N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 578.10 - Issuance of permits
(a) Unless the
economic, social and other benefits to be derived from the activity proposed
compel a departure from these guidelines, the agency shall not issue a permit
for regulated activities in the following wetlands unless the findings set
forth below are made.
(1) Wetlands rated1.
The proposed activity:
(i) would be
compatible with preservation of the entire wetland; and
(ii) would not result in degradation or loss
of any part of the wetland or its associated values.
(2) Wetlands rated 2. The proposed activity:
(i) would result in minimal degradation or
destruction of the wetland or its associated values; and
(ii) is the only alternative which reasonably
can accomplish the applicant's objectives; or
(iii) alternatively to subparagraph (ii), is
the only alternative which provides an essential public benefit.
(3) Wetlands rated 3. The proposed
activity:
(i) would result in the minimum
possible degradation or destruction of any part of the wetland or its
associated values;
(ii) is the only
alternative which reasonably can accomplish the applicant's objectives;
and
(iii) would, weighing the
benefits of the activity against its cost and the wetland values lost, provide
a net social and/or economic gain to the community.
(4) Wetlands rated 4. The proposed activity
is the only alternative which reasonably can accomplish the applicant's
objectives.
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