Environmentally Sensitive Areas definition

Environmentally Sensitive Areas means an area “in which plant or animal life or their habitats are either rare or especially valuable because of their special nature or role in an ecosystem and which would be easily disturbed or degraded by human activities and developments” (California Public Resources Code § 30107.5). Areas subject to storm water mitigation requirements are : areas designated as an Area of Special Biological Significance (ASBS) by the State Water Resources Control Board, an area designated as a significant natural resource by the California Resources Agency, or an area identified by the Discharger as environmentally sensitive for water quality purposes, based on the Regional Board Basin Plan and Clean Water Act Section 303(d) Impaired Water-bodies List for the County of Ventura.
Environmentally Sensitive Areas means those areas that:
Environmentally Sensitive Areas means, for the purposes of planning for discharge control and mitigation, geographic areas which contain one or more significant natural or ecological resources as set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:1E-1.8.

Examples of Environmentally Sensitive Areas in a sentence

  • Prior to beginning work, the boundaries of the Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA) shall be clearly delineated in the field.

  • Environmentally Sensitive Areas will be marked on the plans, in the field, or in the contract by NDOR Environmental for avoidance.

  • Category A - Environmentally Sensitive Areas 35Category B - Environmentally Sensitive Areas 36Category C - Environmentally Sensitive Areas 38APPENDIX B – FORMS 39FORM 1 Monitoring and Record Keeping Summary 39FORM 2 Emergency Response Table 41FORM 3 Schedule of Rehabilitation Costs 42Figure 1 - Cross section through a watercource 43Figure 2 - Plan view of a watercourse 44 1.0 INTRODUCTIONNote: The key terms and/or phrases used in this Code are highlighted in italics followed by an (*).

  • Acid sulfate soils Other 1 Environmentally Sensitive Areas are as declared under the Environmental Protection (Environmentally Sensitive) Notice 2005.

  • Specific geodatabases that will receive focus are: Low Income and Minority Neighborhoods, Streets, Railways, Rail Crossings, Aviation Facilities, Census Geography, Transit, Vehicle Crashes, Traffic Signals, Land Uses (existing and forecasted), Municipal Boundaries, Highway Functional Classification, Bridge Ratings, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Potential Locations for Environmental Mitigation, Traffic Counts (current and forecasted) and travel time analysis for arterial corridors.


More Definitions of Environmentally Sensitive Areas

Environmentally Sensitive Areas means any area deemed to have ecological significance how-so-ever described in Official Plans or Zoning By-laws including, but not limited to, terms such as Environmental Protection Areas and Environmentally Significant Areas;
Environmentally Sensitive Areas means any area deemed to have ecological significance howsoever described in Official Plans or a Zoning By-law including, but not limited to, terms such as Natural Core Area, Natural Linkage Area, Environmental Protection and environmentally significant areas;
Environmentally Sensitive Areas means those areas with especially fragile biophysical characteristics and/or with significant environmental resources as identified by the city or by a scientifically documented inventory accomplished as part of the SEPA/NEPA process or other recognized assessment. Environmentally sensitive areas include, but are not limited to, aquifer recharge areas, wildlife habitat areas, fish breeding, rearing or feeding areas, frequently flooded areas, geologically hazardous areas (e.g., steep, unstable slopes), wetlands (i.e., marshes, bogs, and swamps), streams, tidal lagoons, mud flats, and salt marshes.
Environmentally Sensitive Areas means areas that include, but are not limited to, all Clean Water Act 303(d) impaired water bodies (“303[d] water bodies”); areas designated as an “Area of Special Biological Significance” (ASBS) by the State Water Resources Control Board (1990 Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters of California [Ocean Plan] and Water Quality Control Plan for the San Diego Basin (1994) and amendments); water bodies designated as having a RARE beneficial use by the State Water Resources Control Board (Water Quality Control Plan for the San Diego Basin (1994) and amendments), or areas designated as preserves or their equivalent under the Multiple Species Conservation Program (MSCP) within the Cities and County of Orange. The limits of Areas of Special Biological Significance are those defined in the 1990 Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters of California (Ocean Plan) and the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Diego Basin (1994 and amendments). Environmentally sensitive area is defined for the purposes of implementing WQMP requirements, and does not replace or supplement other environmental resource-based terms, such as “Environmentally Sensitive Lands,” employed by Permittees in their land development review processes. As appropriate, Permittees should distinguish between environmentally sensitive area and other similar terms in their local WQMP’s.
Environmentally Sensitive Areas means any area deemed to have ecological natural heritage, and environmental significance how-so-ever described in the County’s Official Plan or the Township’s Zoning By-laws including, but not limited to, terms such as Environmental Protection Zone;
Environmentally Sensitive Areas means any area deemed to have ecological significance how-so-ever described in the County’s and the Township’s Official Plans or the Township’s Zoning By-laws including, but not limited to, terms such as Environmental Protection Zone, Environmental Protection Overlay, and Environmentally Significant Areas;
Environmentally Sensitive Areas means those areas defined as environmentally sensitive in DMC Chapters 12.2014.42 through 12.22 as now existing or hereafter amended.