[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Millbrook 10-18-2005 by L.L. No. 2-2005. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
This chapter is adopted pursuant to the provisions
of §§ 10 and 20 of the New York State Municipal Home
Rule Law, § 44-0119 of the Environmental Conservation Law
of the State of New York, and § 4-412 of the Village Law.
Pursuant to the provisions of § 44-0119
of the Environmental Conservation Law of the State of New York, the
Village of Millbrook hereby adopts the statement of land use policies,
principles, and guides entitled "Greenway Connections: Greenway Compact
Program and Guides for Dutchess County Communities" (hereinafter referred
to as "Greenway Connections"), by which action the Village of Millbrook
becomes a participating community in the Greenway Compact.
Proposals to amend Greenway Connections may
from time to time be made by the Hudson River Valley Greenway Communities
Council (hereinafter referred to as "Greenway Council") in response
to requests from participating communities. Within 90 days of receipt
of any such proposal from the Greenway Council, the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Millbrook shall determine whether to accept or to
reject such proposed amendment. Any proposed amendment so accepted
shall be considered an amendment of Greenway Connections as adopted
by the Village of Millbrook. Any proposed amendment rejected by the
Board of Trustees will not be considered to be an amendment of Greenway
Connections for the Village of Millbrook, and notice of such rejection
shall be provided to the Greenway Council.
It is the policy of the Village of Millbrook
that, to the extent the Village amends its current, or enacts new,
land use laws and regulations, such new or amended laws and regulations,
whenever appropriate, will be designed to be consistent with Greenway
Connections.
