[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of North
Castle 6-8-2006 by L.L. No. 10-2006 (Ch. 22 of the 1987 Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to the provisions of § 44-0119 of the Environmental
Conservation Law of the State of New York, the Town of North Castle
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, by which the Town of
North Castle 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 the "Greenway Council") in response to requests from
participating communities. Within 90 days of receipt of any such proposal
from the Greenway Council, the Town Board of the Town of North Castle
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 Town of North Castle.
Any proposed amendment rejected by the Town of North Castle will not
be considered to be an amendment of the Greenway Plan for the Town
of North Castle, and notice of such rejection shall promptly be provided
to the Greenway Council.
It is stated policy of the Town of North Castle that, to the
extent the Town amends its current, or enacts new, land use laws and
regulations, such new or amended laws and regulations, where appropriate,
should be designed to be consistent with the Compact Plan.
Nothing in this chapter adopting the Compact Plan, or in becoming
a participating community in the Compact Plan, is intended or shall
be construed:
A.
To limit the home rule authority of the Town under state law to make
local land use and zoning decisions;
B.
To authorize any other entity to supersede the Town's land use laws
and regulations or to impose any requirements on the Town; or
C.
To prevent the Town in its sole discretion from adopting a local
law at a later date for the purpose of withdrawing from the Greenway
Compact or the Westchester County Greenway Compact Plan.