and assistance on policies, purposes and procedures of various
government activities.

Me service function of land use control has not been strongly emphasized. The
enlargement of the role of regional planning agencies to provide such services would be

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The preparation of a, preliminary regional land use plan incorporating
local goals and objectives, regional priorities and expressed state interests.

2. The organization of technical planning teams composed of regional
representatives of state and federal agencies to provide advice to local.
-officials and to-assist applicants in the preparation of development
applications.

3. The review of local regulatory efforts for consistency with regional plans
and to determine take extent of regional and state interests involved.

4. Providing technical and financial assistance for regional service to local
units of government in shoreland zoning, subdivision regulation and other
code enforcement activities.
5. The establishment in cooperation with the Attorney General's office and
the District Attorney's offices of an improved legal assistance and enforce-
ment effort for land use concerns.

The technical requirements for the suitable preparation of a comprehensive land
use plan in Maine are unavailable in the majority Of Maine towns. It is unreasonable to
expect this to change considering the continuing gap in municipal revenues. Local plan-
ning can consist primarily of a concise statement of goals and objectives, and general
community policy with respect to land use. The responsibility for comprehensive, complete
pment planning should rest largely at the regional level. The regional
resource cnd develo
plan should reflect local goals and objectives, and serve as a guide and for assistance in
making local regulatory efforts. It should also contain state land use policies and consider-
ations for areas of state concern. The regional agencies could in effect provide a voice in
'articulating the state's interest. In '' its role prepresentative of the state interestit could,
in some cases, be.capable of holding local units of government accountable to the regional
plan.

Local Prerogatives

To avoid the common failing of most state land use regulatory systems, the con-
tinuing need for local participation is an integral part of the Maine management program
Again, most state regulatory effort's have been set up solely to prohibit development that
otherwise occur. The service aspects of land use control has been largely. neglected.
The expression of state policy in relation to local government should come into play only
as a final arbiter for land use decisions and indirectly through regional planning agencies

At present local government land use planning and regulation is administered
through a system that has become inefficient, unwieldy, and largely uninformed. Part
of the problem stems from the lack of Checks and balances, particularly the fragmentation
of responsibility for administering zoning and subdivision regulations and the policies an.[
actions of local planning boards. Local efforts can be made more effective if the respon-
sibility for preparing and for reviewing local regulatory actions in light of a regional plan
is vested in the state's regional planning commissions.

Such an arrangement could greatly strengthen the dialogue between local officials
and the technical staff of the regional commissions. Moreover, it would place the
policy decisions with local officials at the sonic lime requiring
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them to be informed by the appropriate regional technical experts. Under this arrange-
ment local officials retain the authority to adopt and amend development ordinances, but
would first submit them to the regional commission for comment. The regional commission
could hold hearings and make special findings and recommendations on any issues in-
volving an exercise of local discretion. Local officials can be requested to justify its
decision by stating its findings and conclusions on the record. The potential for error
and abuse prevalent now is reduced as local discretion comes under more active review
and comment by the regional planning agencies. Althought he separation of policy-
making from policy enforcement may be undesirable, it only becomes so if the policy-
making from policy enforcement may be undesirable, it only becomes so if the policy-
making arm is not vigorously involved in the review of regulatory activities. The pre-
paration of regional plans, in accordance with state guidelines containing policies for
areas and activities of state interest and providing gubernatorial policies and priorities,
will enhance the quality of local regulatory decisions by broadening the perspective from
which they are made.

Although conventional zoning still serves some useful purposes, land use problems
can best be resolved through a flexible, dynamic system of land use control that better
reflects the way the development proces owrks. Zoning is a tool devised for use in
essentially urban areas and may not necessarily apply to all areas of Maine. It must be
recognized that land use planning and development control problems in rural and urban
areas are often different enough in nature and degree to justify different treatment. It is part of the state planning function to delineate those areas which are urban or are
under heavy development pressure, and to require proper zoning in such areas. The
coupling of state and local land use enforcement powers with state and local participation
in regional planning may be the most appropriate way to achieve state land use objectives.

Summary

Legislaative measures for land use regulation in Maine's coastal areas already exist.
As a result of the coastal zone management program, the state's land use management and
regulation efforts will be systematized into an identifiable network that
integrates the many levels and entities of goernment involved.

In addition to what already exists, the following measures will be taken and in
place at the time the state makes its formal submission for program approval:

1. The establishment, by Executive Order, of the Governor's Cabinet
Committee on Land Use to coordinate state land use policy and to take
appropriate measures to incorporate the natural resource analysis for
coastal areas.

2. The adoption by the Bureau of Environmental Protection, the Shoreland
Zoning Policy Task Force, the Land Use Regulation Commission, and
the Critical Areas Registry Board of policy statements incorporating the
coastal zone management natural and policy resource analyses as a basis
for regulatory decisions made by these organizations.

3. The adoption by the mid-coastal regional planning commissions of policy
statements supporting the state coastal zone management program and
a willingness to expand their land use management service and

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As a result of program approval the following measures will-be initiated:

1. Departmentof Environmental Protection staff members in each mid-
coastal region to advise on Site Location Law applications, coordinate
'land use permit requirements and to work with code enforcement officers.

2. The employment of several staff persons at the regional level to coordinate
technical assistance teoms to work with regional advisory committees and
local planning, officials in the development of local and regional plans.
3. Legal and administrative assistance, coordinated at the regional' level,
in interpreting and enforcing -land use regulatory measures, particularly
shoreland zoning and mandatory subdivision teview applications.

4. The initiation of state level programs to (a) s@rengtlien tkeconnection
between the land use management program arid cocstal water quality
impacts, and existing classifications; (b) provide stc ff assistance to the
Cabinet Committee on Land Use and the-Commissici-i on Maine's Futur'e;
(c) assist the coastal island management and requiction efforts of the
Department of Conservation.

The long range goals of coastal zone management can be achieved through:

1. Some amendments to the Critical Areas Registry A( t-

2. The regional development of a land use planning process;

3. Improvement of the mechanism for public policy development at the
-regional level and the integration of such policies with those developed
at the state level through the Commission on Maine's Future;

4. The coastal zone'management system,extended statewide as a compre-
hiensive land use policy plan.

As a final note, it is particularly important in Maine that this difficult transition
from wkat was essentially government non-involvement in land use planniing and control
be handled delicately as the process is viewed with skepticism by a qene@@ally conserva-
tive populace.

The solution proposed for the problems we face does not- promise to be an easy
one to implement; however, the situation demands attention and the alternative courses
of action which may b-c more palatable in the short term will be f6 r less inviting in the
final analysis.

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Minutes from the NSRPB Public Meeting on Coastal Zone Management

A second public meeting concerning the NSR11B/N.Y.S. Office of. Planning
Services contract was held on Tuesday, June 10, 1975 at 7:30 p.m. in the Medical
Examiner's Conference Room, Suffolk County Office Building, 11auppauge, N.Y. Dr.
Lee Koppelman presided.

Dr. Koppelman regretfully announced that Adm. Stephan had a heart attack,
and, therefore, will not be attending the CPC meetings in the near future.

Dr. Koppelman again stressed that upon completion-of thd Cal Plan and approval
of the Plan by the Secretary of the Dept. of Commerce, no Federal actions can be
implemented:uhich are not in accordance with the CZM Plan. Therefore, a CZM Plan
can be a very powerful tool despite the low Federal funding allocated for the de-
velopment of CZM Plans.

The output of the CPC will, also, serve as an input in the 208 pro-ram. The
0
goals and objectives developed by the CPC will serve as a check on the 208 and in-
sure that nothing has been overlooked.

On Coal I of the handout distributed at the first meeting, it was suggested
0
that the natural process of erosion be acc epted, but that development which accel-
erates the natural rate of erosion be limited.

It was pointed out that the restriction of off-road vehicles in the shoreline
area would have difficulty standing up in court. The word, regulate, was supported
as a substitute for restrict.

There was a question as to whether the opening of additional inlets wou ld be
,regarded as desirable by the CPC. Although the addition of an inlet would increase
the flushing action of the bays, it would also change the salinity-of the bays and,
thereby, affect the clam industry of the bays. It was stated that the increased
flushing of the bays also cuts down on the setting of clam larvae. A suggestion
was made that if vessels are to be required to have holding tanks, then adequate
onshore treatment and disposal of vessel wastes should also be required. There is
no sense in having holding'tanks on board if marinas simply pump out vessel wastes
into creeks and bays.

It was felt that the section on preserving and protecting historic areas was
insufficient. Modification of this section reflect the comments made by members of
the CPC.

Coal III and'Goal VIII have been combined. A goal stating the necessity of
developing a legal and administrative mechanism for the implementation of the coastal
area plan was added to the end of the list of goals and objectives.

Comments and suggestions for the amendment of the initial list of goals and
objectives have been incorporated into the re vised list of goals and objectives that
are attached to these minutes.

Further suggestions and modifications of the attached list of goals and object-
ives are welcomed.

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The next meeting will beheld on Tuesday, July 1, 1975 at 7:30 p.m. in the
12th floor Planning Dept. Conference Room, 11. Lee Dennison Building, Hauppauge,
N.Y. (The south entrance to the building will be unlocked.)

The agenda for the July 1 meeting will be a's follows:

1. Discussion of any further refinement of the goals and objectives.

2. Ratification of goal-s and objectives (however, they can be reopened at
any time).

3. Determination of the definition of the coastal area.'

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Goals and Objectives for Coastal Area Management

Coal I To fore stall the acceleration of shoreline destruction and erosion.

Obj. A Minimize the damage by future shoreline develo
pment.

Control- development on those lands contained in the Intermediate
Regional Tidal Flood Plain by use of flood plain zoning, land use
management concepts and other regulatory tools.

Prohibit construction on primary dune lines and seaward side of
secondary dunes.

Probibit construction of dwellings.in those shoreline areas which
are backed by eroding bluffs through the adoption of bluff hazard
zoning.

ObJ. B Establish erosion prevention policies that are harmonious with the
dynamic nature of the shoreline area.

Emphasize dune stabilization and beach nourishment techniques that
are compatible with the natural processes as the primary means of
minimizing storm breaching of the south shore barrier islands.

Prohibit dredging of sand for beach nourishment from the outer winter
bar and from areas shoreward of the outer winter bar.
Prohibit the construction of groins and other shore protection devices
either by government or private persons unless it can be demionstrated
that such structures will not adversely affect adjacent property.

Stabilize existing south shore inlets through the implementation. of
Federal projects for sand bypassing systems.

Regulate off-road vehicles in the shoreline area.

Coal II To preserve and protect water resources.

Obj. A Dispose of wastewater without appreciably diminishing the quality and
quantity of groundwaters and fresh surface waters and the quality of
marine waters.

courage contiiiuance of experimental research of wastewater disposal
as is done at Wantagh Sewage Treatment. Plant, the advanced wastewater
treatment plant at Hauppauge, BTTAC at Brookhaven Lab, etc,

Consider adv. inces in wastewater trentinent technology such as renovation
of wastewater through land disposal by Spray irrigation, and the merits
of different water management
orient schemes, such as, a dual water supply sys-
tem, a non-aqueous waste disposal. system and treatment of water Supply
at the w well-head, in the design of new water supply systems.

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Require adequite treatment for all sewage plant effluents dischar-od
to estuarine or any other confined Waters, in order to maintain accept-
able marine water quality.

Continue the present program of installing sewage collection, trcatment
ated areas for handling dor.:estic-
and disposal systems in densely popul. 0
and industrial wastewater pending the development of satisfactory
.alternatives.

Continue ocdan disposal of wastewaters subject to treatment producing
an effluent with acceptable quality for ocean discharge. it
must be recognized that this system lowers groundx.',ater levels. ..'i i e n
water supplies can be succenfully augmented by recharging trcated
'k%Tastewater of sufficient quality, ocean disposal of wastewater s1hould
be phased out.

Design storm water systems so as to reduce contaminant flows into the
marine environment and to replenish groundwater acquifers.
Establish no discharge zones for se'lected marine water area; which now
have excellent water quality for fishing and recreational purposes.

Require source pretreatment of toxic and hard-to-treat industrial wastes
if such substances-would be incompatible with effective and econo-m-ical
treatment in municipal treatment plants.

Require holding tanks on vessels for vessel wastes, and require adequate
0
onshore facilities for the treatment and disposal of vessel wastes.

Goal III To maximize the public benefit while minimizing the environmental damage
from the development of the natural resources of the coastal area.

Obj. A Minimize alteration of natural landforms and native vegetation.

Obj. B Maintain living natural resources of high biologic productivity and im-
porta-nce, and preserve and protect their habitat.

Undertake research/management programs to determine appropriate harvest
yields for maximum sustained yields of shellfish and'@finfish.

Consider the net effects on hard clam resources and other marine life
when determining the acceptability of: a. upgrading @Ihe treatriient pro-
cess of those sewage plants which presently discharge their effluents
into shellfish producing waters; b. expanding existing sewage treatment
plants or construtting new sewage treatment plants which discharge
effluents into shellfish producing waters; and c. constructing sewage
outfall pipes which traverse shellfish beds.

Encourage New York State, pertinent local governmenLs and privat:o agencies
to acquire at the earliest practical. date a fee simple'or lesser property
interest in as much of the remaining privately held wetlands as possible,
with a view toward preserving them in perpetuity. Gr.Int tax an(I other
incentives to individual wetland owners who assure preservation and

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e
ancement of their properties, as initiated by Nassau County in
nh,
1974.

Take measures for the rapid containment and clean up of oil spills.

Endorse national regulation and management of migrating SPCCICS.

Obj. C Encourage research to increase knowledge base necessary for undersLanding
the environmental effects of development.
t

Obj. D Identify, preserve and protect distinct geologic formations.
Obj. E Identify, preserve and protect'areas of scenic beauty.

Co al IV -To identify, preserve, protect and restore areas of historic and cultural
significance.

Obj. A Establish historic districts.

Obj. B Obtain funds for technical aid needed for designati ng areas and structures
as historic landmarks in the National Register of Historic Landmarks.

Obj. C Encourage public acquisition of historic and cultural structures and areas.

Goal V To enable the public to enjoy the amenities that the coastal zone has to
offei:.

Obj.. A Promote visual and physical access to the coastal zone.

Improve vis ual access through regulation and easement acquisition for
maximum visual enjoyment of the shoreline and coastal waters, by the gen-
eral public.

Discourage the location of parking facilities on the.va,luable shoreline
edge.
Improve access to selected recrea@ional facilities in:accordance i-Ath
optimum capacity of facilities through improved mass transportation.

Require that all new electric generating sites located, along the shore-
line provide public access to the water for recreation-'al purposes.

Increase access for fishermen.to fishing grounds through use of existing
groins,. breakwaters and jetties under public ownership. or regulation.

Obj. B Provide for a diversity of public recreational experiences in the coastal
zone.

Identify those recreation activities that are water enhanced such as
camping, picnicking, horseback riding, and those activities that are
water dependent such as, shellfishing, finfishing, scuba (living, bathing,
waterfowl huntint-1, hirdilatching, etc.

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Satisfy some of the f uture recreational development on lands alre.-ady
in public o-,@ncrship through more efficient use of existing public
lands and facilities.

Acquire adaitional land for both active and passive recreation.

Encourage municipalities to open underutilized parks and beachc@s to
all during i,eek days in accordance with optimum recreational capacity
of resources.

Coal VI To provide for compatible, uate,r dependent and water enhanced uses ill the
coastal area.

Obj. A Identify those activities which are water dependent such as, aquatic
culture, outdoor recreation, marinas, ferry ter-minals, and those activ-
ities which are water enhanced such as, residential development, duck
farming, sand and gravel mining.

Obj. B Direct non-water related growth inland.

Obj. C Review zoning ordinances and recommend amendments to ordinances so that
only compatible water dependent and water enhanced uses are encouraged
in the coastal zone.

Coal VII. To.preserve, protect and develop regional infrastructure sites necessdry
for and related to the coastal zone.

Obj. A Review siting criteria necessary for infrastructure locations and then
use this information to identify sites which would be appropriate for
regional infrastructure.

Consider possibility of establishing a 1 and bank for the preservation
of potential regional infrastructure sites.

Obj. B Deterffiine which dredging projects are essential and in.the best interests
of the public, and design and implement such projects In a manner vhich
is not environmentally counter-productive.

Obj. C Satisfy demand for electric power on Loncy Island in environmentally accept-
able ways including possible use of wind power, solar pqoer, tidal power,
etc.

Obj. D Consolidate port faqilities for petroleum in order to reduce vessel, trips,
oil spillage,'dred@,in-, highway congestion around ports, shorefront land
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consumption by storage tanks and fuel cost to the consumer.

Coal VIII To restore and enhance, wherever possible, degraded natural or developed
portions of the coastal zone.

Obj. A Rehabilitate coastal areas that have been mined for sand and gravel.

-Obj. B Improve degraded watlands and create new wetlands.

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Ohj C Upgrade urban waterfronts.

Coal IqX To develop legal and administrative me c h a n i s.--n necessary for inal p I e T-,) e i i ta qt i q6 n
of coastal plan.

Obj. A Identify areas of public interest in the coastal area, and adopt
lation tqhat identifies these areas that Should be under public ownership.

Obj. B Develop inter4qrovernmenta-1 cooperation and necessary re@--jlations for coastal
zone management.

