This chapter will be known as the "Town of North
Greenbush Waterfront Consistency Review Law."
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
ACTIONS
Either Type I or unlisted actions, as defined in SEQRA regulations
(6 NYCRR 617.2), which are undertaken by an agency and which include:
A.
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:
(1)
Are directly undertaken by an agency; or
(2)
Involve funding by an agency; or
(3)
Require one or more new or modified approvals
from an agency or agencies.
B.
Agency planning and policy-making activities
that may affect the environment and commit the agency to a definite
course of future decisions;
C.
Adoption of agency rules, regulations and procedures,
including local laws, codes, ordinances, executive orders and resolutions
that may affect the environment; or
D.
Any combination of the above.
AGENCY
Any board, agency, department, office, other body or officer
of the Town of North Greenbush.
COASTAL AREA
That portion of New York State coastal waters and adjacent
shorelands as defined in Article 42 of the Executive Law which is
located within the boundaries of the Town of North Greenbush, as shown
on the Coastal Area Map on file in the office of the Secretary of
State, as delineated in the Town of North Greenbush 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,
such as 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
North Greenbush adopted by the Town Board and approved by the Secretary
of State pursuant to the Waterfront Revitalization and Coastal Resources
Act (Executive Law, Article 42), a copy of which is on file in the
office of the Clerk of the Town of North Greenbush.
[Amended 4-13-2006 by L.L. No. 2-2006]
The Town Building Director or his designee shall
be responsible for enforcing this chapter. No work or activity on
a project in the coastal area which is subject to review under this
chapter shall be commenced or undertaken until the Building Director
or his designee has been presented with a written determination from
the Town Board 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 Building Director or his designee 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.