Shorelands definition

Shorelands or "shoreland areas" means those lands extending landward for two hundred feet in all directions as measured on a horizontal plane from the ordinary high water mark; floodways and contiguous floodplain areas landward two hundred feet from such floodways; and all wetlands and river deltas associated with the streams, lakes, and tidal waters which are subject to the provisions of this chapter; the same to be designated as to location by the department of ecology.
Shorelands means lands within the following distances from the ordinary high-water mark of navigable waters; 1,000 feet from a lake, pond or flowage; and 300 feet from a river or stream or to the landward side of the floodplain, whichever distance is greater.
Shorelands means the lands specified under par. (e) and s. 59.692 (1) (b).

Examples of Shorelands in a sentence

  • Wetlands in the state are regulated under Part 303 Wetlands Protection and Part 323 Shorelands Protection and Management of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended [(Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act) NREPA].

  • Shorelands in Douglas County have been divided into three lake and one river categories for purposes of shoreland management.

  • Land within the BDR zone cannot be divided such that land within the county Coastal Shorelands Boundary is placed within smaller lots or parcels divided from the parent destination resort site.

  • The standards are intended to eliminate the danger to the health, safety or property of those who would live in potential problem areas and the general public and to protect areas of critical environmental concern; areas having scenic, scientific, cultural, or biological importance; and significant fish and wildlife habitat as identified through Goal 5: Open Spaces and Scenic, Historic, and Natural Resources, and Goal 17: Coastal Shorelands.

  • First, strengthen the government's leadership over the construction of the CMB economic corridor.


More Definitions of Shorelands

Shorelands means those lands extending landward for 200 feet in all directions as measured on a horizontal plane from the ordinary high water mark; floodways and contiguous floodplain areas landward 200 feet from such floodways; and all wetlands associated with the waters that are subject to the provisions of the City’s Shoreline Master Program.
Shorelands means lands within the following distances from the ordinary high−water mark of navigable waters: 1,000 feet from a lake, pond or flowage; and 300 feet from a river or stream or to the landward side of the flood plain, whichever dis- tance is greater.
Shorelands or “shoreland areas” means those lands extending landward for two hundred feet in all directions as measured on a horizontal plane from the ordinary high water mark; floodways and contiguous floodplain areas landward two hundred feet from such floodways; and all wetlands and river deltas associated with the streams, lakes, and tidal waters which are subject to the provisions of this chapter.
Shorelands or "Shoreland Areas2" means those lands extending landward for two hundred feet in all directions as measured on a horizontal plane from the ordinary high water markOHWM; floodways and contiguous floodplain areas landward two hundred feet from such floodways; and all wetlands and river deltas associated with the streams, lakes, and river waters which are subject to the provisions of this chapter; the same to be designated as to location by the Department of Ecology. Any county or cityCity may determine that portion of a one-hundred-year-flood plain to be included in its master program as long as such portion includes, as a minimum, the floodway and the adjacent land extending landward two hundred feet there from;
Shorelands means lands extending landward for 200 feet in all directions as measured on a
Shorelands or “shoreland areas” means those lands extending landward for 200 feet in all directions as measured on a horizontal plane from the ordinary high water mark; floodways and contiguous floodplain areas landward 200 feet from such floodways; and all wetlands and river deltas associated with the streams, lakes and tidal waters which are subject to the provisions of Chapter 90.58 RCW.
Shorelands. Means those lands extending landward for 200 feet in all directions, measured on a horizontal plane, from the ordinary high water mark of Drayton Harbor, Semiahmoo Bay, and Dakota Creek; and those wetlands associated with any of these water bodies; and floodways and contiguous floodplain areas landward two hundred feet from such floodways.