Pursuant to the provisions of § 44-0119 of the Environmental
Conservation Law of the State of New York, the Village of Tarrytown hereby
adopts the statement of policies, principles and guides detailed in the four
compendiums titled, Tourism and Economic Development Plan (April 1997), Hudson
River Waterfront Present and Future (June 1998), Building Livable Downtowns
(June 1999) and Growing Smarter Together (September 2000) and Patterns for
Westchester: The Land and the People, which together comprise the Westchester
County Greenway Compact Plan (hereinafter referred to as "Compact Plan"),
by which the Village of Tarrytown 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 the Village of Tarrytown 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 Tarrytown. Any proposed amendment rejected by the Village
Board will not be considered to be an amendment of the Greenway Plan for the
Village of Tarrytown, and notice of such rejection shall promptly be provided
to the Greenway Council.
It is stated policy of the Village of Tarrytown that, to the extent
the Village 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
to:
A. Limit the home rule authority of the Village under state
law to make local land use and zoning decisions;
B. To authorize any other entity to supersede the Village's
land use laws and regulations or to impose any requirements on the Village;
or
C. 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.