This chapter will be known as the "Village of Islandia Environmental
Quality Review Law."
The purpose of this chapter is to implement for the Village of Islandia
the provisions of the State Environmental Quality Review Act and the State
Environmental Quality Review Regulations, thereby incorporating environmental
considerations into the existing planning and decision-making process.
This chapter is adopted under authority of the Municipal Home Rule Law,
the State Environmental Quality Review Act and the State Environmental Quality
Review Regulations.
All agencies, boards, departments, offices, officers, or other bodies
of the Village of Islandia must comply with Part 617 and this chapter to the
extent applicable prior to carrying out, approving or funding any action,
other than exempt, excluded or Type II actions.
A fee shall be charged for the review or preparation of the draft EIS,
and scoping shall be considered part of the draft EIS for purposes of determining
the fee. Such fees will be equal to the maximum allowable under Section 13
of Part 617. No agency, board, department, office, officer, or other body
of the Village of Islandia shall have the authority to waive or modify this
fee.
Critical areas of environmental concern can be designated, from time
to time, by resolution of the Village Board of Trustees in accordance with
provisions of Subdivision (g) of 617.14.
The provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable, and if
any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter shall for any reason
be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect
the validity of the remaining sections, sentences, clauses and phrases of
this chapter, but they shall remain in effect, it being the legislative intent
that this chapter shall stand, notwithstanding the invalidity of any part.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon filing in the office
of the Secretary of State in accordance with § 27 of the Municipal
Home Rule Law. A copy of this chapter must be filed with the Commissioner
of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.