N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 577.5

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 50, December 11, 2024

Section 577.5 - Rivers projects

(a) In wild river areas:

(1) Subdivision of land.

(2) The harvesting, cutting, culling, removal, thinning or other disturbance of timber or other vegetation inside the mean high water mark of the river, or within 100 feet of the mean high water mark, other than cutting exempted by section 577.6(c)(1)(i) of this Part.

(3) Wood roads.

(4) Sand and gravel extractions for forest management purposes.

(5) Footbridges over wild rivers for nonmotorized open space recreation use which do not require a permit from the Department of Environmental Conservation.

(b) In scenic river areas:

(1) Outside hamlet and moderate intensity use areas:

(i) the harvesting, cutting, culling, removal, thinning or other disturbance of vegetation inside the mean high water mark of the river, or within 100 feet of the mean high water mark, other than cutting exempted by section 577.6(c)(1) of this Part;

(ii) public or private roads;

(iii) wood roads inside the mean high water mark of the river, or within 100 feet of the mean high water mark;

(iv) trails for motorized open space recreation use located inside the mean high water mark of the river, or within 100 feet of the mean high water mark;

(v) hunting and fishing cabins, and hunting and fishing and other private club structures;

(vi) single family dwellings;

(vii) individual mobile homes;

(viii) docks;

(ix) river area utility uses not subject to review pursuant to article seven or article eight of the Public Service Law which (a) are major public utility uses, or which (b) cross the river, or are proposed to be located inside the mean high water mark of the river, or within 250 feet of the mean high water mark;

(x) subdivision of land.

(2) Bridges over scenic rivers which do not require a permit from the Department of Environmental Conservation.

(3) Stream improvement structures for fishery management purposes, except those constructed by or pursuant to a permit from the Department of Environmental Conservation.

(c) In recreational river areas:

(1) Outside hamlet and moderate intensity use areas, all subdivisions of land and all land uses and developments classified compatible uses by the Adirondack Park land use and development plan.

(2) Stream improvement structures for fishery management purposes, except those constructed by or pursuant to a permit from the Department of Environmental Conservation.

(3) Modifications or disturbances of the course, banks or bed of a recreational river which do not require a permit from the Department of Environmental Conservation pursuant to section 15-0501(2) of the Environmental Conservation Law.

(4) Excavation or the placement of fill in a recreational river which is not considered navigable, pursuant to section 15-0505(1) of the Environmental Conservation Law.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 577.5