This chapter will be known as the “Town
of Greece Waterfront Consistency Review Law.”
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
ACTIONS
A.
Either Type I or unlisted actions as defined
in Article 8 (the State Environmental Quality Review Act) of the New
York State Environmental Conservation Law and 6 NYCRR Part 617 et
seq., the implementing regulations therefor (the "SEQRA regulations"),
which are undertaken by an agency and which include:
(1)
Projects or physical activities, such as construction
or other activities, that may affect the environment by changing the
use, appearance or condition of any natural resource or structure
that:
(a)
Are directly undertaken by an agency;
(b)
Involve funding by an agency; or
(c)
Require one or more new or modified approvals
from an agency or agencies;
(2)
Agency planning and policy-making activities
that may affect the environment and commit the agency to a definite
course of future decisions;
(3)
Adoption of agency rules, regulations and procedures,
including local laws, codes, ordinances, executive orders and resolutions,
that may affect the environment;
(4)
Any proposed action within the Town's Local
Waterfront Revitalization Area that requires site plan review and
approval by the Town of Greece; and
(5)
Any combination of the above.
B.
This chapter does not apply to Type II actions
as defined in the SEQRA regulations.
AGENCY
Any board, agency, department, office, other body, or officer
of the Town of Greece.
COASTAL AREA
That portion of New York State coastal waters and adjacent
shore lands as defined in Article 42 of the Executive Law which is
located within the boundaries of the Town of Greece, as shown on the
Coastal Area Map on file in the office of the Secretary of State and
as delineated in the Town of Greece Local Waterfront Revitalization
Program.
COASTAL ASSESSMENT FORM (CAF)
The form used by an agency to assist it in determining the
consistency of an action with the Town of Greece Local Waterfront
Revitalization Program.
CONSISTENT
That the action will fully comply with the LWRP policy standards
and conditions and, whenever practicable, will advance one or more
of them.
DIRECT ACTIONS
Actions planned and proposed for implementation by an agency,
including but not limited to a capital project, rule making, procedure
making, and policy making.
LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM (LWRP)
The Local Waterfront Revitalization Program of the Town of
Greece, approved by the Secretary of State pursuant to the Waterfront
Revitalization of Coastal Areas and Inland Waterways Act (Executive
Law Article 42), a copy of which is on file in the office of the Town
of Greece Town Clerk.
The Planning Board is authorized to review and
make recommendations to appropriate agencies regarding the consistency
of proposed actions with the Town of Greece Local Waterfront Revitalization
Program policy standards and conditions.
The Director of Technical Services (or his designee)
shall be responsible for enforcing this chapter. No work or activity
on a project in the coastal areas which is subject to review under
this chapter shall be commenced or undertaken unless and until the
Director of Technical Services has been presented with a written determination
from an agency that the action is consistent with the Town's LWRP
policy standards and conditions. In the event that an activity is
not being performed in accordance with this chapter or any conditions
imposed thereunder, the Director of Technical Services shall issue
a stop-work order and all work shall immediately cease. No further
work or activity shall be undertaken on the project so long as a stop-work
order is in effect.