As originally mapped and adopted in 1982, the coastal zone boundary defines the geographic scope of the WRP. Pursuant to federal statute, the boundary encompasses all land and water of direct and significant impact on coastal waters. Click on a section to view the map in  PDF format. Shaded areas on each map are within the coastal zone. More information...
The coastal zone boundary extends
waterward to the Westchester and Nassau County and New
Jersey boundaries, and to the three-mile territorial
limit in the Atlantic. The boundary extends landward
to encompass the following coastal features:
- Significant Maritime and Industrial
Areas
- Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife
Habitats
- Special Natural Waterfront Areas
- Staten Island Bluebelts
- Tidal and Freshwater Wetlands
- Coastal Floodplains and Flood Hazard
Areas
- Erosion Hazard Areas
- Coastal Barrier Resources Act Areas
- Steep Slopes
- Parks and Beaches
- Visual Access and Views of Coastal
Waters and the Harbor
- Historic, Archaeological, and Cultural
Sites Closely Associated with the Coast
- Special Zoning Districts
In developed areas devoid of these features, the coastal
zone boundary is generally defined as the nearest legally
mapped street at least 300 feet landward of the Mean
High Tide Line. In undeveloped areas devoid of these
features, the landward boundary is delineated at the
legally mapped street nearest to the first major man-made
physical barrier. Exceptions to these guidelines include
City Island, Broad Channel Island, and the Rockaway
Peninsula which are included within the coastal zone
in their entirety. 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.
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