§ 85-622. Definitions.

As used in §§ 85-621 through 85-627, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

BUFFER ZONE — That area between a wetlands boundary and the closest permissible location to such boundary for a regulated activity that is not to be disturbed and left in its natural state except for the supplemental planting of native vegetation and those activities approved by the issuance of a wetlands and waterways permit.

DEVELOPMENT

Any building activity, the making of any material change in the use or intensity of use of any structure or land, or the excavation or material alteration of grade or vegetation on a lot which alters the existing state of a parcel of land. Development that has been undertaken without the necessary Town approvals or permits shall not be considered development.

WETLANDS OVERLAY DISTRICT

All property identified as wetlands as defined in Chapter 81, Wetlands and Waterways, of the Town Code and/or as may be designated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) as freshwater or tidal wetlands or adjacent buffer areas under Articles 24 and 25 of the New York Environmental Conservation Law or as may be mapped by the NYSDEC, including, but not limited to, the New York State Freshwater Wetlands Map, filed with the Suffolk County Clerk on or after May 26, 1993, and entitled "Freshwater Wetlands Maps" and any amendments thereto, and the property within and included in the inventory of tidal wetlands prepared by or for the State of New York and filed with the Suffolk County Clerk as of September 28, 1982, last revised November 16, 1982, and entitled "Tidal Wetlands Maps" and any amendments thereto.