Riparian definition

Riparian means an owner of land abutting a navigable waterway.

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Riparian means the owner, lessee or occupant of land that abuts a navigable body of water.

Riparian means relating to or living or located on the bank of a natural water course, such as a stream, lake or tidewater.

Examples of Riparian in a sentence

• All lands having slopes of 20% or greater and lands within Riparian Areas having slopes of 10% and greater.

• Disturbance of a Highlands Riparian Area shall be permitted only within portions of such Areas which have been previously disturbed, as demonstrated by submission of a property survey in accordance with 2.a, below.

• Disturbance of any portion of a Highlands Riparian Area is prohibited except as provided at A.2, below, or where associated with an approved Riparian Area restoration or enhancement activity designed to improve the functional value of the Riparian Area, in accordance with the parameters listed at § 6.2.7, below.

• In the case of any Riparian Area that is determined through a functional value assessment performed in accordance with the parameters at § 6.2.7, below, to contribute significantly to the protection of a Highlands Open Waters feature, any proposed disturbance shall occur only in accordance with the provisions at § 6.2.6 B.1, above, for High and Moderate Integrity Riparian Areas.

• This assessment considers five indicators for the protection of water resources and environmentally sensitive lands, including: Forest within the Forest Resource Area, Riparian Corridor Condition High, Highlands Open Water Protection Area, Critical Habitat, and the Water Quality Management Tier of Lake Management Areas (excluding those of the Lake Community Sub-Zone).

More Definitions of Riparian

Riparian means of, adjacent to, or living on, the bank of a river, lake, pond, ocean, sound, or other water body.

Riparian means locations and associated vegetative communities related to or on the banks of rivers, streams, wetlands, marshes or other fresh water bodies.

Riparian means the banks and other adjacent terrestrial environs of lakes, streams and wet areas, where transported surface and subsurface freshwaters provide soil moisture to support mesic vegetation.

Riparian means belonging or related to the bank of a river, stream, lake, pond or impoundment.

Riparian means of, on or pertaining to the bank of a natural course of water.

Riparian means the zone upland the intertidal area, which consists of vegetation and features that influence the aquatic ecosystem of the intertidal area.

Riparian means the vegetated transitional area between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and is delineated from the natural boundary upland for a distance of 15 metres;