Pursuant to § 24-0501 of Article 24 of the Environmental Conservation Law in relation to the regulation, management, protection and conservation of the freshwater wetlands within the Town of Schroeppel, the Town of Schroeppel hereby adopts and sets forth as its ordinance for freshwater wetlands protection, the provisions of such Article 24, including the procedures and concepts contained therein, except that the provisions of such Article 24 to the extent authorized shall be administered by the Town of Schroeppel as provided herein.

Furthermore, after issuance of the Official Freshwater Wetlands Map for the Town of Schroeppel or any portion thereof, pursuant to § 24-0301 of said Article 24 of the Environmental Conservation Law, any person desiring to conduct on freshwater wetlands as so designated in such map of the regulated activities set forth in § 24-0701, Subdivision 2, of said article, must obtain a permit from the Town Clerk of the Town of Schroeppel.

In granting or denying the permit, the Town Clerk shall be guided by the provisions of § 24-0705 of Article 24 of the Environmental Conservation Law. Any appeals from the decision of the Town Clerk shall be taken in accordance with the provisions of § 24-1103 of said article.

There shall be no fee for the applying for or granting of a permit, but the penalties set forth in said Article 24 of the Environmental Conservation Law for a violation thereof constitute a civil penalty as provided in § 71-2303 of said Environmental Conservation Law.