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Minutes of the NSRPB Public Meeting on Coastal Zone Management

A third public meeting concerning the NSRPB/NYS Office of Planning Services
contract was held on Tuesday, July 1, 1975 at 7:30 p.m. in the 12th floor Planning
Dept. Conference Room, H. Lee Dennison Building, Hauppauge, N.Y. Dr. Lee.Koppelman
presided.

A question was raised concerning what level of government and what agency
would eventually administer the regulation of shoreline development as determined
by the CZM Plan. Dr. Koppelman stated that that point would be addressed later
on under management alternatives. His own feelings on the matter of government
regulatory control are that New York State has had a poor record-in enforcing their
own laws, and the home rule of local governments has been responsible for many of
the abuses that have occurred in the management of the coastal zone. Development
controls in the CZ are absolutely necessary, according to Dr. Koppelman, but it has
not been decided which level or levels of government will have regulatory power
under this CZM program.

Islip Town Shellfish Management Commission recommended that Goal 1, Objective
B, paragraph 2, also prohibit the dredging of sand for beach nourishment from the
bay side of the barrier beach. The recommendation was approved by the CPC and in-
corporated within paragraph 2.

The prohibition clause in Goal 1, Objective B, paragraph 2 was amended to in-
clude the exemption of existing navigable channels and environmentally acceptable
bulkheads that have collapsed.

It was noted that Goal I, Objective B, paragraph 3 makes no mention of
the prohibition of the reconstruction of environmentally unacceptable groins that
are deteriorating. Therefore, the word reconstruction has been added to that para-
graph.

A suggestion was made that the word stabilize be amended to control. The
gentleman who recommended that south shore inlets be controlled rather than just
stabilized, stated that he will bring to the next meeting the plan that has been
developed for controlling the flow of water through south shore inlets.

Mr. Matthew Klein was unable to attend the meeting but did contact the 11RC to
suggest that perhaps somewhere in Goal I, Objective B floating breakwaters should
be utilized for controlling beach,erosion,

A second Objective was added to Goal II, and it states that the growth in
the Nassau-Suffolk area should be controlled in conjunction with the carrying
capacity of the water supplies on Long Island.

Changes to paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of Objective B, Goal II are shown in the re-
vised edition of the goals and objectives that are attached to these minutes.

Mr. DennisTuleston submitted to the MRC a letter containing two suggestions
for improving the list of goals and objectives. His first comment was incorporated
into Goal III as Objective F. It was felt that Objective A of Goal VIII sufficiently
addresses the subject of Mr. Puleston's second comment the improvement of wild-
life breeding and feeding areas and the creation of new ones.

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Ms. Carlie Larson bad discussed Goal IV with Ms. Barbara Van Liew, and they -res
felt it was too narrow in scope. It was pointed out that many areas and structu
on Long Island may not qualify for listing on the National Register of Historic
Landmarks but should definitely be preserved. Ms. Larson will ask Ms. Van Liew to
assist her in reworking Goal IV.
Ms. Larson felt that insecticide and pesticide control should also be included
somewhere within the goals and objectives. Copies of the revision of Goal IV and
the inclusion of a goal for insecticide and pesticide control will either be sent
to the CPC membership shortly before the next meeting or distributed at the next
meeting.

Objective D was added to Goal VIII and Objectives C and D were added on to

Goal IX.

It was suggested that all local governments be sent a copy of the,goals and
objectives that are being developed by the Citizens Participation Committee (CPC). Dr
Koppelman agreed but felt weshould wait until the CPC has finalized its goals and
objectives.

Ms. Swick and Ms. Morrison illustrated and explained the various methods for
delineating the coastal zone area. If drainage basins that empty into the coastal
waters are to be considered as the criteria for the definition of the coastal zone,
then almost all of Long Island could be considered within the coastal zone except
for a few areas that have internal drainage basins.

Three separate sheets of the U.S.G.S Sea Cliff quadrangle map were used to
illustrate environmental, aesthetic and jurisdictional concerns that could pos-
sibly serve as coastal zone boundaries. The 100 year flood line,-the watershed
divide and areas of critical concern were shown on the environmental features map;
areas of critical concern, 5001 boundary and major road or railroad were shown on
the aesthetic features map; and public lands were shown on the jurisidictional
area map.

Areas of critical concern for all of Long Island were alsd
@shown in color on
U.S.G.S. quadrangle sheets. These maps will be on display for public view in the
.12th floor Planning Dept. Conference Room from 9:00 to 4:30 any,weekday except
Monday.
The next monthly meeting of the CPC will be Tuesday, Augus@ 5, 1975 at 7:30
p.m. in the 12th floor Planning Dept. Conference Room, H. Lee Dennison Office
Building,Hauppauge, N. Y., -Please use the northentrance.

The CPC@at the next meeting, will delve more deeply into the question of what
constitutes the coastal area. Any additional refinements.to the goals and objectives
are welcomed.

Being that the hour was late the meeting adjourned at 11:15 p.m.

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Goals and Mj ectives for Coastal Area Management

Coal I To forestall the acceleration of shoreline destruction and erosion.

Obj. A Minimize the damage by future shoreline development.

1. Control devefopment on those lands contained in the Intermediate
Regional Tidal Flood Plain by use of flood plain zoning, land use
management concepts and other regulatory tools.

Prohibit construction on primary dune lines and seaward side of
secondary dunes..

3. Prohibit construction of dwellings in those shoreline areas which are
backed by eroding bluffs through the adoption of bluff hazard zoning.

Obj. B Establish erosion prevention policies that are harmonious with the dynamic
nature of the shoreline area.

1. Emphasize dune stabilization and beach nourishment techniques that are
compatible with the natural processes as the primary-means of minimizing
storm breaching of the south shore barrier islands.

2. Prohibit dredging of sand for beach nourishment from the outer winter
bar, from areas shoreward of the outer winter bar, and from the bay
side of the barrier beaches except in established navigable channels and
in those areas where environmentally acceptable bulkheads have collapsed.

3. Prohibit the construction or reconstruction of groins and-other shore
protection devices either by government or private persons unless it can
be demonstrated that such structures will not adversely affect adjacent
property.

4. Stabilize existing south shore inlets through the implementation of
Federal projects for sand bypassing systems.

5. Regulate off-road vehicles in the shoreline area.

Goal II To preserve and protect water resources.

Obi. A Control of growth in Nassau and Suffolk Counties as determined by the carry-
ing capacity of thewater supplies on Long Island.

Obj. B Dispose of wastewater without appreciably diminishing the quality and quantity
of groundwaters and fresh surface waters.and the quality of marine waters.

1. Encourage continuance of experimental research of wastewater disposal
as is done at Wantagh Sewage Treatment Plant, the advanced wastewater
treatment plant at Hauppauge, B.T.P.A.C..(Brookhaven Town Project
Advisory Committee Upland Recharge Project) at Brookhaven-Lab., etc.

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2. Consider advances in wastewater treatment technology such as renova-
tion of wastewater through land disposal by spray irrigation, and
the merits of different water management schemes, such as a dual water
supply system, a non-aqueous waste disposal system and treatment of
water supply at the well-head, in the design of new water supply systems.

3. Require adequate tr'eatment for all sewage plant effluents discharged to
either ocean,'sound, estuarine or any other confined waters, in order to
maintain acceptable marine water quality.

4. Pending the development of satisfactory alternatives, continue the pres-
ent program of installing sewage collection, treatment and disposal sys-
tems in existing densely populated areas for handling domestic and in-
dustrial wastewater.

5. Ocean disposal of properly treated wastewater should be phased out when
water supplies can be successfully augmented by recharging treated waste-
water of sufficient quality.

6. Design storm water systems so as to reduce contaminant flows into the
marine environment and to replenish groundwater acquifers.

7. Establish no discharge zones for selected marine water areas which now
have excellent water quality for fishing and recreational purposes.

8. Require source pretreatment of toxic and hard-to-treat industrial wastes
if such substances would be incompatible with effective and economical
treatment in municipal treatment plants.

9. Require holding tanks on vessels for vessel wastes, and require adequate
onshore facilities for the treatment and disposal of vessel wastes.

Goal III To maximize the public benefit while minimizing the environmental damage
from the.development of the coastal area.

Obj. A Minimize alteration of natural landforms and native vegetation.

Obj. B Maintain living natural resources of high biologic productivity and impor-
tance, and preserve and protect their habitat.

1. Undertake research/management programs to determine appropriate harvest
yields for maximum sustained yields of shellfish and finfish.

2. Consider the net effects on hard clam resources and other marine life
when determining the acceptability of: a. upgrading the treatment pro-
cess of those sewage plants which presently discharge their effluents
into shellfish producing waters; b. expanding existing sewage treatment
plants or constructing new sewage treatment plants which discharge
effluents into shellfish producing waters; and c. constructing sewage
outfall pipes which traverse shellfish beds.

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Encourage New York State, pertinent local governments and private
agencies to acquire at the earliest practical date a fee simple or
lesser property interest in as much of the remaining privately
held wetlands as possible, with a view toward preserving them in
perpetuity. Grant tax and other 'incentives to individual wetland
owners who assure preservation and enhancement of their properties, as
initiated by Nassau County in 1974.

4. Take measures for the rapid containment and clean up of oil spills in
environmentally acceptable ways.
5. Endorse national regulation an@ management of migrating species.

Obj- C Encourage, research to increase knowledge base necessary for understanding
the environmental effects of development.

Obj. D Identify, preserve and protect distinct geologic formations.

Obj. E Identify, preserve and protect areas of-scenic beauty.

Obj. F Identify, preserve and protect important wildlife populations (fauna and flora)
and their habitats, with special emphasis on rare and endangered species.

Goal IV To identify, preserve, protect and restore areas of historic and cultural
significance.

Obj. A Establish historic districts.

Obj. B Obtain funds for technical aid needed for designating areas and structures
as historic landmarks in the National Register of Historic Landmarks.

Obj. C Encourage public acquisition of historic and cultural structures and areas.

Goal V To enable the public to enjoy the amenities that the coastal zone has to
offer.

Obj. A Promote visual and physical access to the coastal zone.

1. Improve visual access through regulation and easement acquisition for
maximum visual enjoyment of the shoreline and coastal waters by the
general public.

2. Discourage the location of vehicle parking facilities on the valuable
shoreline edge.

3. Improve access to selected recreational facilities in accordance with
optimum capacity of facilities through improved mass transportation.

4. Require that electric generating sites located along the shoreline pro-
-vide public access to the water for suitable recreational purposes.

5. Increase access for fishermen to fishing grounds through use of existing
groins, breakwaters and jetties under public ownership or regulation.

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@Obj. B Provide for a diversity of public recreational experiences in the coastal
zone.

I.. Identify those environmentally compatible recreational activities that
are water dependent and/or water enhanced.

2. Satisfy some,of the future recreational development on lands already
in public ownership through more efficient use of existing public lands
and facilities.

3. Acquire additional land for both active and passive recreation.

4. Encourage municipalities to open underutilized parks and beaches to
all during week days in accordance with optimum recreational capacity
of resources.

Goal VI To provide for compatible, water dependent and water enhanced uses.in the
coastal area.

Obj. A Identify those activities which are water dependent and/or water enhanced.

Obj. B Direct non-water dependent and non-water enhanced growth inland.

Obj. C Revie.w zoning ordinances and recommend amendments to ordinances so that only
compatible water dependent and water enhanced uses are encouraged in the
coastal zone.

-Goal VII To preserve, protect and develop regional infrastructure sites necessary for
and related to the coastal zone.

Obj. A Review siting criteria necessary for infrastructure locations and then use
this information to indentify sites which would be appropriate for regional
infrastructure.

.Obj. B Consider possibility of establishing a land bank for the p@eservation
of potential regional infrastructure sites.

'Obj. C Determine which dredging projects are essential and in the best interests
of the public, and design and implement such projects in a manner which is
not environmentally counter-productive.

Obj. D Satisfy demand for electric power on Long Island in environmentally accept-
able ways including possible use of wind power, solar power, tidal power,
etc.

Obj. E Consolidate port facilities for petroleum in order to reduce vessel trips,
oil spillage, dredging, highway congestion around ports, shorefront land
consumption by storage tanks and fuel cost to the consumer.

Goal VIII To restore and enhance, wherever possible, degraded natural, wildlife or
developed portions of the coastal zone.

Obj. A Improve degraded wetlands and estuarine areas, and create new wetlands.

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,Obj. B Rehabilitate coastal areas that have been mined for sand and gravel.

Obj. C Upgrade urban waterfronts.

Obj. D Rescue wildlife harmed by oil spills or other environmental hazards.

Coal IX To develop legal and administrative mechanism s necessary for implementation
of coastal plan.

Obj. A Identify areas of pub lic interest in the coastal area, and adopt legislation
that identifies' these areas that should be under public ownership.

Obj. B Develop intergovernmental cooperation and necessary regulations for coastal
zone management.

Obj. C Develop a comprehensive educational program to further knowledge of 4and
interest in the problems of the coastal zone and their management.

Obj. D Foster intergovernmental coordination to eliminate regulatory duplication
of coastal zon e mana gement.

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Minutes of the NS11,PB Public Meeting on Coastal Zone Management.

15
A fourth public meeting concerning the X-SRPB NYS Office of Planning Services
contract was held on Tuesday, August 5, 1975 at 7:30 p.m. in the 12th floor Planning
Dept. Conference Room, 11. Lee Dennison Building,,Hauppauge, N.Y. Dr. Lee Koppelman
presided.

The Goals and Objectives for Coastal Zone Management were briefly discussed
and the amended sections are contained in Attachment A of thcse"minutes.

Paragraphs 6 and 7 lof Objective B, Goal III were added and all of Goal IV was
revised by Ms. Carlie Larson. These revisions and additions by Ms. Larson were
approved by the CPC.

Mr. Jim Bagg of-the Council on Environmental Quality sent to the CPC a.memo-
randum. addressing several issues. In addition to dune stabilization and be_@ch
nourishment techniques contained in Goal 1, Objective B(l), Mr. Bagg felt that
wetland building should be considered as a viable method for controlling erosion
and preventing breeching. Since wetlands exist at very low elevatioAs, the CPC
decided that wetland building should not be considered as a primary means of
minimizing storm breeching.

;Mr. Bagg Asked what policies should be followed if a breech does occur. Should
the breaks be allowed to close naturally or should they be closed artif ically and
natural processes accelerated using dune and wetland building and beach nourishment
techniques? It was felt that the policies to be followed would have to be deter-
mined throu gh water quality and salinity conditions by site specific locat-ions.

The rewording of Goal III, Objective B(l) by Mr. Bagg adds clarity to that.
paragraph and is incorporated in the revised Goals and Objectives.

A motion was made by Ms. Elizabeth Long Burr of Lloyd Harbor to delete para-
graph 4 of Objective B, Goal V. Ms. Burr questioned who would determine the
optimum recreational capacity-of parks and beaches, and how would.one make this
determination'. Dr. Koppelman assured Ms. Burr'*that Suffolk County would not
define the optimum recreational capacity of town and village parks and beaches
unless'specifically requested to do so by local municipalities. The optinum
capacity of a-recreational facility depends,upon such criteria as the environ-
mental sensitivity of the area, road access and parking facilities, sanitary
facilities, etc. In order to make paragraph 4 more attractive to local munici-
palities, Mr. Kunz, Assistant Director of the Suffolk County Planning Department,
suggested that non-residents could be charged a users fee which @,7ould Serve as
an additional source of revenue for local municipalities in maintaining under-
utilized recreational facilities. A vote on the motion made by Ns. Burr resulted
in a tie. Dr. Koppelman suggested that further discussion of paragraph 4 be
'postponed to a future meeting.

Several persons felt that paragraphs 1-5 of oal I, Objective B were still
insufficient. Mr. Parthe and any other interested individuals were asked by
Dr. Koppelman to rework this section.

In order for the CP C to recommend changes in the government control mechan-
isms for the coastal zone, Mr. Kunz believed it would be beneficial to briefly

cow,
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outline the existing areas of zoning and subdivision review by Nassau and Suffolk
Counties in the coastal zone. The Suffolk County Planning Commission reviews
zoning'changes and proposed subdivisions when they lie within one mile of a nuclear
power plant or airport, or within a di,stan ce of five hundre d feet from:

(1) the boundary of any village or town; or
(2) the boundary of any existing or proposed county, state or federal
park or other recreation area; or
'(3) the right-of-way of any existing or proposed county or state parkway,
thru,.,,ay, expressway, road or highway; or
(4)' the existing or proposed right-of-way of any stream, or drainage
channel owned by the county or for which the county has established
channel lines; or
'the existing or proposed boundar"y of any other county, state or
federally-oirned land; or
(6) the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island Sound, any bay in Suffolk County or
..estuary of any of the foregoing bodies of water.

-Suffolk County Planning Cormission has conclusive review only'on proposed
subdivision -and zoning changes that lie within 500 feet of a-tox-M or village
boundary. In all other cases, the Suffolk-County Planning Commission's review
is advisory. Local planning boards, with a majority plus one vote, can override
the Suffolk County Plan ning Commission advis ory review.

The Suffolk County shoreline review provision has been in operation for 3
years. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is the permit
agency whena proposed subdivision is located in'a tidal wetland area.

