No decision to carry out or approve an action
which may have a significant effect upon the environment shall be
made until after the filing and consideration of a final environmental
impact statement. The Planning Board's decision whether or not to
approve an action which has been the subject of an environmental impact
statement shall be made within 30 calendar days of the filing of a
final environmental impact statement.
When the Planning Board decides to carry out
or approve an action which may have a significant effect upon the
environment, it shall make the following findings in a written statement.
A.
Consistent with social, economic and other essential
considerations of state policy, from among the reasonable alternatives
thereto, the action to be carried out or approved is one which minimizes
or avoids adverse environmental effects to the maximum extent possible,
including the effects disclosed in the relevant environmental impact
statement.
B.
Consistent with social, economic and other essential
considerations of state policy, all practicable means will be taken
in carrying out or approving the action to minimize or avoid adverse
environmental effects.
For public information purposes, a copy of the
determination shall be filed immediately in the same manner as the
draft environmental impact statement. The Town Clerk shall maintain
a file, open to public inspection, of all notices of determination
prepared by it.
