§ 8-13. Granting, denying or limiting mooring permits.  


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  • A. 
    In granting, denying or limiting any dock permit, the Division of Environmental Protection shall consider: navigation, public access to water-dependent recreational activities, shellfishing and other natural resources, tidal wetland protection and protection of the flora and fauna of the benthos, public health and welfare, and access to the dock from the adjacent upland or shoreline.
    B. 
    The Division of Environmental Protection shall give preference to dock applications which are:
    (1) 
    For the sole use of a property owner who previously leased the dock and/or residents of the former Village of Mastic Beach; or
    (2) 
    For residents who hold valid fishing or shellfishing licenses from the Town of Brookhaven and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; and
    (3) 
    Holders of valid mariculture permits.
Added 1-25-2018 by L.L. No. 2-2018, effective 2-6-2018