§ 418-2. Intent.

It is the intent of the Village of Sleepy Hollow that activities in and around wetland/watercourse complexes conform to all applicable building codes, sediment control regulations and other regulations and that such activities not threaten public safety or the natural environment or cause nuisances by:

A. 

Impeding flood flows, reducing flood storage areas or destroying storm barriers, thereby resulting in increased flood heights, frequencies or velocities on other lands.

B. 

Increasing water pollution through location of domestic waste disposal systems in wet soils; inappropriate siting of stormwater control facilities; unauthorized application of fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and algicides; disposal of solid wastes at inappropriate sites; creation of unstabilized fills; or the destruction of wetland soils and vegetation serving pollution and sediment control functions.

C. 

Increasing erosion.

D. 

Decreasing breeding, nesting and feeding areas for many species of waterfowl and shorebirds, including those rare and endangered.

E. 

Interfering with the exchange of nutrients needed by fish and other forms of wildlife.

F. 

Decreasing habitat for fish and other forms of wildlife.

G. 

Adversely altering the recharge or discharge functions of wetlands and watercourses, thereby impacting groundwater or surface water supplies.

H. 

Significantly altering the wetland/watercourse hydroperiod and thereby causing either short- or long-term changes in vegetational composition, soils characteristics, nutrient recycling or water chemistry.

I. 

Destroying sites needed for education and scientific research, such as outdoor biophysical laboratories, living classrooms and training areas.

J. 

Interfering with public rights in navigable waters and the recreation opportunities provided by wetlands/watercourses for fishing, boating, hiking, bird-watching, photography, camping and other passive uses.

K. 

Destroying or damaging aesthetic and property values, including significant public viewsheds.