@Nassau County has conclusive subdivision review in all unincorporated areas,
but only advisory review in all of Nassau County for zoning changds that lie
within a distance of 500 feet'from:

the boundary of any village or tovm-; or
(2) the boundary of any existing or proposed county, state or federal
park or other recreation area; or.
(3). the right-of-way of any existing or proposed county-or.state parkway,
thruway, e ressway,'road or highway; or
Xp .. . .. -dra.inage
(4) the existing or proposed right-of-way of any stream, or C>
channel owned by the county or for which the county h6s.established
channel lines; or
(5) the existing or proposed boundary of any other county, state, or
-federally-owned land.
In a-court decision five years 'ago, Nassau County lost the*coficlusive re-
view power for zoning changes that lie within a distance of 500 feet from the
boundary of.any village or town. Nassau County does not have review of zoning
changes occuring within the shoreline area or near airports or power pl.ants.

Dr *Koppelman explained that while it was logical to include'so.me.sec ions
of the country in,-the National Flood Insurance Program, the barr ier beach islands
sbo.uld not be included in this program. He feels that the government sho'U'ldn't
subsidize people who knowingly build in a natural hazard zone.. IfcertAin-.areas
shouldn't be builit-.upon, Dr. Koppelman feels legislation must.be implemented to
limit construction in these areas.

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Its. Carol Swick of the NSRPB illustrated several methods of delineating the.
coastal zone boundary through use of USGS quad maps. The 10' contour line and/or
1000' from,the 10' contour- line, as was shown on several quad sheiets, takes in
all-of the barrier beach islands and a large portion of Long Island's south shore.
The 100 year flood line was also superimposed on the maps. A method for the
inclusion of fresh water.wetlands adjacent to the Peconic River was illustrated
by including land 1000' out from the center line or shoreline of the river.

Mr. Kevin Kearney submitted a detailed proposal for the delineation of the
coasta
1 zone. His proposal is Attachment B of the minutes.

Dr. Koppelman stated that he would like local government representatives to
relay to their village and-town governments the methods discussed for delineating
the coastal zone and report back at the next meeting ready to discuss how their-
iounicipality views the boundaries of the coastal zone. The implementation of a
coastal zone plan hinges on a good definition of the coastal zone.

The next monthly meeting of the CPC will: be held Tuesday, September 2, 1975
at'7:30 p.m. in the 12th floor Planning Depairtment Conference Room, H. Lee
Dennison Office Building, Hauppauge, New York. Please use the north entrance.

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I.- _77

ATTACMENT "A"

Co. I Is -Ind 01jjq@t i for C t 1 Area 1 ;It

Coal I To forestall the acceleration of shoreline destruction rq@,sultinqg f r om,
alteration and unnatural erosion.

Obj. A Control future siqfqtoreline develc-rment'to qniniqmize 'fr 7
.:-.a g On. d c v c 1 c) qp r, .2 n
in critical areas, such as flood plains, dunes, bluff s.

r -veqlop -d
11. Conti il qde ;eiit o n those lands contaqiqnc in the c,--.
'a q1. q1:'q1ood Plain by Ilse' of' flood qpqla. 11 zoil@nc,, qli"'I'l
rqmnaqgement conce-qpqLs and other regulatory tools.

construction o -2ary dune lines n qd
2. Prohibit. n 'prii a seaward Side of
A secondary. dunes.

-ellin-s n t q11 os, e shoreline a r ep s qwqlii
3. Prohibit construction of qd_ C i Ye
backed by croqding bluffs. through tqhe adoption of bluff qIqmz@-ird zonini-

Obqj- B Establish erosion prevention policies, that are harmonious N..,iqtqh the c'- n'- c
nature -of tqhe shoreline area.

abilizat- techrqiques tl-- ore
. qEqmqlqljasize dime st. ion and beach n o u r i m e n t
cqmipatible with t0qhe natural process-as as the qprir:q=y q-.eans af 1, J.-, i T. i'@;. i i, i
Lh shore barrier islands.
storm breaching of the soul

Probibit dredo-in- 'of sand for beach nourqisqliment from the outer
bar, from areas shorevard of tqhe outer wint-er 'bar, 2nd from, the lb,-y
side of thebarrier beaches except 'n esqtaqblis'-qd nnvioaqbl&@
s and
in those are-as where environ-montall- acceptable bull"heacqis have cc-'Lla-lnseqd.

'3. Prohibit tqhe construction or reconstruction of groins anqe, qw-qher s1hore
protection, devices either by qgovern-:,.ent or private persons unless cam
be demonstrated tqhat such structures will not adversely affect culjnccent
property.

Stabilize existing south shore inlets tqh-1-cuch the implemlentaqtqion 0 qf
L>
Federal projects for sand bypassing sqystcn!s.
0

5. Regulate off-road vehicles in tqhe shoreline area.

a 1 11 To preserve and protect water resources.

qObj A Control of growth in q1,q@assau and Suffolk Counties as determined by tqhe carry-
qing caqpacq.qity of the water supplies on Lon- Island.

Ob appreciably diqrq,q,iniqshin- the quality and quantity
J . B Dispose of wastewater -without qCq3
of 8qgrouqn2qdqxqatqcqrqs qaqnd fresh surface waters and t8qlqcq! qc4q1qlqiqa8ql4qity of qnq1qaqrilqlqe 4qwq,q,iqrq:crs.

1. Encourage continuance of qeq%q-8q1q)cqr0qiqmqoqntnl qrqeqsqoq"qIrqch of wastewater
'is is done q-qI8qt 0q1q-q.q'qa qn 4qt 4qg0q] qi Sewage Trcqa0qtqmqeqn4qt: Plant, 4q1:hqo advanced qwqzqlqs0quqeqwqi4qLcr
trqeqa0ql plant at 8qHqauppqaqtqi6qgqeq, 8qi8q3.q'r.2qP.A.2qC. 2q(2q12q'qroqo0q)q.2q1mq%q;q(q:n Town 6qProj cc q1q:
Adv6q@.q.q--q,q.ory 4qCo4qmqiqt8qi0qttqeqe Upland Recharge Project) at 4qBqr0qoqo8qkh4qwqen Lab., etc..-

. t -Y I as n
.2. Consider Ivn i. w t t t. tthnl
t ion o was t V*...,a qt, 0.1- qtqholleq") land is-,)qOsa q1bv .-@qprnqy ion Z@. n fq;
th e nerqits of different qwqLer S C q11 em, s511cqh a dual "..'a I e I.-
0iS7)o.-ql qsqysqt-,: anqo t ' -
Supply 'ysLC'!7! a non-qucot!s %,7;@s
ter sqppqiv aqL the veqll-head, in qd os. i ",I -!qLC qpql.
I of nck" r s u q1) y MS

t
3. Require aqdqu,te t r e qt r.-, e n tfor all -'el",-qge P'Lnqt Oqffqlu-1-:1-its,
-any other c o n f i nc@ qdw@-. -s, in u,,-,cr to
either ocean, sound, estuarine or tei
qptble r.,.ori-ne qw t e r qu -a" it qy.
,maintain Icqtc

4. Pending the development of satisfactory aqlternat,-qivc@s, conzInue t: 1 pres@_
nt program, of instaqlling s c, e collection, tren77ntl' Sys-
i t c! dareas for qhndlin- d,,sqtic a--C in-
tms in q&isting densely pq0pul,
dustril wastewater.

p-ased t- en.
5. Ocean disposal of properly' treated vasteoter should I
water sui))li can be successfully augmented by r e c, a qt r e a qL waste-
water of sufficient, quality.

-in f io,-,s qj.n n qt` e
6, q@q)esqiqgn storm qvater systems so as to reduce cntami,@ . I
- @ I i ron7.-.e n tand to replenish ground,...ater acqquifers.
marine env

7. Establis 'h discharge standards forselected ririne water areas whqic'C, now
have excellent water quality for fishing and recreational purposes.

-to-treat nctistrilaql w ste@
Require source pretreatment oqf toxic and hard .-a
if such substances would be qincoqmpat iqb I e with effective and co_:,:.al
tratret i municipal treatncnt plants.

9. Require holding tanks on vessels for vessel wastes, nd require cL:@@-luate
onshore facilities for tqhe treatment and disposal of vessel wastel.

Con I III To aximze the public benefit while minimizing tqhe environii-.ental dIa,.-.q=.c,
from qhe qdevelop:Ient of the coastal area.

qObj. A Minimize alteration of natural lanqdforins and native vegetation.

Obj. qB Maintain livinc, natural resources of high biologic proqOuctivity a i qd cor -
-
tance, and preserve and protect thir habitat.

1. Undertake research/management programsto determine appropriate qhrrvest
quotas to maintain maximum sustained yields of shellfish and fifih.

2. Consider the ne8qC effects on hard clnni resources and ottir marine _iic
when dqotqerqrqiinin- the qacqCqO2qIq)tqabi0qliLqy of: a. qujq)qcIrqzqidqjq,- the troqatqiqnon pro-
cqesqs of those sewage plants vhqiqch presently discharge their
qshqol0qlfiqsh pqro4qducqinq- qwqziqtcrqs; b. xpqnqiqidiqn qoxistqinq(q' sewage qLrqaqtq"q'q.:q0q.1q1t
into q. q- - L.
Plants oqr conqs0qf-q.qrqlqic4qt0qinqg new sqowqaq@!qetrqcqatment 0qplqan4qLs which dqschzqiroe
e4qf4qf8qluqeq"qI4qt"q, 0qinqtq-q0 shellfish prodqucqiqnq@q, waters; and c. cons00qn-quctin-
qoqu2qtqfqzqIlql p4qipqos which traverse Shellfish bedsq.
York State, qPqe.q1q-8qtilqlqen4qt local. 4qFq,0VqVqrIqI2q,@q,Cq!ntqs q'1q1)(8qI pqr 0qi @v. It qCq!
3 a 0qN qC qw
q7
-iqM6qPqIqO Or
agencies to qacqu0qirqcq@ at the 6qC3q1 qt: 2q1) rqa qc t. qa0ql daqC a fqCCq: qS
lesser prqo2qliqcq.q] qiqiqlqtqerqeq,--0qt in ns much of the reqwnin6qiqnqjq, prqivqiqfqely
hold wqeq-qL0qIq.-In6qds qIqS poqsS2qi2qb6q1qc, qvq-iqt6qli a v6qiqcw qto2qwiqrd prqeqsqerv2qin,- them in
Perpetuity. Grant tq,q!q,q.q,. qaq'qA8qd other incentives to 2qjqr)q(ql2qiv8qidquqaql q.q-qCtqIqaqnd
q-OWq1q10q1q-qS who. and qt-q-qnhanqceiqvq.n8qt .Lq)f t2qlqiqc- r prqopqeqrtivq.q!-q., as
iqn6qi4qtqiqlql0qLe0qd 0q1)2q1q,q' qNqIq'q-Sq@qlqU 8qCq(_IqLqI'q)qVqN in 6q197q11
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environmentally cp2pp I :P y

5. Endorse tio I rjltion and ofrigti species.

6. Encour- and develop alternatives to the use of chemical and broad-
spectrum pesticides in agriculture and'for vector control. Support.
integrated approach to -mosquito control with emphasis. on bioqloqgqical
controqlsi

-qtrol on the salt _q r s
7. Fund research on the effects of mosquito con
a L J
nd estuaries, including im_,@edJate and cum-_,lati,e effects o f r, s e c
cides and.evaq@uaticii of tqhe effects o JqE ditch systems.
6qUnj . C 0qDicour..-ge rese@-.:-ch to incrc.1se 1 - n C),,: q1 e qe, r eql-'ase necessary 1:0):
the cnviron-,-;@ntaql effects of
Cqbj. D Identify, preserve and protect distinct geologic formations and d 'i s t in C I L
qgeonorphic features.
qOqbqj. E Identify, preserve and protect areas of sceilqic boutqy

qObj . _qY- Identify, preserve and protect importpt i i d flora
Us, i -e F. er. .
and their habital -@ith special emqphas.is on ra) d a n c-. a G

SOC4,1q1 de
Obj. qG To give due consideration to tqhe orqe-erly ecological and
of the coastal zone.

Coal IV. To identify,.preserve, protect and re5to re areas of historic and cultural
siqgnificaice, and identify and protect from destruction anqd aqhuse sq-
c ant archeoloQical sites and features.

Obj. A Establish historic districts and historic hiaqway corridors.

Oqbqi. B Obtain funds for technical aid needed for identfqyina ad documetinc.,
areas and structures according to the guidelines established by tqhe
State of New York Historic Resources Survey Manual.

Obj. C Encourage public acquisition of historic.and cultural structures and
areas.

Obj-D Recomq=end adequate mitigation measure@qj- (e.g. preserqvirg the resources
intact vinderc-round, fencing the resource area, or having the. resovrccs
professionally excavated) v-qhcre development would adversely _@ffect
Significant archeological resources.

Coal V To enable the public to enjoy the amenities that the coastal zone has to
of qf er.

Obj. A Promote -visual and phyq@qical access to the coastal zone.
"I'ql-q,)6qprqovqe visual access through regulation and cqaqsqc-q.q,q.q_q-qnt qacqq,q,qiqlsi4qtiqon fqoqr
qt, qZq;1
qriqaqximum visual enjoyment of t6qhqe shoreline aqnd coastal waters by the
general public.

2. Diqscoura2q@q.q!q,qe tile location of vehicle pqiqr4qk6qino facilities on tile. qvqa4qlquq,q1q1q116q0q.q0
Shoreline edge.

3. qIq.qLCqOqSqS to SqC1q0qCtqO6qd rqCCqrCq'q;q1q16qAq*qCq)q7q1qn6q3q. 0qfqzqi.qcqi6ql6qiqt6qieq!q@q; qj.q1q1 q.1qcqcoqrdq'inqc.
qC;q1-q,qw0qi4qlq:4qy Of qfqac0qi0ql0qiqtiqs qt4qlqn:ough improved mass 0qtrqanqspqoqi-0qtqaqtqi.qoqlqlq.

8q4. 2qRqo2qqquirqe 2qHiqaqt qo6qlqeqcqLriqc S 2qi qV q0 qfql 6q1q0q(_q_.q@qItqCd q.q16q1q0q:q12q- tile q.q"hqoqlq-o6ql6qilqiqc 8qINq1,0q-
VqIdqO public qJCCQqSqS to 28q0q1q0 qVq'q:q1tqLq'1,q_ qfq0q)q_ :q-q,qIql i qt-q,q'l 4qblqe

5.q. 6qlqnqcqiq.-qaqse q'iqcqcqo:;qs for qf0qjq'q!q0wrq;q:6qwn to 4qfqiq!q;qIb in'., )2q0q!q: qth rqoqlql4q"q.0q11 6qwqzo (if
I q.q1q10d 8qjqkqlqt0qi6qiqc.q; q1q11q1dqoqlq- pkqlq'q1q1q11q'@qC 6qM
q!6qwqj-q;hJp qoql: qre4qlq'q,q114q1q.q11-2qi oil.
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e 'in the
B Provide for -a di.ity of Pbli I Lil i I I I ZC

1 C' s t
-n qmso cnvq1rcn-..1,- ta I ly cc.:.. itqibqle 'recrnqtion, 1, cc
qIqdl nqt qi qf qy qLq1.
-iter doo-.nqdnqt a n,, o wn qt c r e qn hall c c d
are wz

Sti.-,f sov.@c o the " tj r re c rc@- t o I devql '1 1 --11 J
'in - qh i through C C i I qj E,
p I lqic c, "Ore Of qf qi L, n t ii s qe c
-qmqa qfaciqlqiqtqies.

. Acquire adqditi'an3l land for both ,tctive and qP 0. S s, i v r C! C r 0, 1 1Lqi C)

alitics to open unl-cruqtilqize
4. 0qD cour,.,-o municii, ;13 1 Gi) k? a C.
.,qk- days in accordance optimum Cap'aCiLqy
all d u r in qg of resources.

GoalVqI To provide for compatible, i-qm-1ter .q6epenqdent and en'llanceqd osE,-- in qtqhe
coastal area.

those activities which are ,wa e r depenqdcnqL a n C, 'or 0, Cq,
Obj A Iqdcntifq) L

-Obj . qB Direct nn-..'ater dependent and non-,,-.ater enhanced ro-,-qtqh iqianqd .

C Revie-..., zoning ordinances anqd reco=end aqmnqd-2n'-- to or(@qinL-co- so lrh@qt only
atble water dependent and water enhanced uses are enC0L1Z,.C'qd ill t1-10
cor.,ip,
coastal zone.

Goal VII To preserve, protect and develop regional inqf ras L-rucqture 'sites neccs:;z@-ry 'For
and related to the coastal zone.

Oqbqj. -A Review siting criteria.necessary for infrasqtrucqtm-re locations one kl,@;e
s'- J on to indentify sites qwqhIcqh would qb e a qp p r o p r i a c, fo)-
this irqiformz I
infrastructure.

Obj. B Con-siqde- possibility of estblislain- a land bank for Ile prervnt,@Io
of pot enqtil regional infrastructure sites.

Ob -in
j Determine which dred-qing projects arc essential @d in tl@e bost in!, :.,3
0
f the public, aiqe, qd-si-n and 4qi-mpleT',,ent such projects in"a in,-nncr wqh cqh is
not cnviron-mcnntally counter-productive.

n -i envir'oni--onqvalqly -,ccopqv-
Obj. D Satisfy cleqmand for electric power on ].long Isla qd if
able ways inc8qhiqdqinqg pqpssible use of wind pqm-.,r, s o la r power, tidal qpqm:oV@
etc.

