Upland area definition

Upland area means land that is not wetland or riparian.
Upland area means: any non-wetland or watercourse area in which agency regulation shall be assumed until determined otherwise. While requiring a permit for specified activities within defined upland areas, the Commission shall maintain authority to regulate proposed activities located in any upland areas* if they find that the activities are likely to impact or affect a wetland/or watercourse, and shall require the submission of a request for a jurisdictional ruling from any party wishing to develop an undeveloped property, or parcel of land.
Upland area means all the land shown coloured pink on the map marked as “Map of Upland Area in England” held by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs but does not include the land coloured pink in the Isles of Scilly(a).”

Examples of Upland area in a sentence

  • Approval of this item will allow the Department to enter into a “Street and/or Drainage Improvements Construction Agreement” (Agreement) with the owner of APN ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇, located in the Upland area.


More Definitions of Upland area

Upland area means any area other than the delta area.
Upland area means the area of land declared by the Authority under the provisions of this Act to be an upland area, and such area shall not be confined to land which will derive benefit or avoid danger as a result of drainage operations.5