Environmental Rules in Babylon, NY (2026)

Town of Babylon Code § 189-7

All land development activities shall be subject to the following performance and design criteria: A. Technical standards. For the purpose of this chapter, the following documents shall serve as official guides and specifications for stormwater management. Stormwater management practices that are designed and constructed in accordance with these technical documents shall be presumed to meet ...

Town of Babylon Code § 189-6A

No application for approval of a land development activity shall be approved until the Town of Babylon has received an acceptable stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) prepared in accordance with the specifications in the chapter. An SWPPP shall be required consistent with the requirements of this chapter. Any land development activity conducted without an approved SWPPP shall be in viol...

Town of Babylon Code § 125-12.A

It shall be unlawful to undertake any development in an area of special flood hazard, as shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map enumerated in § 125-6, without a valid floodplain development permit. Application for a permit shall be made on forms furnished by the local administrator...

Town of Babylon Code § 86-8

No person shall tie up to or make fast to or park a vessel at any bulkhead, dock, pier or wharf owned by, maintained by or under the jurisdiction of the Town, unless he/she shall have first obtained from the Commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs a permit therefor, as hereinafter provided, except in the case of an emergency requiring repairs to the vessel or the motor therein or...

Town of Babylon Traffic Code § TC-5-4(B)

No person who owns, operates or leases a heavy-duty vehicle or who owns, leases or occupies land and has the actual or apparent dominion or control over the operation of a heavy-duty vehicle on such land, shall allow or permit the engine of such heavy-duty vehicle to idle for more than 15 consecutive minutes when the heavy-duty vehicle is not in motion, except as otherwise permitted in Subsecti...

Town of Babylon Code § 125-17.A(1)

Within Zones A1-A30, AE and AH, and also Zone A if base flood elevation data are available, new construction and substantial improvements shall have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated to or above two feet above the base flood elevation. (2) Within Zone A, when no base flood elevation data are available, new and substantially improved structures shall have the lowest floor (includ...