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Village of Lancaster, NY
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lancaster 6-25-1979 by L.L. No. 6-1979 (Ch. 72 of the 1976 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to implement for the Village of Lancaster SEQR and Part 617.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Part 617 of Title 6 of NYCRR.
A. 
The terms and words used in this chapter shall have the same meanings as such terms and words are defined in Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law and Part 617, unless the context requires a different meaning.
B. 
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
BOARD
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Lancaster.
EAF
Environmental Assessment Form.
EIS
Environmental Impact Statement.
PART 617
The rules and regulations set forth in 6 NYCRR 617.
SEQR
The State Environmental Quality Review Act as set forth in Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law.
VILLAGE
The Village of Lancaster.
No action, other than an exempt, excluded or Type II action, shall be carried out, approved or funded by any agency, board, body or officer of the Village unless it has complied with SEQR, Part 617 to the extent applicable and this chapter.
A. 
An EAF shall be prepared by or on behalf of any agency, board, body or officer of the Village in connection with any Type I action that such agency, board, body or officer contemplates or proposes to carry out directly. For an unlisted action, an EAF in a short or long form may be prepared to facilitate a preliminary determination of environmental significance.
B. 
An application for a permit or funding of a Type I action shall be accompanied by an EAF and for an unlisted action may be accompanied by a short or long EAF as may be needed to assist the lead agency in making a preliminary determination of environmental significance. An applicant may prepare a draft EIS to accompany the application in place of the EAF. In lieu of an EAF, the Board or a lead agency set forth in § 135-6 of this chapter having authority to adopt its own regulations may adopt a different procedure for reviewing environmental significance of unlisted actions. The lead agency shall make a preliminary determination of environmental significance of the action on the basis of the EAF, draft EIS or with respect to unlisted actions in accordance with its own procedures, as the case may be, and such other information it requires. Such determination shall be made within 15 days of its designation as lead agency or within 15 days of its receipt of all information it requires, whichever is later. For Type I actions, a determination of nonsignificance shall be noticed and filed as provided in Section 617.10(b); for unlisted actions, a determination of nonsignificance shall be sent to the applicant and maintained in accordance with Sections 617.7(e) and 617.10(f). After a determination of nonsignificance, the action, including one involving a permit or funding, shall be processed without further regard to SEQR, Part 617 or this chapter.
C. 
The time of filing an application for approval or funding of an action shall commence to run from the date the preliminary determination of environmental nonsignificance is rendered, or if in lieu of an EAF the applicant prepares a draft EIS, from the date the applicant files a draft EIS acceptable to the lead agency.
If the lead agency determines that an EIS is required, it shall proceed as provided in Sections 617.8, 617.9 and 617.10. Commencing with the acceptance of the draft EIS, the time limitation for processing the EIS shall run concurrently with the time limitations applicable to processing the application of approval or funding of the action, and a public hearing on the draft EIS, if any, shall be held concurrently with any hearing to be held on such application. The draft EIS shall be prepared by the applicant. Failure by the applicant to prepare an EIS acceptable to the lead agency shall, at the option of the lead agency, be deemed an abandonment and discontinuance of the application.
The lead agency shall be determined and designated as provided in Sections 617.6 and 617.7, except that in certain Type I and unlisted actions the lead agency shall be as determined by the Board by future resolution.
The Board may, by future resolution, appoint an employee to act as the Village clearinghouse for lead agency designation. Such clearinghouse shall assist agencies and applicants to identify other agencies, including federal and state, that may be involved in approving, funding or carrying out Type I and unlisted actions. The clearinghouse shall also make recommendations on the designation of a lead agency.
Environmental review of actions involving a federal agency shall be processed in accordance with Section 617.16.
The fees for review or preparation of an EIS involving an applicant for approval or funding of an action shall be fixed from time to time by a resolution of the Village Board, and such fees shall reflect the actual costs incurred by the Village as required by Section 617.17.
Critical areas of environmental concern may be designated by resolution of the Village Board in accordance with Section 617.4(j).
The following are deemed Type I actions in addition to those set forth in Section 617.12: none.
The following are deemed Type II actions in addition to those set forth in Section 617.13:
A. 
Improvements to existing neighborhood parks and recreation sites, including but not limited to construction of shelters, tennis courts, ball diamonds, erection of playground equipment and litter receptacles.
Forms necessary for compliance with this chapter will be made available through the office of the Village Clerk of the Village of Lancaster.