Pursuant to the provisions of § 44-0119 of the Environmental
Conservation Law of the State of New York, the City of Yonkers hereby
adopts the statement of policies, principles and guides detailed in
The Greenprint for a Sustainable Future...the Westchester Way, the
Westchester County Greenway Compact Plan, by which the City of Yonkers
becomes a participating community in the Greenway Compact.
Proposals to amend the Compact Plan may from time to time be
made by the Hudson River Valley Greenway Communities Council (hereinafter
referred to as "Greenway Council") in response to requests from participating
communities. Within 90 days of receipt of any such proposal from the
Greenway Council, the City Council of the City of Yonkers shall determine
by resolution whether to accept or to reject such proposed amendment.
Any proposed amendment so accepted shall be considered an amendment
of the Compact Plan as adopted by the City of Yonkers. Any proposed
amendment rejected by the City of Yonkers will not be considered to
be an amendment of the Greenway Plan for the City of Yonkers and notice
of such rejection shall promptly be provided to the Greenway Council.
It is stated policy of the City of Yonkers that, to the extent
the City amends its current, or enacts new, land use laws and regulations,
such new or amended laws and regulations, where appropriate, should
be designed to be consistent with the Compact Plan.
To implement the Compact Plan in the City of Yonkers, the Zoning
Chapter of the Code of the City of Yonkers is hereby amended by the
addition of the following provision.
To implement the Compact Plan in the City of Yonkers, the Subdivision
of Land chapter of the Code of the City of Yonkers is hereby amended
by the addition of the following provision.
Nothing in this chapter adopting the Compact Plan, or in becoming
a participating community in the Compact Plan is intended, or shall
be construed to limit the home rule authority of the City under state
law to make local land use and zoning decisions; to authorize any
other entity to supersede the City's land use laws and regulations
or to impose any requirements on the City; or to prevent the City
in its sole discretion from adopting a local law at a later date for
the purpose of withdrawing from the Greenway Compact or Westchester
County Greenway Compact Plan.