0qE Consolidate port facilities for pqe4qtrqoqIqCLqIqM in order to reduce vessel qtqi 6qpqsq,
oil qS6qp0qiql6qlqocq-qC, dqrqed6qg6qiqlql6qf16q" qonqnqeqst6qiqoqn around qpoqr0qtqs qshqorqe6qfroqnqt: 6q1q;,q@qll6qd
qCoqnsquqi:i4qpq,,q:ioqn by S0qLqoq)%1,q@.q1.qC tanks and fuel c oq.,.-q. quto the consumer.

Coal V6q1q'J-T To rqeqs0qtoqrqc-n q,nd enhance, wherever possible, de0q"8q"rqaqdqed 4qwqi0qtquqrqa4qlq, qvq'0qAd0ql4qi0qfqe or
4qdeqvqelqoq"q%q0q(ql Pqcq)r"20qJqoqnqs Of 0qLqhqu qcoq.-qIqsqtq-14q3q-

8qP4ql6ql4qj_q.I_ qj8q@ 0qIqmprovq'qo degqkaded wetlands qaqnqcql qeqsqtquaqrqiqnqc ;ql qV qV "Is a 1q1 d c r qcqa 4qt c q1q) qV w wqo 4qt I a I I

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I - c ' , aa L 1, 1 t'h v I) h milled f c r, da r . 1

qc Up!,,r;-,qec ul-ha wn t r f ron qt s

8qQqb fc
j harmed by oqi )iIIS 017 OHIO 1

Coal. I qX To develope I I ca qdzi Y is qt r I v c c- ll@@ n qj s: "S necccss@ or
.Of c 0, 1 s qt qp, q1. Z, -,,I

he c ow n s t a. .q1. arca-, a L
0qOqbj A Identliflqy areas of public qiln qt er c s t in t q1 qp,
tqhat tqlicse areas qi t should be iqm qJ cr p uli) q1 1: @

Obj q1) Develop itcr@,qwwrnqmcntl cooperation 'an d necessary reqguic! i-s for c);- sqt a
zone mancment.

)-eqhnsive educational program to if ur qt 1, e rqkno,.-:11 C, c) qf qd
qObj . C Dcoqlop a comq,
interest in the problems of the coastal zone aiid. the

qObj D qPo sqt er coo7qdil21icn to e q1 i r.- n -nL: . r cp1p1p1,- qL o -- qC! c:,. on
of cc) Pq@ L zcc uan a cm n t

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ATTA V"n

Enclosed --s a @potenttial definition of the Nassau, Suffolk
Coastal Zone. Hopefully the Citizens Participation Committee
can utilize this most likely incomplete viewpoint as a basis
for discussion.

The major philosophy that has been developed views the
protection of the coastal zone area to some extent related to
the bulk of the Island. The coastal zone might be defined
w Ine
ithaut consideration to this relationship or we could de"
the coastal zone as the entire island. Defining coastal zone
is not unrealistic, but if we later wish to closely regulate
this resource it would become difficult to impose the same
criteria to inland and marine areas..

The second philosophy divides the Island into separate
unique sectcrs. This division potentially permits the closer
molding of future conltrols for a more sensitive regulation of
this natural resource.:

1 encourage the Citizens Participation Co.,=-4ttee to
criticize and refine this proposal. The li=ts of defined
areas are p---rhapa not administratively compatible to existing
governmental juriadict1ons, this is negotiable, but not to@the
extent of interfering with natural boundry conditions. Thank
you for your. co n3iideration.

-d,
Respect lly ubmitte

..Kevin Kearney
cIt
y

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PROPOSAL: COASTAL ZONE DEFINITION

I. The establishment of two major zones for the comprehensive
ectio2qn of Long Island's coastal
prot resources,

zone A--Directly marine water related, such areas that are
f"luenced by marine activity.
greatly in

Zone B-q-marine assoc2qia,11--ed, areas Which have an influence to
marine quality although generally considered upland areas.

qII. Division of Long island into geological and water budget
sectors, to establish definitions for coastal zone protection,
responsive to the unique properties of each individual
sector.

Suggested sectors:

A) North. shore
B) South shore
C) North fork
D) South fork
E) River basins
2qF) off shore islands
G Sand islands
6qH) Marine w0q&ter bodies
I) Special areas.

Definitions:

A) North Shore:

Great Neck Estates east along the Long Island Sound to
28qC
enterville south to the Long Island Expressway's most
western point east to Riverhead, excluding natural fresh
surface water imput points.

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q7q:q78q7q, q- qrqT 4q-q-q,q,
6q7-0q7 -7 ... 70q7 2q7q777q7q;`q-q'q-@q, I-
q.q7-q7

Protect as Zone A all p2q6qints inlaqrld 1000' of the mean
highw4qater mark. Protect also any surface water body
partially included within this 1000' area to the most
inland reaches of that waterb4qady and 200' beyond its
shoreline.

protect as Zone B all points within the defined area
not covered by Zone A within above defined area-

B) South Shore:

Inwood east to Shinnqec8qock Canal north from the Bays
(Great South, South oyster, Moriches, and Shinn0qec8qock)
tpoint of the Long island Expressway
to the western m4qoqz@ i-
east to Rive0qeh0qead, excluding natural fresh surface
water im ut points.
0qP

Protect as.Zon8qe A alql'points inland 1000' of th4qe,.m4qean
high water mark. Protect also any surface water body
partially included within th.-qL'qs 1000' area to the most
its
inland reaches of that wata4qr body and 200' beyond
shorelin0qo.

Protect as Zone B all points within the defined area not
covered by Zone A within abov0qwd0qefinqed area.

C) North Fork:

Centerville east to Or qent Point, Long Island Sound
south to Peconic/Ga6qrdin4qers Bay.

Protect as Zone A-all points within above definition
from qthe mean6igh water mark.

-D) South Fork:

Sh48qinn04qecock Canal east to Montauk Point, Atlantic Ocean
north to Peconic/Gardiners Bay excluding natural fresh
surface water imput points.

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12qTq704q=q'q@q--q7q-q77q-2q7q- 2q7q7-q@q-q7-7q70q7
8q70q70q70q72q720q778q7q7

Choice I

..Protect as zone A all points inland 10001 beyond the mean
high water mark.

Protect as Zone B all points not covered as Zone,A
within above defined area.

Choice

'Protect as Zone A all points belaw X elevation to the
mean high water mark.

Protect as Zone B all points not covered as Zone A
Within above defined area.

E River Basins:

Protect as Zone A all points of natural fresh surface
water discharge in Nassau and Suffolk Counties 1000'
T
inland beyond established point of tidal influence.

Protect as Zone B all points upstream of the uppermost
limit of Zone A to 1000' beyond the furthest point of
connected surface water aeapaqe. d.

F) Off Shore Islands:

Protect as Zone A all land bodies surrounded by marine
water attached or unattached to the main Island (Long
Island) by a strip of land no greater in width than
.2000 including all federal or state within the juris-
..dictional boundriis of Nassau and Suffolk Counties,

@ex
clusive of all islands defined as Sand islands'

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. . . . . . rT

G) Sand islands'.
Protect as Zone A.all land. b01A-iQG surrounded by marine
water of a non-permanent* transported ccmposition
(further positive identification needed) not connected
to Long Island or other off short islands in the
tion of Nassau and Suffolk by natural means.
Jurisdic

H) Marine Water Bodies:

Choice I

unding
%All marine/brackish water bodies adjoining or surro
areas protected or defined as off shore island, Sand
islands o L
r otherw4se defined as Zone A, extending from
the mean high water mark outward/offshore to the juris-
limits of bTassa
u, and Suffolk Counties.

Choice
Protect as marine Zone A 10001 offshore extending-from
.@.the mean high water mark, Protect also all partially
enclosed marine water bodies where land points are
ach other.
within 2000' of e
Protect as marine Zone B all marine vmters from the off-
shore limit of marine Zone A to the jurisdictional limits
Of Nassaw and Suffolk Counties.

I) SpecialAreas:
Protect as Zone A-points selected on individual merit
not protected by any of the previous sectors: examples,
inland vistas of coastal areas, underground river
between Lake Ronkonkoma and Long Island Sound, inland
marine historical sites.

Minutes of the NSRPB Public Meeting on Coastal Zone Management

A fifth public meeting concerning the NSRPB N.Y.s. office of Planning
Services contract was held on Tuesday, September 2, 1975 at 7:30 p.m. in the
12th floor Planning Dept. Conference Room, H. Lee Dennison Office Building,
Hauppauge, N.Y. Mr. @,rthur Kunz, the Assistant Director of the Suffolk County
Planning Dept., presided.

The first order of business sched-uled for this 'meeting was a discussion
-of the definition of the Coastal Zone. Dr. Fred Wolff of Hofstra University
distributed a memo.which is labeled Attachment A, that briefly outlines the
L. 1. Coastal Zone according to distances, depths and elevations. The 30 foot
depth contour was chosen by Dr. Wolff because this is generally the outer limit
for the occurrenceof coastal zone bottom processes.

lie 100 year flood line,
Although the use of established lines such as t,
contour lines and roads for the delineation of the coastal zone are somewhat
arbitrary, they are usually well defined and easy to apply on a regional basis.
@The 100 year flood line, however, is not as well defined as contour lines.

A question was raised as to whether a biological definition was considered
in the delineation of the coastal zone. Mr. Kunz noted that a biological
definition of the coastal zone is difficult to defend in court (as demonstrated
in the Southampton Town case). In addition, a biological definition would re-
quire extensive work and would not be easily applicable to a regional area.
However, an established line, such as a contour or distance, is easy to define,
def end, and pass Into law.

The Town of Islip,'on a local basis, has defined the boundaries of manage-
ment areas for wetlands and watercourses according to property lines based on
biological factors. A map defining management areas has held up fairly well
in court. It was noted that it is important to define in detail the boundaries
ofthe coastal zone so that property owners .know whether they are within the
coastal zone and,.therefore, subject to regulation.

Mr. Kevin Kearney suggested that the L. I. Coastal Zone be defined in terms
of a primary and secondary zone. The primary zone would contain@!all land up to
c@ certain contour and/or fixed di*stance while the secondary zone;would include
the remaining land areas that affect the water resources of the 'Coastal zone.

There was a general agreement among the CPC to divide the coastal zone
into a primary and second@ry zone. Map sheets will be drawn for the next meeting
utilizing the 10' contour line and/or 1000' from the 10' contour line for all of
Long Island.

Ms. Carol Swick of NSRPB again illustrated several methods for delineating
the coastal zone on several U.S.G.S. quad sheet maps. In addition to using the
101 contour line and/or 1000' from the 10' contour line for coastline areas,
Mr. Bagg of the C.E.Q. asked the members of the CPC to consider incorporating
into the definition of the coastal zone the biologically defined boundaries of
the fresh water wetlands as stated in the N.Y.S. Fresh Water Wetlands Act. He

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-suggested that all land that is a certain agreed upon distance from fresh water
wetlands and streams draining into coastal water be included in the definition
of the L. I. Coastal Zone.

Mr. Pulvermacher of the Marine Contractors Association. stated that he feels
it is impossible to come up with a definition of the coastal zone that can be
defended in court. The delineation of the coastal zone can be defended in court
according to Dr. Tanenbaum of NSRPB, however, the regulations developed by the
state for the coastal zone may be subject to question.

Messrs. Parthe and Sanko submitted-to the CPC their revision of Goal I.
Their revision, which is attachment B, makes Goal I a process oriented goal that
establishes a method for achieving a goal. Previously, Goal I, as with all the
other Goals, was product oriented rather than process oriented., Many felt that
the revised Goal I didn't take a stand and was merely an evaluation process .
arriving at no conclusive results. But Mr. Sanko pointed out that the original
Goal I was too rigid and didn't allow for changing patterns of usage and tech-
nical innovations. It was decided that the NSRPB staff would try to intbgra te
the two versions of Goal I. Attachment C contains the integrated Goal I and
is considered by the NSRPB to fairly reflect the points raised by Messrs. Parthe
'and Sanko. In addition, Obj. C of Goal VII was.amended and Goal X added.

It was agreed upon that the next monthly meeting of the CPC,will be held
Tuesday, October 7, 1975 at 7:30 p.m. in the 12th floor Planning Dept. Conference
Room, H. Lee Dennison Office Building, Hauppauge, New York.

The meeting adjourned at 10;:30 p4m,

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To Mmb cf Coastal Zone 1-agent CA. C.

01 0
Fwom: Dr., Fred W 'If f Geoql qgy Department, 114-of stra 0qUaiversiqty

Re: 0qDe f qi ni t qi o n o f the L. I. Coastal Zonq6' (f or a ossaqry)

qBeq@ue of the many diverse coastal- enviroments associated iT'L tqh qL.I. q6qiv-qia- qI-on
'q@4 'e f:1 u it e
I-ested bq7 17
of nearly all of tqh. e i s I an qi tqh as e d on sectors (.E sug, @7/
i ate. Each sector can then be subdivide A t specific
apprpi as 1-
natural nvIonqmen-ts that tqh@"n be described by a list of re-q1,q6:qvant features.

or problem is that tile qdefqir-lqitioqn., -for the sake c'! acuracl- and corqpqlzqte-
The L-a,
qle-
ness, beco-aes a plan q(qi.e. : I enqg thy) I propose a more con,,qise a, so Icss cqap. S-e
glossaiy qdesrip"tqio", relying oa distances, depths. and elevqt-iqoqas. a s
Kearney, because of the z- i i q u e n. e ss o f the L.I. CoaStS, T also need s u-'qb qd i v 13 q1 o n s

Definition:

-1 0 to u and w@- qtqh- r@
A. On the south sqI ore f L. I offshore roqm the @-ct d Z, qM
qwie mile i(qI.6 radius of any i--qp ` qgqi - g squr-ace or suqbsurFae
made sqtrcqt-ures, onshore, across all eqmbayqmcrqx-qts and b--,rie --o a lqile,
n rt' h of- the resquqt qmaitiand, oasqt14,1e (or the 113 -qfcqt
1500 feat (q50q01 meters
qm:4qLilqziqd cnqtoar, or 100q0 fee- '*I lquqm' mrth -.-L- iz-be 1q00 year,

S (qh the nn8qn-h ore of L.I o
q11 and along the cons- of Pec nic Bay
Conqnecqtict-vi,-, 'York stp.-e boqmqday suface aai sqbsurqfaic) -'--o the .3
foot contour eqle'Vatio--, and, 4qv@-are coastal cliffs occur, to a IJq"e q4 q5 a qt
q(q1.50 :qter; 11aqnqdwrqd, o@ ero"'tqd aqd,c 'F -hee cl I ff S

C. Bi-qneath ',:he surface of L. q1 to L.-'I qd e-Z- -L h -L@7 the r e sh- s a'@ t. --;-af: -,c -` e
I ue s -eac0 2 IS
salinity qvifil

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September 2 1975

Report by the Erosion Control Subcommittee 2qfor theCitqizens Participation
Committee which is advising the 6qr2qM2qUB on Goals and Objectives for Coastal
Zone Management.

For your consideration and comment a revised Goal. I is hereby submitted.

Goal I Toes6qtablish soil management, policies for the shoreline area,

.:qObJ. A Establish aclqassification syste'm for the shoreline area.

1. Determine the suce0qptqkbilit8qyto -qt-rosion.

-qtin0qg shore protection structures anqd methods.
2. Inventoy the exist.

3. Inventory he qaq6jqacent upland and under -water land for thqe
state of development, usarrqe, and ph
ysicqal chqaqraoteqr-qIstics.

O0qbj. 8qB Identify and assess existing shore prol-vectioqn structi-res and methods.

1. Evaluate the design an8qd operational chaqzqaqteristics of knoi.,-Ya

structures and- methods.

2. Evaluate for location, volume, and depth the impact 8qfxom di@edLq-4qn2qg.

. 8qDicoquqra4qg research in areas for which the present qlqmoqwled0qgo
base is inadequate.

8qEq@tablish criteriaq:6q@or the pplication of shore protection
Obj. C

structur0qes,and methods.

1. 32qEvaluatqo existing structures on the adjacent shoreline.

2. Evaluate the requ8qirqe8qmenq4 by development and usage for.
shoreline stability.

2q3q. Evaluate potential storm control benefits.

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Report by th Erosion Control Subonmitt -2-

Obj. D Establish criteria for siting structures in the shoreline area.

I, Evaluate the reqquo-qrements of oommqoroial and recreational
vessels for channels and dockage fqaoilqitqies.,

2,' Evaluate the requirements of non-vessel shoreline dependent
commercial aotiqvities, e.g. aquqaculture.

Evaluate the =equirements'for recreational qactiv4qties.

Evaluate the requirements for residential housing,

-a,
Encourage research on v 2qvs to.mqiniqmqize any adverse impacts
:,.from structures in the shoreline area,

Ob,8q@.6qB Zone the shoreline upland, and. under water land.

q1. C 1 a:s s i f6qy according to permitted types of structures,
metho8qasy and usage.

2. Recognize sqdnsitive areas, e.g. duqnesp bluffs, aqnqd flood plains.

Establish loqdations and methods for dred4qge.sqpoil disposal.

4. Allow for changing patterns of usage and technoqlo8q&qical inqncrraqtioqu.

Roo4qgnize the q=6qqquqi:@emeqnt for rpaiqr maintenance, recoqntriictin,
or replacement in kind of existing shoreline structures.

