Pursuant to the provisions of § 44-0119 of the Environmental
Conservation Law of the State of New York, the Village of Briarcliff hereby
adopts the statement of policies, principles and guides detailed in The Greenprint
for a Sustainable Future...the Westchester Way, the Westchester County Greenway
Compact Plan (hereinafter referred to in this chapter as "the Compact Plan"),
by which the Village of Briarcliff Manor becomes a participating community
in the Greenway Compact.
Proposals to amend the Compact Plan 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 Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Briarcliff Manor shall determine
by resolution whether to accept or to reject such proposed amendment. Any
proposed amendment so accepted shall be considered an amendment of the Compact
Plan as adopted by the Village of Briarcliff Manor. Any proposed amendment
rejected by the Village of Briarcliff Manor will not be considered to be an
amendment of the Greenway Plan for the Village of Briarcliff Manor, and notice
of such rejection shall promptly be provided to the Greenway Council.
It is the stated policy of the Village of Briarcliff Manor that, to
the extent that the Village amends its current, or enacts new, land use laws
and regulations, such new or amended laws and regulations, where appropriate,
should take into consideration the Compact Plan's statement of policies,
principles and guides, as appropriate.
Nothing in this chapter adopting the Compact Plan, or in becoming a
participating community in the Compact Plan, is intended, or shall be construed,
to limit the home rule authority of the Village under state law to make local
land use and zoning decisions, to authorize any other entity to supersede
the Village's land use laws and regulations or to impose any requirements
on the Village, or to prevent the Village in its sole discretion from adopting
a local law at a later date for the purpose of withdrawing from the Greenway
Compact or Westchester County Greenway Compact Plan.