Maseena Town City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VIII
WRD Waterfront Revitalization Overlay District
§ 207-29 Purpose.
The purpose of this district, which partially overlays other districts defined herein, is to insure that uses undertaken in the Waterfront Revitalization District are consistent with policy established in the Local Waterfront Planning Program. The Planning Board shall apply the special standards in § 207-22 to all uses that are permitted by right or permitted with site plan approval in order to insure consistency of the proposed use with policy adopted under the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program. Compliance with the special standards of § 207-22 shall be deemed sufficient to comply with the adopted Local Waterfront Revitalization Policies that relate to land use.
§ 207-30 Special standards applicable to all Waterfront Overlay District uses.
A.
Vegetative buffer strips are required along shorelines that meet the following criteria:
(1)
Are maintained along the shore from the high-water mark and extending landward a minimum horizontal distance of 25 feet.
(2)
Preferably consist of native vegetation, but can consist of cultivated species that are adapted to wet conditions or unmowed grass.
B.
Shoreline erosion shall be preferentially managed by the use of vegetative buffers, unless site characteristics are such that armoring, riprapping, gabions, walls or similar heavy reinforcement is needed to achieve erosion control.
C.
The construction or reconstruction of erosion protection structures shall be undertaken only if they have a reasonable probability of controlling erosion for at least 30 years as demonstrated in design and construction standards and/or assured maintenance or replacement programs.
D.
The construction or reconstruction of docks, boathouses, boat hoists, public access facilities, and other shoreline structures shall be undertaken in a manner which will, to the maximum extent practicable, protect against or withstand the destructive forces of wave or current action, changing water levels and/or ice movement.
E.
Activities and development, including the construction or reconstruction of erosion protection structures, shall be undertaken so that there will be no measurable increase in erosion or flooding at the site of such activities or development or at other locations.
F.
Development, when located adjacent to the shore, shall provide for water-related recreation, as a multiple use, whenever such recreational use is appropriate in light of reasonably anticipated demand for such activities and the primary purpose of the development.