Respectfully submitted,

36qFetqer T. Sa6qnkqo Edward G. Parthqe
Sea Grant Advisory Service 'Marine Contractors Association

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ATTACHMENT C

124qC
l I qVit for Co. in t
4qo

destruction resulting f ror.
al I To. forestall the acceleration of shoreline
Go
alteration and unnatural croion.
Obj. A Control future Slorelinqe development to ri n i m I. z e d a,:-, g e f rom d
in critical areas, such as f1coqd plains dunes, bluf f....
6q1. Control dcv6qbqloqpqmcniqt on tqhose lands coqta5ned in Life I n I C, r-.-e qd 1';,
Regional Tiqdaq)..Flood Plain by use of flood pqla`n on qi n qjq; land L,:;
and ot
concepts
her YCqgulatory tools.
2. Prohibit- construction on pril-ary dune lines and s e1p1pppppp s qid' c of
secondary dunes.

'3.
Prohibit construction of dqwelqlin@s i n t I i os c s I in r q1 in e i): ea s -Iiqi.cq1i nre
qg bluffs through tqhe adoption of qbqluf f hazard z o. i n,-, .
qbacq)zed by croqdqin

4. Allow for changing patterns of.usage and technological, innovation.
8qObqj. B Establish erosion prevention policies that are harmonqj.q6us with the qe a i c
nature of tile shoreline area.

bqilization and b P 6q@h nourishment techniques are
qUmpqliasizqe dune st e
cop, eaL
tible -vqith tqhe natural processes as the primary -is of :a'.... 7-, i n
storm brea'cqhinqg of the ouL:h shore barrier islands.
q2. Prohibit dredging *of sand for beach no'-iris'fment fo"n tqhe outer x.-inqter
C@
bar, from areas shoreard o f t2qhe outer winter bar, ad from the qb.1y
side of the-barrier beaches except in established naqvqi'aqblle chann,'@!_!.S
or where required for repair, maintenance, reconstruction Or replacement
in kinds of existing -shoreline structures.

6qProbibit the construction or Ire construction Of qgroins and oth r slh r e
protection devices either by 0qgovern-.-ent or private; persons unless -it c-aqr
be dqmon!@-trated that such structures will not aqdve irsely affect cdl-;ncent
property.

q4. Stabilize existing soutqli shore inlets through the "molementa t qiot, o i:
Federal projects for sand bypassing systems.

Regulate off-road vehicles in tqhe shoreline area..

Grzal 11 To preserve and protect water resourccqsq.
Obj. A Control Of growth in 32qNas4qs'au and Suffolk Counties as eqlqatqermqinqed by tile carry-
11q18q8 C34q1q'q)3Cit8qy Of tile %q@Zl8qtqeqr supplies oqn Lono Island.

6qO72qW 6q1q1 Dispose of wastewater 6qw6qi6qthoqlit, qzqippqr0qec0qla6qbly diqm2qin6qiqshqinq,2q- tile. quality and quqan2qt6qi04ql
of qgrqouqnduq-qatcrqs. and 4qfrqeqs.q1i surface Wq.q-qItqeqlq-qS and Life qc0q1qlqia4qlqiqty of 4qmqarilqiqc 0qwaqcqerqs.

q-qince of qeqxpqcr8q5qmqeqn0qrqiql4ql 0qvqeq-vqaqrcqli of 4qwqa qs 0q1: qcq%q,q!a t i
8qEqI)c(q)Uqrqa8qFe qcqoqn4qtinqu qeqr (I
aS 8qJqS q(q1q01q1C at 16qWqaIql0qLq.-qi6qfq,,0qlqi qSqcqu?q.i0qj-q,qe Tqreqatqrqnqeiqi4qt 4q)I0qlqaqn0qt, 4qtliqc advanced q%qjq:iq:;qtqevqi0qLqcr
trqcqa2qj,0qwqvqnL p1nqut at 4q1q1q1quqpp:q1q110qgqoq, B.T.qP.A.0qC. Town 8q)qIqrojqtqlc8qt
Adv.2qInqjqor8qy q(q'q0q1"qZqIqI4qIqI08qAqCqC 0qNVqehqaY4qfqC 4qI'rqojqecL) at 4qBrqOqo8qlqdqlqavqeqlql 4qLqaqh. etc.
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ell I 1
.2. Consider a d v n 2ppppp!a t r Lvtt L h land by !pr irr@
t ion vwI. t
2qAlc qnrft; of different -qVc
w, r n.- L s cq! c. n j: it
lon-ace-on W;- qt qd 1 1 Sqy-qL-. ;qifq! I o
SUqpply ; L Cl; a
qVcqtcl- UqPPIV .1 L tqh qWCqJl-hCqJ' i-1) t h lI-.7 qW,! L I sIlqi)qP]..'

'qC
-018qmenqt For all e 1:1 e qJqA ":n qt C,
3. qPteqquirc afqleq,13,@te ti
either ocean, sound , estuarine or ;--- lly 0--her C. S in
qr.,aintain -iccep -iqble qvnrine qvater cqiun-3ity.

Pending the development of sat qfa-qtory aqltern. -.-(!s cnqt inu c -req!q7
;,.qM. 0 qilsqt-lqlin- s---a-e oecLqion, trat-.C-lt I-,!
nt qprqzr..
-is L c in-
92qe n q&istin- densely pqbqpultcqd areas for handql iq,q; d c..
dusqtriqii wastewater.

al of properly.* trated %--asteoatcr should be P`-scqd cu! %-.:her
Ocean qdisqpos.
water supplies can be successfully atiqg.--enteqd by recqhar-n,@,
@atr of sufficient quality.

6. qD e r, i qgn storia water systems so as toreduce contaminant into t-.c
n, arine enviroment and to reqpIqcnqish -qgrou-nqdqw ter acqqui 1: ers.

7. Establis-qh discharge standards for selected marine water areas which nu,
bave excellent water quality qfor fishing and recreational purposes.

source pretreatment of to-*c and hard-to-treat inclstriaql wastqC,
if such substances would be incompatible with effective and econ--.-.-caql
treatment i municipal treat-qment plants.

t
Require holding tanks on vessels for vessel wastes, and require Z, fq@ u -I
onshore fcilities-for tne treatment and disposal e s s e 1 w st ci

Con I I I I To qnximqize the public benefit while q@linimizinqg the enviromental
from Lhe qdevelop-.,ient of tqhe coastal area.
Obj. A q1q1inimize alteration of natural lanq@forrns and native vqeetatqio'n.

Ob and qjrqpor-
B Maintain livin, na t u ra resources of hqh biologic pro'qductivity
tance, and preserve and protect their habitat.-

6q1. Undertake researcb/management programs to determine 'appropriate harvest
quotas to maintain maximum. sustained yields of shellfish and finfish.

2q2. Consider Lqhe ndt effects on hard q1. a m resources and other marine 'le
qIliqell dcLqerqmqnin- the qaccqopqtqabiqlitqy of: a. t1qlqe tqrqeatq!q,q0q1q1
Cqesqs. of those sqoqu'qa0qgplqalql0qtqsq- which qpqreqsqclqiqt4ql8qy discharge 0qHqiqcir qe8qfqf4qlquc-q,q11q"qs
into s4qlicllqiiqs0qli producing waters.; b. qexpqaiqi(0qlin0qg sewage. Lq)q-Vql0qtq,.q*:qont-
p2qliqn2qtor qCq.q0q11qsqtruqct4qi ill', nqeqt.q? qnqoqwqa0qgqe. tqrqeqat-mqen8qC plants qtliieh
qeqf8qf4qlue'qlql08qu. 4qiqllq,,q-q.0 qsqlqiqv4qIql4qf0qiqs.4q1q1 producing waters; and C. cons Lrquc (Jill'
0qoquqt6qra2qll. p0qipoqn Which 4qLrqavqeqrsqc qs4qliqcqll8qf4qish beds.
2qV.q,qI) coil rqa go 4qIq:qCq.%q,q? York Mat(6q" q-qpqer8qtqiqlqlcqiqlqt local. 4qgqovqe Iq'qllq:q:qx! litqs qalld private
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nod other 6qiqicqeqn0qt0qivqeqs to 4qitic6ql0qiv2qidu0ql %q,::q-0qL4q)8qhnd
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Lni rO.land --mnt of

Md develop alternatives to thuse of hcl and bro.d-
-@spcctrum pe-tqiciqds in agriculture and forqvector control.. Supi@ !A
@qInteqgratd approach -to rosquito control with cphasqis on biolcgqicql
ppntrols.

effects , 7_SqqUito
q1. 0qFund.rscarcl on the control on the sa It m,
'qm a
,and esqtunrics, inclqd 4::.-cqdi te aqd cu. @latqie c8q"cts of i - s
of di Cq!_
cides and evaluation of the effects qt S.

C qFnorzre rs-nich to increse 11-nwleqd qb.--, s en c c 0 f 01 un.!1cl": L;.: ids qj. ',
:-tile fqfet, of qdevelo-:----ent.
D Identify, preserve and protect qjistqinct geologic f o rma t ilo s and I
-Leo-
qmorphic features.
E Identify, preserve and protect- areas of -!uLy.
scenic be.

0qF Tqeentify, preserve and protect q=-)ortant ,q5-qldqlife qPpuqlat.Lo-.qs aun flqe
.:and q1her bqbit--qts, with special _Fe 'l Ee -e- C --i L'
_s on TZ enqdqm i S

V ;cal and social
_8qObqJ qG To give due consideration to tqhe orderl ecoloqg- C
of the coastal zone.
-Coal IV. To identif,q;, -preserve, protect and *re q@,tore arreas of historic and culcural

L
significance, and identify and protect froqm destruction and abuse s i n L f
cant archeolo@-ical sites and features.

qi d historic big' _- corridors.
qO2qbqj A Establish historic di6tricts an L J

'd needed 'or identifying and documenting
:Obj B Oqbta@n funds for technical a, _.L C, 0
-he guidelines established by the
areas and structures ccordqmqg to
State of !'qZew York Historic Resources, Survey 0qYnual.

-4qObj C Encourage public acquisition of historic-and cultural strLCtures and
--areas.

..-0qObqj D Recommend adequate mitigation measures preserving the resources
Intact undereroud, fencin- the resource area, or having the resources
ssqionally excavated) -uhere developznient v-aulqd adversely affect
proe
@.siqgni2qf2qtcant archeological resources.
-Coal V q@o enable the public to enjoy the amenities tha t tqhe coastal zone h-!; to
._"of f r.

2qObj. A PromoqLc-visual and physical access to tqhe coastal zone.

,h re-ul ation and case mqent acquisition for
Improve visual access thqrqoqucq-
qaqxiqi, -it of tile qaqsLqal waters by tile
qm qiu:n visual qeqnqjqoy0qmcqi shoreline and qco.
2qRqe8qnerqal public.

the locqnt8qion of vehicle parl4qAn4qg facilities oqiql the va2qlq-uqn4qb4qlqe
q.Shoreline edge.

3. 2qlqtq!provqa qa,qrqcq-q.qsqs to selected Yqeqrrqeatiqonqil fqa q,c8qilitiqeqs. in qnqccqor2qdaqnce qvitqll
6qo2qpqt2qirqilqlqiqa cqaq"'2qw8qiqt2qy of 2qfac8qiql8qi6qt8qiqcs through 4qiqmqprqoqvcd mass transportation.

4. 2qR0qeqquirqc that qcleqctric 8qpcqneqra8quiqnqg q..q;i4qteqn qlqoqc2qued q:11oqll8q- the qShoqrv2ql2qjllpro-
V2qidqeq. I-qm0qbl2qic ;qIqccqcS:; LqO thqo 1:qaLor foqi- q:-q.qil2qiqtaqb2qle q1q-tq-cqlqoaqt12qAqmqiaql q1q: r q1q) qwq; qv s

5.. q7qnqcqi -vane acce.q-q:qr. 8qfqor f !.-;I i qoqrqmqc n to fi!Jq1qiqlq)q,q- %8qw of qex0qi
32qgql.q1q1!q; 8qbqrqoq.11q,8qwqa0qveqrqn and I OqH.
qI0qm4qb4ql4qic 0qmq"qllqorqnh.0qip or V('q,4qP

P Pr o i ! for -a d ty of 1., 11i r I 1 0 1 a I ;ipl t h I

I 3qdetifqy CnI'qIrCI*7-nt-,I ly co:-qptqiqble r c r C a t o'; I a C t
-Cd
-e i ater qdcn;-nqevn, n@./or I'a Ver riqba

2. qS.-*qcisfv o the Ill qL'Ir 0:1
in qpo-8qJqi- :--Ore efqf'
1 CD t 11S 0; C''-: 1 1
an, c qi I i"qL q1es

and all, Z -1.; 2 C* V C I' C..
3. Acquire addiqtqionl 1, for bo tqh i c t ive d

4. qEncourn- to. o qp cn un-'eruqtilized i-rqks
4qf4qtqy
all duri;,- v *,-ek days in accorqd-ance qwi 8qHi o p qL i recreqvC!:1-11.
of resources.

Coal qVqI To provide for compatible, water dependent- and i,,ater enlhacc@d in qt',e
coastal area.

A I e e n qt &--]lose acti-q?ities whi'cqh arq& water dependent a d J'o r w z IL r c-.: ,:, C

Obj. qB Direct non-ixter dqopcindent and nn--.-ater enhanced growth irlaqd

C Revie.-: zoning ordinances and rco-q=.Ied qaqmeiqdmc-nqt to orq@q!.-nnros. so, .q!.Z'- -xv-1
corpatible water dependent and water enhanced usc:-s are ellourzqgocl qi LqI-C
r,oastal zone.

Coal VqII To preservej protect and develop rc-ional infrastructure sites necF@fz@ry qJ c
and related to tqhe coastal zone.

4qQbj -A Review sitqinqo criteria, necessary qfor infrastrue4qn-re loccatqin.,; an'! I I s C
this inforqmz-iqZion to inqdenqtifqy sites 6qwqhIch would be oppropinqto fc,- -c-'Jo:!q1qI
infrastructure.
8q01)j . -B -Consiqd0qx possibility oqf establqiqhqi-qnq- a land blql-, for tile pqresyvaqvqio
of potctial regional qinqfratructure. sites.

Obj. C Determine which dredging projects and which environmentally acceptable spoil
disposal sites are essential and in the best interests of the public, and
design and implement suchprojects in amanner which is not environmentally
counter-productive.

4qLb
q@qJ 8qD Sql,qtqisfy qdeqnand for qclctric power on Long Island in cnvironucnqvally acoqpqr-
blc ways inclid_Jnq6 possible use of, wind power, solar pocr, tidal
etc.

20qobj 24qE qCqoqllqsqoq.lqi0qda0qtqe pqOtt: facilities, for pqeqtrqo4qlqcu0qm 0qi n order to reduce vessel. I rips,
q02q1q.2q1 drqedq.q1,4q1q1q14q1q"q, hq.0qi4qFhq'q.q-q%'Y Congestion around pqor4qt.qs, qshoqoqfrqonL 24qLqiqtld
Coll!" q1q:q:qi8qjq) L i 2qoil by sLq(iqrqnqoc qalqlq(qI fuq(q,l Cqoqrt Lqo the cons2qOmqeqr.

Con 2q1. VqI I I To rqvq@q-q.2qtqorqcq.qrtqnd qCqlqIhqZqIq:lqCq'qCq, WqIqIqCqYqCq@qVqLq-qr 4qIq)OqSqS4qi4qb2qlqe, dqe0qlq'q.q1q-aded q1q1q.q1qtquqra8qlq, %-.-!8q]dlifqe or
q'4qLqiOqlqIqS Of the nqc--q.

1q1q1112qiqrov'qe degraded wetlands and qes8qtqiqlaqr4qiqlqlqe I Y Cq.-I! and qcqrqca8qtqe qlqiqew wqc-28q0q:q1q1ql8qdsq.

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Obj. B Rehabilitate coastal areas that have been mined for sand and gravel.

Obj. C Upgrade urban waterfronts.

Obj. D Rescue wildlife harmed by oil spills or other environmental hazards.

.Coal IX To develop legal and administrative mechanisms necessary for implementa-
tion of coastal plan.

Obj. A Identify areas of public interest in the coastal area, and adopt legis-
lation that identifies these areas that should be under public owner-
ship.

Obj. B Develop intergovernmental cooperation and necessary regulations for
coastal zone management.

Obj. C Develop a comprehensive educational program to further knowl6dge of
and interest in the problems of the coastal zone and their management.

Obj. D Foster intergovernmental coordination to eliminate regulatory duplica-
tion of coastal zone management.

Coal X Encourage research to increase knowledge and understanding of natural
shoreline processes.

Minutes of the NSRPB Public Meeting on Coastal Zone Management

A sixth public meeting concerning the NSRPB N.Y.S. office of Planning
Services contract was held on Tuesday, October 7,1975 at 7:30 p.m. in the
12th floor Planning Department Conference Room, H. Lee Dennison Office
Building, Hauppauge, New York. Dr. Koppelman presided.

