Shorelands definition
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.
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 river waters which are subject to the provisions of this chapter; the same to be designated as to location by the Department of Ecology.