N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 578.12

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 25, June 18, 2024

Section 578.12 - Procedures for the readjustment of freshwater wetlands maps

(a) Following promulgation by the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation pursuant to section 24-0301(5) of the Freshwater Wetlands Act of a freshwater wetlands map for any area within the Adirondack Park, the agency may upon application of any person, or upon its own initiative, readjust any such map to clarify the boundaries of the wetlands shown thereon, to correct any errors on the map, or to effect any additions, deletions or technical changes in the map, and to reflect changes as have occurred as a result of the granting of permits pursuant to section 24-0703 of the Freshwater Wetlands Act, section 809 of the Adirondack Park Agency Act or this Part, or natural changes which have occurred through erosion, accretion or otherwise.

(b) Notice of such readjustments shall be given by:

(1) filing a copy of the agency's order and relevant portion of the map in (i) the central office of the Department of Environmental Conservation, and (ii) each regional office of the Department of Environmental Conservation and the office of the clerk of each county, town or village in which the affected wetlands or parts thereof are located;

(2) mailing a copy of such order and portion of the map by certified mail to (i) each owner of the wetlands or portions thereof affected as shown on the latest completed tax assessment roll, and by mail to (ii) the chief administrative officer and clerk of each county, town or village in which the affected wetlands or parts thereof are located; and

(3) causing a copy of such order to be published in at least two newspapers of general circulation in the area where the affected wetlands or parts thereof are located.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 578.12