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Stream Buffer<\/SPAN><\/P>

Section 600-3.2 E Waterway Buffers<\/SPAN><\/P>

The waterway buffer polygons were generated using flowline and centerline data from the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD). This high-resolution NHD was generally developed at 1:24,000/1:12,000 scale.<\/SPAN><\/P>

Waterway buffers are intended to protect the water quality of natural waterways and wetland areas abutting a development site.<\/SPAN><\/P>

Intermittent Waterway Buffer. Applicants with property adjacent to intermittent waterways, designated by a broken/dashed line on USGS Quadrangle Map, shall provide a minimum 35-foot-wide waterway buffer, as measured from the edge of the bank. <\/SPAN><\/P>

Blue Line Waterway Buffer. Applicants with property adjacent to Blue Line Waterways, as designated by solid blue line on USGS Quadrangle Map, shall provide a minimum 50-foot-wide waterway buffer, as measured from the edge of the bank on either side. <\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>", "summary": "This layer represents stream buffer data in St. Tammany Parish. It is updated by the Parish Planning & Development staff. It is to be used for general planning purposes.", "title": "Stream Buffer", "tags": [ "stream", "buffer", "waterway", "planning" ], "type": "", "typeKeywords": [], "thumbnail": "", "url": "", "minScale": 150000000, "maxScale": 5000, "spatialReference": "", "accessInformation": "©2025 St. Tammany Parish Government - Planning and Development Department - Carl Cleland (ccleland@stpgov.org)\n©2025 St. Tammany Parish Government - GIS Division of the Department of Technology (gis@stpgov.org)\nLast Updated: 9/6/2024", "licenseInfo": "

For planning purposes only. It is not a legally recorded plan, survey, official tax map or engineering schematic, and it is not intended to be used as such.<\/SPAN><\/P>

©2025 St. Tammany Parish Government - GIS Division of the Department of Technology<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV>", "portalUrl": "" }