WRP Coastal Zone Boundary

The Coastal Zone Boundary defines the geographic scope of New York City's Waterfront Revitalization Program (WRP). Pursuant to federal statute, the boundary encompasses all land and water of direct and significant impact on coastal waters. Federal lands and facilities are excluded from the coastal zone and consistency review in accordance with federal legislation.

Special area designations of the NYC WRP’s Coastal Zone Boundary include Special Natural Waterfront Areas (SNWA), Priority Marine Activity Zones (PMAZ), Significant Maritime and Industrial Areas (SMIA), Recognized Ecological Complexes (REC) and the Arthur Kill Ecologically Sensitive Maritime and Industrial Area (ESMIA). Information on each is included in the shapefiles.

May 2016 Data	Download	Metadata
ESRI Shapefiles
ESRI File Geodatabase

Six Features Classes

Feature Class	Name	Description	REST	GeoJSON	Metadata
CZB	Coastal Zone Boundary	The Coastal Zone Boundary defines the geographic area of the NYC Waterfront Revitalization Program and the New York State Coastal Management Program in New York City.
ESMIA	Ecologically Significant Maritime and Industrial Area	The Arthur Kill Ecologically Sensitive Maritime and Industrial Area (ESMIA) is a special area designation of the NYC Waterfront Revitalization Program.
PMAZ	Priority Marine Activity Zones	The Priority Marine Activity Zones (PMAZs) are a special area designation of the NYC Waterfront Revitalization Program.
REC	Recognized Ecological Complexes	Recognized Ecological Complexes (RECs) are a special area designation of the NYC Waterfront Revitalization Program.
SMIA	Significant Maritime and Industrial Area	The Significant Maritime and Industrial Area (SMIA) is a special area designation of the NYC Waterfront Revitalization Program.
SNWA	Special Natural Waterfront Area	The Special Natural Waterfront Area (SNWA) is a special area designation of the NYC Waterfront Revitalization Program.