This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Environmental Quality Review Law of the Village of Central
Square."
The purpose of this chapter is to implement
for the Village of Central Square SEQR and Part 617.
No action, other than an exempt, excluded or
Type II action, shall be carried out, approved or funded by any agency,
board, body or officer of the Village of Central Square unless it
has complied with SEQR, Part 617 to the extent applicable, and this
chapter.
If the lead agency determines that an EIS is
required, it shall proceed as provided in Part 617.8, 617.9 and 617.10.
Commencing with the acceptance of the draft EIS, the time limitation
for processing the application for approval or funding of the action,
and a public hearing on the draft EIS, if any, shall be held concurrently
with any hearing to be held on such application. The draft EIS shall
be prepared by the applicant. Failure by the applicant to prepare
an EIS acceptable to the lead agency shall, at the option of the lead
agency, be deemed an abandonment and discontinuance of the application.
The Building Inspector shall act as the Village
clearinghouse for lead agency designation. Such clearinghouse shall
assist agencies and applicants to identify other agencies, including
federal and state, that may be involved in approving, funding or carrying
out Type I and unlisted actions. The clearinghouse shall also make
recommendations on the designation of a lead agency.
Environmental review of actions involving a
federal agency shall be processed in accordance with Part 617.16.
The fees for review or preparation of an EIS
involving an applicant for approval or funding of an action shall
be fixed from time to time by a resolution of the Board of Trustees.
If the applicant prepares the EIS, the Village may charge a fee for
actual expenses of reviewing it, but if a Village agency prepares
an EIS on behalf of an applicant, it may charge a fee for the cost
of preparing, including publication of notices, but not for the cost
of professional review.
Critical areas of environmental concern may
be designated by resolution of the Board of Trustees in accordance
with Part 617.4(j).
The following are deemed Type I actions in addition
to those set forth in Part 617.12: None.
The following are deemed Type II actions in
addition to those set forth in Part 617.13:
A. Reconstruction or repair of existing highways, including
drainage, not involving the addition of new travel lanes.
B. Installation or repair of utility facilities within
a highway right-of-way.
C. Reconstruction or replacement of bridges on the same
location.
D. Construction of individual driveway entrances.