This chapter will be known as the "Town of Hamlin Waterfront
Consistency Review Law."
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ACTIONS
Either Type I or unlisted actions as defined in SEQRA regulations
(6 NYCRR 617.2) which are undertaken by an agency and which include:
A.
Projects or physical activities, such as construction or other
activities that may affect the environment by changing the use, appearance
or condition of any natural resource or structure, that:
(1)
Are directly undertaken by an agency;
(2)
Involve funding by an agency; or
(3)
Require one or more new or modified approvals from an agency
or agencies.
B.
Agency planning and policy-making activities that may affect
the environment and commit the agency to a definite course of future
decisions.
C.
Adoption of agency rules, regulation and procedures, including
local laws, codes, ordinances, executive orders and resolutions, that
may affect the environment.
D.
Any combinations of the above.
AGENCY
Any board, agency, department, office, other body or officer
of the Town of Hamlin.
CERTIFICATE OF CONSISTENCY (COC)
The form, contained in Appendix B, used by the Hamlin Planning Board to certify that the
requested action is consistent to the maximum extent practicable with
the LWRP policy standards and conditions.
COASTAL AREA
That portion of New York State coastal waters and adjacent
shorelands as defined in Article 42 of the Executive Law which is
located within the boundaries of the Town of Hamlin, as shown on the
Coastal Area Map on file in the office of the Secretary of State and
as delineated in the Town of Hamlin Local Waterfront Revitalization
Program.
COASTAL ASSESSMENT FORM (CAF)
The form, contained in Appendix A, used by an agency to assist it in determining the consistency
of an action with the local waterfront revitalization program.
CONSISTENT
The action will fully comply with the LWRP policy standards
and conditions and, whenever practicable, will advance one or more
of them.
DIRECT ACTIONS
Actions, planned and proposed for implementation by an agency,
such as but not limited to a capital project, rule making, procedure
making and policy making.
LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM (LWRP)
The Local Waterfront Revitalization Program of the Town of
Hamlin, approved by the Secretary of State pursuant to the Waterfront
Revitalization and Coastal Resources Act (Executive Law, Article 42),
a copy of which is on file in the office of the Clerk of the Town
of Hamlin.
The Town Building Inspector shall be responsible for enforcing
this chapter. No work or activity on a project in the coastal area
which is subject to review under this chapter shall be commenced or
undertaken until the Building Inspector has been presented with a
written determination from the Hamlin Planning Board that the action
is consistent with the Town's LWRP policy standards and conditions.
In the event that an activity is not being performed in accordance
with this chapter or any conditions imposed thereunder, the Building
Inspector shall issue a stop-work order and all work shall immediately
cease. No further work or activity shall be undertaken on the project
so long as a stop-work order is in effect.