This Part 2 shall be known as the "Environmental
Quality and Coastal Consistency Review Law."
The purpose of this Part 2 is to provide for
the environmental quality and coastal consistency review of actions
within the Village of Head-of-the-Harbor, thereby incorporating environmental
and coastal zone management considerations in planning and decision-making
processes, and to extend the planning ability of the village provided
in Local Law No. 1 of 1974 (Zoning Law) and other local laws and amendments thereto.
This Part
2 is adopted under authority of the Municipal Home Rule Law, the New York State Environmental Conservation Law and Article 42 of the New York State Executive Law. Pursuant to Article
IX, Section 1, of the New York State Constitution and Article 5-G of the General Municipal Law, the Joint Village Coastal Management Commission shall have the authority to carry out the functions of consistency review within the Village of Head-of-the-Harbor provided for in this Part
2.