A letter addressea to Dr. Koppelman from the Town of Huntington and
the Incorporated Villages of Lloyd Harbor, Huntington Bay, Northport, and
Asharoken expressed concern over the priorities of the tasks addressed in
the Coastal Zone Management Contract between N.Y.S. and NSRPB. The Super-
visor and Mayors of the above mentioned Town and Villages felt that the
legal and administrative mechanisms necessary for implementation of a region-
al Coastal Zone Management Plan are of utmost importance and have not yet been
discussed and are not scheduled to be discussed until the very end of the plan
ning phase. The governmental officials of Huntington doubt that a truly viable
and acceptable plan can be developed without.first deciding upon the mechanism
for the implementation.

Dr. Koppelman felt that the content of this letter focused on the core
of management techniques for a Coastal Zone Plan, and he explained why the
NSRPB has not addressed legal and administrative mechanisms.

Congress enacted the Coastal Zone Management Act in 1972 to encourage
the states to exercise their full authority over the land and waters in the
coastal zone. Money has been' allocated from the Federal Government to State
Governments for the development and management of CZM Plans. Suffolk Countv
attempted to obtain money to work on CZM planning, but contracts from the Federal
Government are executed only on the State level. N.Y.S. issued a token con-
tract of $10,000 to Suffolk County addressing specific tasks.

Although N.Y.S. has issued token contracts to specific regional planning
boards, N.Y.S. still has the responsibility and final authority in developing
a CZM Plan. States must examine and opt for any one or a combination of the
following techniques for control of land and water uses within the coastal
zones:

1. State establishment of criteria and standards for local implemen-
tation, subject to administrative review and enforcement of com-
pliance;

2. Direct state land and water use planning and regulation; or

3. State administrative review for.consistency with its own management
program of all development plans, projects, or land and water regu
lations, including exceptions and variances thereto, proposed by
any state or localauthority or private developer, with power to
approve or disapprove after public notice and an opportunity for
hearings.

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Dr. Koppelman suggested that Sen. Smith, who has demonstrated his concern
for CZM, be invited to the next meeting to discuss management mechanisms
associated with CZM legislation enacted in Albany.

Mr. Peter Sanko of the Sea Grant Advisory Service distributed a proposal
by Drs. Schubel and Weyl, Marine Sciences Research Center, SUNY at Stony
Brook, entitled Disposal of Dredged Spoil in Central Long Island Sound: A
Management Plan. A copy of this proposal is on file with the NSRPB.

A possible delineation of the coastal zone, using the 10' contour and
the 1000' setback line from the coastline, was illus-trated for all of Long
Island on U.S.G.S. quad sheet maps. Sfream corridors were also indicated
by including land 1000' from a stream's bank in the coastal zone. Long Is-
land bays, the N.Y. portion of the Long Island Sound and the U.S. territorial,
limit of the Atlantic Ocean would all be included in the Long Island Coastal
Zone. Suggestions by CPC members for the inclusion of other geo-physical or
biological features for determination of coastal zone are welcomed.
Mr. Wayne W. Wilkin, Mayor of Huntington'Bay, presented a map of the
Village of Huntington Bay with the 10' contour line superimposed upon it
illustrating the portion of that Village which is contained in the Federal
Flood Insurance Program. The 10' contour.line, which includes all of the
wetlands of Huntington Bay, takes in only a small portion of the Village.
However, as Mayor Wilkin noted, a,1000' setback from the shoreline includes
approximately 90% of the Village. Mayor Wilien was quick to note that'vil-
lages would be very reluctan 't to give up control over so large a portion of
their villages to N.Y.S. based on an arbitrary 1000' setback line. Control
mechanisms for the implementation of a N.Y.S. Coastal Zone Plan will be of
primary concern to local governments,especially if the boundary of the
coastal zone is to include a large portion of the territory which local
government now control. It was noted that the use of 1000' setback line
as the boundary of the coastal zone lacks sensitivity since it does not
specifically take into account natural features.

The Goals and Objectives for CZM were once again revised and refined.
A memorandum (Attachment A) from Jim Bagg,,Carol Swick and Ron Verbarg
suggested further additions and revisions to the G. & 0. The latest re-
vision of the G. & 0. , incorporating the memo and comments from those at
the meeting, is enclosed as Attachment B.

The next meeting of the CPC will be held Tuesday, November 18, 1975
at 7:30 p.m. in the 12th floor Planning Department Conference Room, H.
.Lee Dennison Office Building, Hauppauge, New York.
The'meeting adjourned at midnight.

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VEMORANDUM RV7012-75

-DATE: October 7, 1975

TO: Dr. Lee Koppelman

FROMI: Jim Bagg,,Carol Swick, Ron Verbarg

RE: -CZ GOALS fi OBJECTIVES

"The following additions and revisions to the Goals and Objectives
for CZM are submitted for your consideration:

Goal I

rext. Obj. A Control future shoreline development to minimize damage from
development in critical areas-such as flood plains, dunes,
bluffs'. wetlands.

.rev. 2. Regulate construction on primary-dune lines and seaward side of
secondary dunes to prevent erosion or destruction of natural
-ve
getation.

-reV@, 3. Regula-te construction of dwellings in tbose@ shoreline areas which
are backed by eroding bluffs through the adoption of bluff hazard-
C@
-zoning to prevent excessive erosion and property damage.

-add 4. Prohibit development of wetland areas'.

rev. 5. Regulations should allow fo r changing patters of usage and tech"
'nological innovation.

Obj. B-

rev.
1. Emphasize dune stabilization, beach nourishment and wetland build-
.:ing techniques that are compatible with the natural processes as
.,the primary means of minimizing storm breaching, of. -the south shore
-barrier islands.

-add.
3. Recognizing the fact that sand has become a scarce resource in
near-shore areas because of ecological restraints in shallow water
.-Aredging, as well as man's interference with the natural shoreline
equilibrium, efforts are needed to develop the required technology
for economical transfer of sand from deep water to the shore.

-add. 6. Institute erosion control methods along stream corridors to pre-
vent excessive erosion and sedimentation.

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Goal 1I

Qbj. B
rev, 6@ Design storm-water systems so as-to reduce contaminant flows
into the aquatic and marine environment and to replenish ground-
water._aquifers.
rev, 7. Establish discharge st4ndards for selected marine and aquatic
water areas which now have excellent water quality for fishing
and recreational purposes.

'Goal III
rev. Obj. B Maintain living natural resources of high biologic productivity
and importance, and in addition to preserving and protecting
their habitats, promote establishment of new habitats.

Coal V

Obj. B

a
dd. '5. Establish criteria to determine the optimal capacity for recre-
ational facilities in order to prevent the degradation of recre-
Ationdl areas through overutilization.

Coal VIII
add Obj. E Encourage the planting of natural vegetation in disturbed areas,

Coal IX
add Obj. E. Implement program for returning government revenues accrued from
recreational activities'such as marine gas taxes, boat and fish-
ing licenses, etc,, to the region of origin for improvement of
recreational opportunities.

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ATTACHMENT "B"

Goals and Objectives for Coastal Area Management

rev. Goal I To.forestall the acceleration of shoreline destruction resulting from
alteration and erosion..

rev. Obj. A Control future shoreline development to minimize damage from develop-
ment in critical areas, such as flood plains, dunes, bluffs, fresh
and marine ufetlands.

1. Control development on those lands contained in the Intermediate
Regional Tidal Flood Plain by use of flood plain zoning, land use
management concepts and other regulatory tools.

rev. 2. Regulate construction on primary dune lines and seaward side of
secondary dunes including intervening swale to prevent erosion
or destruction of natural vegetation.

rev. 3. Regulate construction of structiires in those shoreline areas
which are backed by bluffs through the adoption of bluff hazard
zoning to.prevent excessive erosion and property damage.

add 4. Prohibit development on or in fresh and marine wetlands.

rev. 5. Regulations should allow for changing patterns of usage and
technological innovation in areas that are not prohibited for
development.

Obj. B@ Establish erosion prevention policies that are harmonious'with the
dynamic nature of the shoreline area.

rev. 1. Encourage the use of non-structural processes as a primary means
of stabilizing dunes, nourishing beaches and building wetlands.

2. Prohibit dredging of sand for beach nourishment from the outer
winter bar, from areas shoreward of the outer winter bar, and
from the bay side of the barrier beaches except in established
navigable channels or where required for repair, maintenance,
reconstruction or replacement in kinds of existing shoreline
structures.

add 3. Develop the required technology'for the economical transfer of
sand from deep water to the shore.

rev. 4. Prohibitthe -Lonstruction of groins and other shore protection
devices by government unless it can be demonstrated that such
structures will not adversely affect adjacent properties.

5. Stabilize existing south shore inlets through the implementation
of Federal projects for sand bypassing systems.

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add 6. Establish control methods along stream corridors And bluffs to
prevent excessive erosion and excessive sedimentation.

7. Regulate off-road vehicles in the shoreline area.

Goal II To preserve and protect water resources.

Obj A Control of growth in Nassau and Suffolk Counties as determined by
the carrying capacity of the water supplies on Long Island.

Obj. B Dispose of wastewater without appreciably diminishing the quality
and quantity of groundwaters'and fresh surface waters and the quality
of marine waters.

rev. 1. Encourage continuance of experimental research of wastewater
treatment and disposal.

rev. 2. Implement where feasible wastewater treatment technology and
water management schemes.

3. Require adequate treatment for all sewage plant effluents dis-
charged to either ocean, sound, estuarine or any other confined
waters, in order to maintain acceptable marine water quality.

4. Phase out ocean disposal of properly treated wastewater when
water supplies can be successfully augmented by recharging treated
waste water of sufficient quality.

rev. 5. Design storm water systems so as to reduce contaminants in the
storm flows from entering into the fresh and saline environments
tomeet acceptable standards.

rev. 6. Design storm water systems that will allow replenishment of
groundwater aquifers.

rev. 7. Establish discharge standards'for selected fresh andisaline water
areas which now have excellent water quality for iishing and rec-
reational purposes.

8. Require source pretreatment of toxic and hard-to-tieat industrial
waste- if such substances would be incompatible wit,h.effective
and economical treatment in municipal treatment pla@.nts.

rev. .19. Require,holding tanks or other acceptable devices-on vessels for
sanitary wastes, and require adequate onshore facilities for the
treatment and disposal of vessel wastes.

Goal III To maximize the public benefit while minimizing the environmental
damage from the development of the coastal area.

Obj. A Minimize alteration of natural landforms and native vegetation.

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rev. Obj. B Maintain living natural resources of high biologic productivity
and importance, and preserve, protect, and establish their habitats.

...1. Undertake research/management programs to determine appropriate
harvest quotas to maintain maximum sustained yields of shellfish
and finfish.

rev. .2. Consider the net effects on hard clam resources and other marine
life whL determining the acceptability of: a. upgrading the
treatment process of those sewage plants which presently discharge
their effluents into shellfish producing waters; b. expanding
existing sewage treatmeni plants or constructing new sewage treat-
to shellfish producing
ment plants which discharge effluents in
waters; c. constructing sewage outfall pipes which traverse shell-
fish.beds; and d. dredging of shellfish beds.

3. Encourage New York State, pertinent local governments and private
agencies to acquire at the earliest practical date a fee pimple or
lesser property interest in as much of the remaining privately
held wetlands as possible, with a veiw toward preserving them in
perpetuity. Grant tax and other incentives to individual wetland
own
ers who assure preservation and enhancement of their properties,
as initiated by Nassau County in 1974.

4. Take measures for the rapid containment and clean up of oil spills
in environmentally acceptable ways.

5. Endorse national regulation and management of migrating species.

6. Encourage and develop alternatives to the use of chemical and
broad-spectrum pesticides in agriculture and for vector control.
Support integrated approach to mosquito control with emphasis on
biological controls.

7.. Fund research on the effects of mosquito control on;@the salt
marshes-and estuaries, including immediate and cumulative effects
of insecticides and evaluation of the effects of aitch systems.

Obj. C Encourage research to increase knowledge base necessary for under-
standing the environmental effects of development.

Obj. D Identify, preserve and protect distinct geologic forma tions and
distinct geomorphic features.

Obj. E Identify, preserve and protect areas of scenic beauty.

Obj. F Identify, preserve and protect important wildlife populations (fauna
and flora).and their habitats, with special emphasis on rare and
endangered species.

rev. Obj. G To give due consideration to the orderly economic and social devel-
opment of the coastal zone.,

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Coal IV To identify, preserve, protect and restore areas of historic and
cultural significance, and identify and protect from destruction
and abuse significant archeological sites and features.

Obj. A Establish historic districts and historic highway corridors.

Obj. B Obtain funds for technical aid needed for identifying and document-
ing areas and structures according to the guidelines established by
the State of New York Historic Resources Survey Manual.

Obj. C Encourage public acquisition of historicand cultural structures and
areas.

Obj. D Recommend adequate mitigation measures (e.g., preserving the resources
intact underground, fencingthe resource area, or having the resources
professionally excavated) where development would adversely
significant archeological resources.
Goal V To enable the public to enjoy the am :enities that the, coas.tal.zo'ne has
to offer.

Obj. A Promote visual and physical access to the coastal zone.

1. Improve visual access through regulation and easement acquisition
for maximum visual enjoyment of the shoreline and coastal waters
by the general.public.

2. Discourage the location of vehicle parking facilities onthe
valuable shoreline edge.

3. Improve access to selected recreational facilities in accordance
with optimum capacity of facilities through improved'mass trans-
portation.

4. Require that electric generating sites located along the shore-
line provide public access to the water for suitable recreational
purposes.

5. Increase access for fishermen to fishing grounds through use of
existing groins, breakwaters and jetties under public ownership
or regulation.

ObJ. B Provide for a diversity of public recreational experiences in the
coastal zone.

1. Identify those environmentally compatible recreational activities
that are water dependent and/or water enchanced.
'2. Satisfy some of the future recreational development on lands
already in public ownership through more efficient use of exist-
ing public lands and facilities.

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3. Acquire additional land for both active and passive recreation.

.4. Encourage municipalities to open underutilized parks and beaches
to all during week days in accordance with optimum recreational
capacity of resources.

add 5. Establish criteria for the optimal use of recreational facilities
...in order to prevent the degradation of recreational areas through
overutifization.

Goal VI To provide for compatible, water dependent and water enhanced uses in
the coastal area.

Obj. A Identify those activities which are water dependent and/or water
enhanced.

Obj. B Direct non-water dependent and non-water enhanced growth inland.

Obj. C Review zoning ordinances and recommend amendments to ordinances so
that only compatible water dependent and water enhanced uses are
encouraged inthe coastal zone.

Goal VII To preserve, protect and develop regional infrastructure sites necessary
for and related to the coastal zone.

Ob j. A Review siting criteria necessary for infrastructure locations and then
use this information to identify sites which would be appropriate for
regional.infrastructure.

Obj. B Consider possibility of establishing a land bank for the preservation
of potential regional infrastructure sites.

Obj. C Determine which dredging projects and which environmentally acceptable
dpoil disposal sites are essential and in the best interests of the
public and design and implement such projects in a manner which is not
environmentally counter-productive.

Obj. D Satisfy demand for electric power on Long Island in environmentally
acceptable ways including possible use of wind power, solar power,
tidal power, etc.

ObJ. E Consolidate port facilities for petroleum in order to reduce vessel
trips, oil spillage, dredging, highway congestion around ports,
shorefront land consumption by storage tanks and fuel cost to the
consumer.

Coal VIII. To restore and enhance, wherever possible, degraded natural, wildlife
or developed portions of the coastal zone.

Obj. A Improve degraded wetlands and estuarine areas, and create new wetlands.

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Obj. B Rehabilitate coastal areas that have been mined for sand and gravel.

Obj. C Upgrade urban waterfronts.

Obj. D Rescue wildlife harmed by oil spills or other environmental hazards.

add Obj. E Encourage the planting of suitable vegetation in spoil or other dis-
turbed areas.

Goal IX To develop legal and administrative mechanisms necessary for implemen-
tation of coastal plan.

Obj. A Identify areas of public interest in the coastal area, and adopt
legislation that identifies these areas that should be under public
ownership.

Obj. B Develop intergovernmental cooperation and necessary regulations for
coastal zone management.

Obj. C Develop a comprehensive educational program to further knowledge of
and interest in the problems of the coastal zone and their management.

Obj. D Foster intergovernmental coordination to eliminate regulatory dupli-
cation of coastal zone management.

Goa 1 X Encourage research to increase knowledge and und erstanding of natural
shoreline processes.

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Minutes of the NSRPB Public Meeting on. Coastal Zone Management

A seventh public meeting concerning the NSRPB N.Y.S. Office of Planning
Services-contract was held on Tuesday, November 18, 1975 at 7:30 p.m. in the
12th Floor Planning Department-Conference Room, H. Lee Dennison Office Building,
Hauppauge, New York. ar. Tanenbaum, Planning Coordinator for the NSRPB, presided.

Under the contract with N.Y.S. the Marine Resources.Council (MRC) of the NSRPB
must be consulted in formulating goals and objectives for the Nassau-Suffolk coastal
zone area. The MRC has been involved with matters relating to t'he coastal zone for
many years,,and the expertise of the members will serve as a valuable input in re-
viewing the goals and objectives already developed by the CPC. For several hours
during its regular meeting on November 17, 1975, the MRC reviewed the CPC goals and
objectives and generated a list of suggested revisions to the.goals and objectives.
The revised list of goals and objectives, Attachment A, incorporates the MRC re-
visions within them.

The CPC Sub-Committee on Erosion Control and the Nassau Recreation Park and
Conservation Association submitted a list of additions and revisions for Goal I
and for Goals IV & V, respectively. The suggestions were discussed at length and
the resulting output is also contained in Attachment A.

