Description: This map shows the proposed Recognized Ecological Complexes (RECs). As defined and mapped in the Waterfront Revitalization Program, RECs are special area designation that assist WRP consistency review. The RECs are clusters of valuable natural features which are more fragmented than those in the SNWAs and are often interspersed with developed sites. Many of these areas are protected parkland or sites identified as priority acquisition or restoration sites by local, state, and regional plans. Many are substantially environmentally deteriorated and require an active approach to restoration.
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Description: This map shows the Priority Marine Activity Zones (PMAZs). As defined and mapped in the Waterfront Revitalization Program, PMAZs are special area designation that assist WRP consistency review. The PMAZs are areas with concentrations of waterborne transportation uses and important nodes that support the city's waterborne transportation and maritime activities. These areas are characterized by shorelines used for vessel docking, berthing, or tie-up, and where the maritime infrastructure, such as bulkheads, docks, piers, and fendering, is designed to support such uses.
Copyright Text: New York City Department of City Planning, Waterfront and Open Space Division
Description: This map shows the Special Natural Waterfront Areas (SNWAs). As defined and mapped in the Waterfront Revitalization Program, SNWAs are special area designation that assists WRP consistency review. The SNWAs are large areas with significant open spaces and concentrations of the natural resources, including wetlands, habitats and buffer areas described above. Each of the SNWAs has a combination of important coastal ecosystem features, many of which are recognized and protected in a variety of regulatory programs, including the Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitats, Coastal Erosion Hazards Areas, and Tidal and Freshwater Wetlands. The three Special Natural Waterfront Areas (SNWAs) are: Northwestern Staten Island Harbor Herons Area, Jamaica Bay, and East River/Long Island Sound Area, including a major part of Flushing Bay.
Copyright Text: New York City Department of City Planning Waterfront and Open Space Division
Description: This map shows the Significant Maritime and Industrial Areas (SMIAs) boundaries, SMIAs are a special area designation that assist WRP consistency review. These working waterfront uses have locational requirements that make portions of the coastal zone especially valuable as industrial areas and have been recognized by the designation of the seven Significant Maritime and Industrial Areas (SMIAs): South Bronx, Newtown Creek, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Red Hook Container Terminal, Sunset Park, Kill Van Kull, and Staten Island West Shore. The major criteria used to delineate these areas generally include: concentrations of M2 and M3 zoned land; suitable hydrographic conditions for maritime related uses; presence of or potential for intermodal transportation, marine terminal and pier infrastructure; concentrations of water-dependent and industrial activity; relatively good transportation access and proximity to markets; relatively few residents; and availability of publicly owned land. All seven of these areas exhibit combinations of most of these characteristics.
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Description: This map shows the New York City Coastal Zone Boundary. The Coastal Zone Boundary defines the geographic scope of New York City's Waterfront Revitalization Program (WRP). Pursuant to federal statute, the boundary encompasses all land and water of direct and significant impact on coastal waters. Federal lands and facilities are excluded from the coastal zone and consistency review in accordance with federal legislation. However, should the federal government dispose of any coastal property; it would be included in the coastal zone.
Copyright Text: New York City Department of City Planning, Waterfront and Open Space Division
Name: Ecological Sensitive Maritime & Industrial Area
Display Field: ESMIA_Name
Type: Feature Layer
Geometry Type: esriGeometryPolygon
Description: The Arthur Kill Ecologically Sensitive Maritime and Industrial Area (ESMIA) boundary is defined and mapped in the NYC Waterfront Revitalization Program. The ESMIA is a special area designation that assists during WRP consistency review. The ESMIA is an area on the West Shore of Staten Island that is both uniquely well-suited to maritime and industrial development and possesses significant natural resources and ecological systems.
Copyright Text: New York City Department of City Planning, Waterfront and Open Space Division