[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson 11-15-2005
by L.L. No. 7-2005. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 295.
Pursuant to the provisions of § 44-0119 of the Environmental
Conservation Law of the State of New York, the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson
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 Village of Hastings-on-Hudson 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 of Hastings-on- Hudson 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 Hastings-on-Hudson. Any proposed amendment rejected by the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson
will not be considered to be an amendment of the Greenway Plan for the Village
of Hastings-on- Hudson, and notice of such rejection shall promptly be provided
to the Greenway Council.
It is stated policy of the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson 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:
A.
To 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.