Formulation of a single set of goals and objectives agreeable to all diverse
interests has become in some cases a Ecadlocked matter. Althour-h inuc'@l compromising
has been done by all interest -groups, a single set of goals and objectives agree-
able to all has.not always been attainable. Therefore, a majority and minority
view will be forwarded to N.Y.S. O.P.S. on controversial issues within the goals
and objectives.

Dr. Tanenbaum distributed forms that are to be completed by local officials
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. 4-CT-Iii ZoNe 'PJ1JAQ1'&f T
fo,r the determination of exi.stingAprogra -a @'controls in those towns, cities and
incorporated villages that border a body of water. The contract with N.Y.S. speci-
fies that a list of local municipal plans, programs and controls be' generated re-
regulation of the coastal zone areas within Nassau-Suffolk. Dr. Tanenbaum
fe.els tb.at the .c.omIpletionI oIf the- chart. wIill show N.YS -the competence.'and'aware-
ness of local government in regulating the coastal zone areas.
C2

The present NSRPB contract with N.Y.S. terminates atthe end of December 1975.
N.Y.S. hopes to complete a CZM Plan for Nassau and Suffolk by the middle of next
year, and then hold public hearings on the plan. By the beginning of the 1977
calendar year, the State hopes to be able to implement its plan and thereby apply
for 306 funding (administrative 6rants). Under Section 306(h) of the Coastal Zone
Management Act, a management program for the State may be developed and adopted in
geographical segments. At this time the Nassau-Suffolk region is the only area in
N.Y.S. capable of meeting the above time schedule.

Dr. Tanenbaum noted that states can implement a management plan using any one
or a combination of the following general techniques for control of land and water
uses within the coastal zone as stated in Section 306 of the CZM Act:

.1. State establishment of criteri.a and standards for local implementation,
subject to administrative review and enforcement of compliance;

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2.. Direct state land and water use planning and regulation; or

3. State administrative review for consistency with its own management
program of all development plans, projects, or land and water regula-
-tions, including exceptions and variances thereto, proposed by any
state or local authority or private developer, with power to approve
or disapprove after public notice and an opportunity for hearings.

Dr. Tanenbaum invited comments from the, CPC on the above mentioned options.

Mayor Wilkin of Huntington Bay felt@that all of the above options were un-
satisfactory. The State, acting in a review capacity, would add an unnecessary
layer of bureaucracy that would lose sight of local aesthetic and cultural con-
siderations. An approach acceptable to Mayor Wilkin for CZM would be to have
the State draft broad guidelines, and then have the County in conjunction with
local governments draw up detailed CZM Plans specific to the area. County review
would remain at its present advisory capacity. Mayor Wilkin noted that although
many local governments are responsible for the decadence that has occurred along
shoreline areas, home rule is the most responsive form of government for satis-
fying the needs and desires of the local inhabitants. Regardless of the insti-
tutional arrangement that is finally implemented for CZM, Mayor Wilkin cautioned
that confidence and understanding must be built over time.

Being strongly opposed to moving coastal zone regulatory power to S@ate
level, Dr. Wenig of the Department of Environmental Protection of the Town of
Huntington, suggested that the State financially assist local governments in
managing coastal areas. Dr. Wenig also suggested that in helping local govern-
ments manage the coastal zone, perhaps the State should consider mandating that
towns establish environmental protection agencies. Environmental protection
could be implemented more quickly on a local level rather than the State level.

Mr. Kearney stated that local regulation of the coastal zone is nothing more
than a fragmented approach to a regional problem. He felt that the environmental
management of coastal area by local governments was unacceptable.

Mr. Heidelberger, Senator Smith's legislative aid, indicated he would relay
the thinking of the CPC to the Senator. He further stated that Senator Smith is
incorporating the wisdom and expertise of local groups into his next CZM bill and
that it will not look similar to the bill the Senator proposed 2 years ago. Dr.
Tanenbaum extended an invitation to Senator Smith, via Mr. Heidelberger, to attend
the next CPC meeting.

Due to a conflict in schedules between Dr Koppelman and Senator Smith, the
next CPC meeting will not be held until Tuesday, December 16@ 1975, at 7:30 p.m.
in the 12th Floor Planning Department Conference Room, H. Lee Dennison Office
Building, Hauppauge, New York.

The meeting adjourned at 11:00 p.m.

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ATTACqDIE1q7

Goals and Objectives qf o-r- Coastal Area 8qHanaqgeqment

Coal. I

a- on.
EqC S rev. Coal I To f ar ex; qt a q11 shoraqlqine d 5@, 71 t r-,; c t I o n- qref:uql Ling
alter,
0qaqnd c--ooqlon.

am
Obj. A Control future shorelinqs development to miniqmqi:@a d 1--e qfrem
development in critical areas,. such as flood plains, dunes,
bluffs, fresh and marine wetlands.

1. Control development oqn those lands contained J8qn qte qTqnqtsr-
in qLy 57e of qfqloqe.. qr0q"-iqm.
mediate Regional Tidal rlood Plat
8qz--ninqg, land use management conecpqts and oqthcr
tools.

2. Regulate coqnstqrquc"qInn primary duqn(-L.1ines and seqw,-,rard
side of sec-:@quqdar4qy qdiaies q'ro-qluqdqinqg qjnqtez--eqnqiqn- s--.@,-ale to pre-
vent ersiur- or dcotrzic;`oqn of natural vegetation.

.3. Regulate cosixquption of structures I n those shorr.I.-ILqM arnas
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2qV
A L,- - h the ad,:@ptqion of bluff
56q, ch by qIq@8qIuqffs qt.qhcnr,q-q%
hazcrd zconqing to prevent eqxcesq�qve crosion and property
damage.

EqCS rev. 4. Control development on or '-n fresh and marqlpqe marshes as
identified in th-- qN.Y.q3 Fr:@s and Tidal Toleqrlaia(ls A--qts.

5. Reqgulatio-ns should 8qAqlow for 8qeInnqSiTJqg qPatLte-1-11-5 Of ag
us, ,e Zrid
techucqloqsqicaql Innovaqt-qion in areiiic th at are not prohibited
f or develoDrienqt.

qI,qIRqC add. 6. Restore shoreline a-i-t7.eqn, qw8qhernT,er poo5qibqla, to their natural
state u'll-ere de-q7eqlipmonqt in tqhaz'e arc-as Is dci3troyeqd
occurrence cf sevzie

CS rev. Obi. B Establish e--rosion prevention policies that are compatible with
dominant Coastal processes

ECS rev. q1. Encourage the use of non-st-q"jctural methods as a primary
means of stabilizing dunes, nourishing beaches and buildqirl-
wetlands.

E0qCS rqev. 2. Regulate dredging qof sand for beach nourishment from the
outer winter bar, from areas shoreward of the outer winter
bar, a2qud f rqo8qm thq@'q-q- bqey side of the bqaqrqrq-8qtqer beaches.

3. Enqcqoqurqo 0qge development of the reqqi qAqrqed tqachnqa2qlqo8qgy for th e
0qECS rev. .q14
economical transfer of sand frqoq'm deep water to the shore.

24qMR4qC rev. 4. Prohibit the construction of groins and other shore prqoteqcq-qm
U
tiqcn devices u2qalqeqss it can be demqc4qnq3tqrated thatsuch str qc
t8qurqes will not adversely affect adjacent prqe6qpert0qiqeqo.

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CqrC rev. 5. Encourage Institution n 'I Eand bypassinqa s8qysteqmg where �,n. e t-
qruqptqion of littoral drift is cq=Li- i-leq"utqir. r, to the eros ion of
a qjacenr arc:a_c,.
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6. Establish control methods along stre.-qm ccrrid,ors and bluffs
qv,
to prevent excesqoqiqve erosion and exceqsvqi seqdqiqmeDtatqion.

4qEC S add. 7. Cq1aqs.';..qf0qY s I i T -,, esc-@:toz^s wi-'q"*. attqead-aqnqt qg, i qi 11 3. q1 - A'c- the
-he qJn
a es@ nqh
Uq!q@qDaSqe. Of qde 'r 4 type Cf pqrote:
qMC. SU_ 7.
&cc cqmpai qKe K--L qth qLorzlq@.qne z7ans.

qMqIC rev. 8. Regulate cqff-road vehicles in the shoreline area, aqnqi elqlm-
qinate their use In natural arees where it can be shovqm that
they are responsible for environmental degradation.

Goal 4qH 8q;o preserve and protect water resources.

4qURC rev. Obj. A Manage gzoqrth in Nassau and Suffolk Counties

'qObqj. B Dqispeoe of xqa3qt.-:qn;aqter without apqproc--'ablq- d-*-,-.-0@4.-j,4 Lhe qqva-q1
i"-y and qc:1.-28qn@4.qty of q-1-;:rr.-n-2qhqn: ters and f rea suriac v-aqters and
the quality of ma@__'qne !,Zqters.

qtal research of wastewater
1. F,,a( or6qgq@q@qiq@ ci't'.ntnce of expr6qkleqw-
trati1ppppp:,d disposal.

2. qT_qnczqlqm@?nqt wqh_i-e fosqible qwatawater treatment technology and
qW2qWeqX managcqmqnqt 1-qheqms.

3. Require adequate treatment for all ce:%age plant effluents
dicqhar-pd '-o e-,qU4qhe-- oce@qn, cqur-qel, or-any other
cqnq@c:q@"eqd Waters, -*.a to L qittaqiqn cceptrbqle marine
water quality.

r -hen
4. Phase out ocean diqsqpoall,of prop.-qly treated wastewater qw
water suppl-es cnn he c'Cce@--qCqiqy a-q,'nqted by re8qhaqgIqnqg
treated wste water of suff-q1-1'4qnC qa_-.@Lt8qy.

8qKqRC rev. 5. Design stor-. qvaqLr systems to Leet a!zpt6bqle water qqquFlqity
staqmqlards so as to rcdcc c6aqtqminants enteilag Zre3h a-qi
sa I Lne environments.

I0qMqC rev. 6. Design storm water systems tqhat willalloqw replenishment of
ground8qw-ter aquifers with water of acceptable quality.

q10q4RC rev. 7q. Review and upgrade, if feasible, discharge stand,q-rds for
selected fresh and saline water areas which now have excel-
lent water quality for fishing and rqecrea4qtiGqnal purpq-q-qses.

4q124qM4qC rev. 2qS. Require scurce pretreatment of toxic end har8qd-to-trqeat in-
duqsqtrial 6qwq-qaqsqte 28qiff qsqtich qsu2qbqs8qtau@q.q7es 6qwq3u8ql8qd be incompatible with
effective and ecoqn2qa2qzical treatment in treaql-qaqnqt plants.

4qI0qTRC rev. 9. Enforce the law with respect to holding tanks or other
acceptable devices on veqoqsqels for sanitary wastes, 6qa2qnd re-.
quire adequate onshore facilities for the treatment and d6qis-
posal of such wastes.

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MRC add. 10. Phse cut ocean disposal of treatment pl=t sleze

qv-f it while. Tn:q' qIqnqI.zqiqng Cie eTriqircn-
Goal III To Maximize the public bei
menqtqal.damaqge from the development of the coastal area.

Obj. A Minimize alteration of n- ural laqndforqms and rative veqgetaqt On

qnbqj B qIq%aqiqn-ta:qkn lqi-iqlnqg qwaqturaql. re2ources of hi(-' biologlc p-ro2q&xctqt-!iqitqy
-ve, protect, aqud establish tqhci- h@q@'---
-q:s, and preq2ei
and imporqLant.
it-Ito.

0 Undertake researchq/manaqgement program,, to determqlne appro-
priate hat-vast quotas to maintain maximum sustained yielqis
of shellfish and finfqish.

2. Consider the net effects on hard clam resources and otqb,@r
life when determining the acceptability of.- a. quqp-
..grading the treatment process of those se-daqge plan-s W" 4qR4qh
presently discharge their-eqfflueqnts- into oheqllfqish
-S
ing waters; b. expanding qxistqizqg seqvaqg oaqtqmClit qPqla-'ftqt
or cor---qtructqiqng new cexcaqge treatment plants which discharge
effluents into sqhe'Llfqish producing watcrsq; c. cons It ru ct iqnqg
-,8qAch trqa%rerse shel"fi.-qIi beds; and
scwag-@ u Vall pipes v.
d. dreqdqgqi:aqg of qchellfish beds.

3* Eqnconzaas New Yl-k State, p-arti-aent local governments and
to acquIre at the earliest practical date
private zqgeacqies
a fee simple or qlcsser property interest in as qnuch of the
remaining privately held wetlands as possible, with a view
toward preserving them in perpetuity. Grant,tax and other
-2ts -tlar -
qincentqit. to w- d owmers who assure prer-
vqatqion aqmd eqnhan:t,@qmant of qth@4qAr properties, as- initiated
by Nassau County in 1974.

4qVqERqC , rev. 4. Strengthen local c,-paq7,qiqlq�ty for t1he rapid ccqnt ainment and

11
-he Un 4 ted Stat-F.-T-
clean up of oil spills -in coqnjua,.tqlo with qt.
Coast Guard.

14RC. rev. q5. Encourage the' denign -and Jqzqpleqmnq::z@tqiqn of more efficient
met8qhcqds and equqiqpTacit for the trausport and transfer of oil.

gement of migrating
Endorse national regulation and man species.

7. Encourage and develop alternatives to the use of chemical
a
and broad-spectrum pesticides in agriculture and for vector
-control. Support integrated approach to moqcquito control
with emphasis on biological controls.

24qM20qRC rev. 8. Fund research on the effects of mosquito control on both
salt qmaqrsheo and qoqstuqarieqa a4qnd their atural resources, i8qm
eluding imzediate and cumulative effects of iqnq5ecticides
7 and evaluation of the effects of ditch systems.

O6qb0ql. C qEncouraqae research to increase 2qI2qmowledqge base necessary for
understanding the environmental effects ofdevelcpqrent.

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2pppD Identify, preserve and protect distinct geologic formations and
distinct geomorphic features.

Obqj. E Identify, preserve and protect areas of scenic'beauty.

Obj. qF Identify, preserve and protect important wildlife populations
(fanna and flora) and tqheir habitats, with special emphasis on
d endangered species.
rare an Q

ON. G Give due consideration to the orderly economic and social
opment of the coastal zone.

CPC rev. Goal IV To identify, preserve, protect and restore areas of historic and
cultural sianificance.

q1q;8qRqPqCA Obqj. A Designate historical and cultural districts and historical high-
rev. way and trailqwaqy2pridors.

qKRqPCA Obj._ B Solicit awards of technical and financial assistance req6qhred
rev. for classifying, categorizing, and drcumentqinlg areas and struc-
0 0
-according to the guidelines established by the State of
turqes
4qUew York Historic Rescurces Survey Manual.

NRqPCA Ob C Stimulate public acquisition 0q6-*f historical and cultural struc-
rev. tures and'areas, and quasi-public acquisition, and private pro-
tection of such areas.

qIqTRqPCA Obj. D Develop a procedure to allow preservation of significant archaeo-
rev. logical resources including adequate compensatory measnres fer
use by any property owners engaged in property improvement and
development where it would adqve:sely affect archaeological re-
mains.

6qV _CA Goal V To formulate means by which the public can better 6pjoy the
.2qRP
rev. amenities that the coa-tal zone has to offer in a manner comqpat- qible with its environmental 'qinte&rity.

q5q1b2qt.A Promote visual and physical access to the coastal, zone.

8qMRPCA 1. Delineate areas for visual access throu-h re-ulaqtion and
..rev. easement acquisition for maximum visual enjoyment of the
shoreline and coastal waters.

NRPCA 2. Designate areas where the location of vehicle parking facil-
rev. qities should be encouraged or discouraged.

4qM4qUCA 3q.q@ Specify selected recreational facilities where access qC16qa4qn be
rev. improved in accordance with optimum capacity of those facil-
ities through improved mass transportation.

2qI2qTR2qPCA Provide specif6qicat4 ons &A regulations that require electric
rev. generating sites located along the shoreline to provide pub-
lic access to the water for suitable recrqeationa2qlLpurpoqsqes.

0qZqIRC rev. @5. Increase access for fishermen to fishing grounds.

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Obj. B Encourage a diversity of public recreational experiences in the
coastal zone.

NRPCA rev. I. Specify how future recreational needs can be met through
more efficient use of existing public properties and
facilities.

.2. Identify additional lands to be acquired in fee simple or
NRPCA rev.
other means for both active and passive recreation.

3. Encourage municipaLities to open underutilized parks and
beaches to all during week days in accordance with optimum
recreational capacity of resources.

NRPCA To provide managerial and operational guidelines that would
(additional .,encourage municipalities to accommodate more usagt@ of under-
view) utilized parks and beaches during slack periods in accordance
with optimum recreational.:operatin- capacity and reAource-
carrying capacity.

Mayor Wilkin Assist those municipalities who wish to optimize the utiliza-
(additional tion of their parks and beaches in keeping with a realistic
view) potential for recreational capacity.

4. Establish criteria for the optimal use of recreational facil-
ities in order to prevent the degradation of recreational
areas through overutilization.

Coal VI To provide for compatible, water dependent and water enhanced uses
in the coastal area.

Obj. A Identify those activities which are water dependent and/or.water
enhanced.

