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SECTION 57
Special conditions for leases entered prior to approval of canal recreationway plan
Canal (CAL) CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE 6-A
§ 57. Special conditions for leases entered prior to approval of canal
recreationway plan. 1. In the period between the effective date of this
section and the completion of the canal recreationway plan, the
commission shall review and comment on proposed leases with respect to
the consistency of such leases with the provisions of this article.
Where local zoning laws and zoning ordinances are in effect on lands
proposed to be leased or on lands adjacent to those lands proposed to be
leased, during such period the commission shall also review and comment
on proposed leases with respect to the compatibility of such leases, to
the extent practicable, with the requirements of such local zoning laws
and zoning ordinances.

2. In addition to the other applicable provisions of this article, the
corporation shall ensure that: (a) the lease will benefit the canal
system by effectuating the development of the canal as a recreationway;
(b) the lease will foster a canal system characterized by clusters of
development and stretches of undeveloped open space which is conducive
to the preservation of waterfowl, fish and wildlife habitats; and (c)
may encourage the use of historic buildings, sites and districts listed
on or eligible for the state or national registers of historic places.