'Obj. Direct non-water dependent and non-water enhanced growth inland.

Obj. C Review zoning ordinances and recommend amendmen@s to.ordinances
so that only compatible water dependent and water enhanced uses
are encouraged in the coastal zone.

Coal VII To preserve, protect and develop regional infrastructure sites
necessary for and related to the coastal zone.

11RC rev. Obj. A Anticipate the future needs for regional infrastructure sites,
review siting criteria for locating infrastructure, and identify
sites which are appropriate for the needs.

va
Obj. B Consider possibility of establishing a land bank for the preser
t 'ion.of potential regional infrastructure sites.

Obj. C Determine which dredging projects and which environmentally accept.-
able spoil disposal sites are essential and in the best interests
of the public and design and implement such projects in a manner
_@which is not, environmentally counter-productive.

D Satisf y iemd for eiectric pmer on Lon- sld in in
mentally acceptable ways includi-g Possible use of wind power,
solar power, tidal power, e-i.

Obj. E Consolidate port facilities for petroleum in order to reduce
vessel trips, oil spillage, dredqgi:-g, highway congestion arouqad
ports, shorafront 6qL@qnd consumption by storage tanks --nd fuel
cost to the cqmnsume.

6qGop8ql VIIT To restore and enhaqn-3, wherever possible, degraded naqt
wildlife or developed portions of the coastai. zoca.

Obqj. A Improve degraded wetlands and estuarine areas, and create new
wetlands.

4qOqbqJ B Rehabilitate coastal creas that have been mined for sand and
gravel.

8qObj. C Upgrade urban waterf ronts.

'life harmd by oil spills or other environmental
-a zue w4lqe
q@6q@0qP R,
hazards.

8qHRC rev. Obqj. E Require the planting of suitable vegetation in spoil or other
disturbed areas for stabilization and restoration of marsh
habitats.

Goal IX To devn0qJop le.-laql and aqOqministrative mechanisms necessary for qiqm7
plementation of coastal plan.

Latory
qOqbqj. A Foster interqgqrerrqmentil coordqlqZtqicn. tu eliminate reqguL
0qMplqication of coastal zone management.

-ioqnal program to further knoqwled-e
Develop a conpreheqnsive educat
of and interest in the problems of the coastal zone- and their
management.

flq@aj.C Develop q!qnterqgovernm@'ital cooperation and necessqdqXy reqgult:4qWns
for coastal zone mana,ement.
4J

Mi. D Identify areas of public interest in.the coastal Area, and adopt
legislation that identifies these areas that should be under
qpublic,owership.

4qHRC rev. Goal X Encourage research and education to increase knowledge and under-
standing of natural shoreline processes.

2q18q4RC Marine Resources Council
US Erosion Control Sub-Committee
CPC Citizeqnqj Paqvticqipat0qion Committee
I24qMPCA 24qHassau Recreation Park and Conscrvation Committee

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AXPENDIX C

NASSAU COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION

RALPH G. CASO HERBERT LIBERT BENJAMIN FRANK
County Executive Director
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December 9, @1975
DEC
q4

Mr. Lee E. Koppelman, Executive Director
Nassau-Suffolk Regional Planning Board
Veterans Memorial Hi ghwa y
Hauppauge, N. Y. 11787

Dear Lee:

The staff of the Nassau County Planning Commission has reviewed the
.Goals and Objectives for Coastal Area Management, dated December 15,
1975, pr epared by the Citizens Advisory Committee, and we offer the
following:

doal I Change "forestall" to prevent

Obj.A-5 This statement is awkward.

Goal Il
Obj.A Should read: Manage and direct growth in Nassau and Suffolk
Counties
Obj.B-1 Change "continuance"to continuation
Obj.B-7 Change "selected" to all 4

'Goal III
Obj.B-3 Delete: "as initiated by Nassau County in 1974"
Obj.B-7 move second sentence to No.8 and restructure No.8 so@as not
to be contradictory.

Obj.G Change to read: Use available adminstrative and technological
tools to insurp'the orderly economic and social development of
the coastal zone.

Goal V
Obj.A-3 Delete the word "selected"
Obj.B-3 While the Citizens Advisory Committee may wish to recommend that
underutilized parks and beaches be open-.to all, this statement

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Mr. Lee E. Koppelman December 9, 197'5

as contrary to current town and village policy in Nassau
County. In view of this, we do not believe that we can
place our stamp of approval on such an objective.

Goal IX
Obj.D This is an awkward sentence. How does one adopt legislation
rew�
to identify areas? This needs,. Iting.

We have also reviewed the maps. I do not believe that all of
Nassau County should be included in the secondary zone. Instead, it Is
suggested that a second zone be established, possibly an additional
1,000 feet be ond the primary zone. We also suggest that the final bound-
y
aries be adaptable for inclusion on local zoning maps. Consideration
should also be given to utilizing identifying features, rather than a uni-
form 1,000 feet, which would result in amoebic-like boundary lines that
May require a Board of Appeals to determine whether a person is in or out
of the zone.

The following of blocks, streets, property lines, etc., would
eliminate this problem.

Generally, we are concerned with any transfer of power from local
government to state or regional agencies. The goals and objectives as pre
sented should be considered in the context-of the historic role of local
government in the State of New York.

We would appreciate your making these comments a part of the
record that is forwarded to Albany.

rely yours,

HERBERT LIBERT
Planning Director

HLIfp
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Gl
ossary

Area of Archaelogical Significance

Area which contains material remains including fossil relics,
.,artifacts and monuments of past life having scientific and
educational merit.

Area of Cultural Significance

Area with historic, archaeological or geologic significance
..which provides for present day cultural events.

Area of Geological Significance

.,Area which contains geologic features which have scientific and
educational merit.

Area of Historical Significance

A unique historic area, including authentic structural and built
environments recognized by the National Register of Historic Places
of the National Park Service, the National Trust for Historic Pre-
servation, or by credible local authorities.

An area or building which provides a tangible reminder of history
and tradition which can make an educational and aesthetic contri-
bution to society,

Bluff

Ahigh steep bank or cliff overlooking a lowland or body of water.
The bluff form is attributed to the combined natural forces of wind,
wave and tide, surface and subsurface movement of water, and to a
lesser extent alteration by man.

A Broad SRectrum Pesticides

Chemicals used to kill a wide range of pests which also have the
potential*to harm or kill non-target species which are of ecological
benefit.

Coastal Area

The coastal waters and adjacent shorelands influenced by each other
including transitional and intertidal areas, salt marshes, salt mead-
ows, hydrologic systems related to coastal waters, and all terrestrial
areas which have direct and immediate impact upon coastal waters and
environments. The coastal area extends seaward to the outer limit of
the U.S. territorial sea and extends inland from the shoreland to the
extent necessary to control land uses which may have a direct and sig-
nificant impact upon coastal waters.

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Compatible

Policies and development are compatible if they imply usage of land
which is consistent with the capability of the environment to sustain
various activities without unacceptable environmental impact.

Damage Environmental)

Adverse effects to the environment or natural systems resulting from
direct and indirect disturbances of geomorphic features, terrestrial,
aquatic or.marine vegetatioh, ecosystem inhabitants or alteration of
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surface and subsurface hydrology.,

Development

To make site or area available for use by alteration. Development may
include creating access to the site, clearing, providing utilities and
other services, parking facilities, drainage systems, methods of sewage
disposal, building,@planting and creating site circulation systems,
Jandforms and other items necessary for planned use. Dredging new
areas or areas which have returned to a natural state would be consid-
ered development. Development would also include significant alteration
of natural resources in preparation for development.

Dune

A low mound, ridge, bank or hill of loose windblown material (sand in
our area) either bare or covered with vegetation, capable of moving
from place to place but always retaining its own characteristic shape.

Easement

Traditional easement the right of public to cross or use private
property subject to certain conditions.

Conservation and/or scenic easement -,the granting of a tax abatement
to a property owner who agrees to limit the alteration or development
of a particular parcel. The parcel must have unique scenic or conser-
vation values as determined by a plan or policy.

Erosion

The wearing away of land by the action of natural forces.

Excessive Erosion

An erosional rate of soils and substratum which is in excess of that
caused by natural forces.'

Freshwater Wetlands

Lands and waters which contain any or all of the following: lands and'
submerged lands commonly called marshes, swamps, sloughs, bogs and flats
supporting aquatic or semi-aquat.ic vegetation.

Geomorphic
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Pertaining to landform and surface features.

Habitat

An environment which biologically and physically supports the species
living within.

High Bio ogic Productivity

Productivity is measured as a rate and is generally expressed in
milligrams or grams of carbon produced per square meter per day.

Productivity can be observed in terms of standing crop or biomass
produced per hectare (2 1/2 acres). Productivity decreases from prim-
ary producers to herbivores and".1gain from herbivores to.carnivores
and should be measured and compared for the appropriate trophic level.

Historic Highway Corridor

Linear historic district along an historic transportation route.

Intermediate Regional Project Tidal Flood Plain

The 100 year flood plain as delineated by the Department of the In-
terior, U.S. Geological Survey on the Map of Flood Prone Areas
(it' 2000' scale).

Land Bank

Process whereby a municipality purchases land in anticipation of
future public use. Inventory of land held by a municipality in anti-
cipation of increased future demand for public facilities.

Littoral Transport

The movement of sedimentary material in the shore zone by waves and
currents. Includes movement parallel and perpendicular to the shore.
Marine Wetlands (shall mean and include theiollowing):

Those areas which border on or lie beneath tidal waters, such as, but
not limited to, banks, bogs, salt marsh,,swamps, meadows, flats or .
other low lands subject to tidal action, including those areas now or
formerly connected to tidal waters; provided, however, that areas for
merly connected to tidal waters shall not include former tidal wetlands
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which prior to the effective date of the Tidal _etlands Act have been
irreparably lost orldia-spoiled as a result of dredging, dumping, filling,
excavating, polluting and like activities and are no longer in their
natural state.
All banks, bogs, meadows, flats and tidal marsh subject to'such tides,
-and upon which grow or may grow some or any of the following: salt
hay (Spartina patens and Distichlis spicata), black grass.(Juncus
Gerardi), saltworts (Salicornia sp.), sea lavender (Limonium. carolinianum),
tall cordgrass (Spartina pectinata and Spartina cynosuro.ides)', hightide
bush (Iva frutescens), Cattails and Typha latifolia),
ground.@el (Baccharis Halmilifolia) marsh mallow (Hybiscus.palustris);
and the intertidal zone including low marsh cordgrass (Spartina altetniflora).

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Non-Structural

A method of stabilizing dunes and beaches by planting suitable vegeta-
tion or otherwise retaining windblown sand.

Non-structural solutions to coastal damage would include regulatory
measures and incentives which obviate.the need for structural solutions.
Non-structural s,olutions include but are not limited to the following:
tax incentives, land use controls, flood plain zoning, conservation or
scenic easements, purchase of development rights, and setbacks.

Optimum Recreational Capacity

The level of use of a recreational resource which does not conflict
with the values that serve as the basis for establishing the recrea-
tion facility.

Outer Winter Bar

Various elongated offshore ridges, mounds or banks of gravel and sand
totally submerged by high tide and formed from winter wave action.

Recharge

The replenishment of aquifers, substratum and soil pores by natural
or manmade landforms and structures which trap or slow down stormwater
runoff to allow percolation; the distribution of treated or untreated
sewage onto soil surfaces or into substratum; the forced injection of
water, including treated or untreated sewage, into an aquifer.

Regional Infrastructure

Permanent supportive installations of regional importance or use for
developed areas including sewage treatment facilities, oil supply and
storage.areas,energy facilities, docks, recreational facilities and
transportation facilities.

Shoreline

'U1 lands submerged and exposed by spring tides.

Swale

A manmade or natural.depression which drains upland areas. On Long
Island a swale is a landform which results from erosion and channel
formation in glacial deposits by stormwater runoff.

Trailway Corridor

Linear cultural or historic district or natural area with trail access.

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Water-dependent Activities

Water-dependent activities include commercial and recreational
fishing, resorts, power plants, oil terminals, barge shipping,
ship building, boat yards,- marinas, ferry terminals, seaplane
bases, and outdoor recr eation sites which include beaches, boat
launching sites, yacht clubs, municipal docks and fishing piers.

Water-enhanced Activities

Water-enhanced activities include residential use, duck farming,
tank farms,,marine sales, restaurants, recreational clubs, resorts,
sand and gravel mining, and sewage treatment plants.

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APPENDIX E

Citizen Participation Committee Membership

Mr. George Andrek Mrs. Ann Carl
Nassau County Planning Comm. Regional Marine Resources Council

Mr. Barry Andres Dr. A. Coolidge Churchill
Dept. of Environmental Control Institute of Marine Sciences
Town of Islip Adelphi University

Mr. James Bagg Mr. Robert D. Cusumano
Suffolk County Council on Nassau County Health Dept.
Environmental Quality

Mr. Joseph Baier" Dr. Dick Cutler
Suffolk County Dept. of L. I. Environmental Council
Environmental Control

Mr. Charles R. Barnett Ms. Ethel Davis
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Suffolk County Village Officials Assn.
.Soil Conservation Service

Ms. Carol Bausch Ms. RenA Eastin
Suffolk County Leg. Aide Geology Dept - Southampton College

Mr. Lawrence A. Bertholf Ms. Adelaide Flateau,
Long Island Farm Bureau League of Women Voters

Hon. 1. William Bianchi, Jr. Mr. Caesar F. Frugola
Town of Hempstead Planning Dept.

Ms. Marie Bouchard Mr. Edwin S. Furman'
Southampton Baymen's Association

Mr. C. A. Burns Ms. Aurora Careiss
U.S. Army Eng. Dist., N.Y. Udalls Cove Preservation Comm.

Ms. Elizabeth Long Burr Mr. Mario Giammoni
Village of Lloyd Harbor Villageof Northport

Hon. Karen Burstein Mr. Charles Guilloz

Phyllis H. Cahn, Ph.D. Dr. Malcolm E. Hair
Graduate Dept. of Marine Science Department of Environmental Control
C. W. Post Town of Islip

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Mrs. G. T. Hall Mr. Vincent Mauceri
c/o B. B..& S. Creosote.Lumber Co.

Mr. John Hennan Mr. Robert McCambridge
Marine Environmental
Council of Long Island

Ms. Anne Howe
Dr. C. L. McCormick
Geology Dept. Southampton College

Mr. Ralph D. Howell, Vice Chmn. Mr. Peter McKinnon
Suffolk County Planning Comm. Humes, Andrews, Botzow & Wagner
Locust Valley, New York

Mr. York Iguchi Ms. Bonnie Mellon
Attorney at Law Pt. Lookout Civic Association

Mr. Stephen M. Joffes Ms. Anne N. Miller
Town of Islip Environmental Protection Agency

Mr. Kevin Kearney Mr. W. H. Miller
Audubon Society Village of Lloyd Harbor

Mr. Ben Kemper Mr. Art Mittelstaedt
New York State Dept. of Nassau Recreation Park and
Environmental Conservation Conservation Committee

Mr. Barry J. Klaassen Mr. Peter J. Murphy
Shellfish Mgmt. Commission
Town of Islip

Mrs. Doris Koedding Mr. David Newton
Environmental Technology Seminar Suffolk County Extension Association

Mr. William Kolodnicki Ms. Catherine Nichols
Huntington Audubon Society

Mr. Steve Kuhn -'Harold Nilsen

Mrs. Carlyn Larson Hon. Angelo Orazio
Suffolk County Council on
Environmental Quality

Mr. H. T. Letson Mr. Edward G. Parthe
Town of Huntington Marine Contractors Association

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Mr. Richard Penn Mr. Randolph Stelle
Environmental Council. of Glen Cove New York State Dept. of
Environmental Conservation

Mr. Wm. D. Pulvermacher RAdm. Edward C. Stephan
Marine Contractors Association Regional Marine Resources Council

Mr. David Relyea Mrs. Claire Stern
F. M. Flower & Sons Oyster Co. Long Island Environmental Council

Mr. Eugene R. Romano Frances Sterrett, Ph.D.-
Environmental Technology Seminar

Mr. Case Rotteveel Mr. William Swin
New York State Dept of
Environmental Conservation

Mr. Benedict J. Russo Mr. Arthur S. Thompson
Town,of Babylon

.Mr. Thomas E. Samuels Mayor Kenneth H. Verzyl
Village of Northport

Mrs. Pat Santora Mr. William Walters
Huntington Audubon Society Sea Grant Advisory Service

Mr. Peter Sanko Hon. John Wehrenberg
New York State Sea Grant

Dr. J. R. Schubel Dr. Jeffrey Wenig
Marine Sciences Research Center-SUNY Department of Environmental Protection
Town of Huntington

Mr..Robert Shope Mr. George H. Wilde
Marine Environmental Council of L.I.

Hon. Bernard C. Smith Mayor Wayne W. Wilkin
Village.of Huntington Bay

Mr. Frank Smith Dr. Fred Wolff
Town of Islip Geology Department of Hofstra
Dept. of Environmental Control

Ms. Ruth Sobering Mr. John Zammit, Chief
North Fork Environmental Council U.S. Army Engineer Dist., N. Y.

Mr. Steve Spear Mr. Thomas S. Zawyrucha
c/o Congressman Lent Wetlands Magazine

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Mr. Bruce Zeizel
New York State Dept. of Environmental
Conservation

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