[Adopted 8-25-1998 by L.L. No. 10-1998 (Ch. 14, Art. III,
of the 1976 Code)]
A.
The Town of Riverhead enjoys an array of lands containing scenic
and natural resources which are vital to the Town's rural character
and its development as a resort and farming community. The lands which
comprise these features are rapidly being lost to development and
there exists a particular danger that the character of the Town will
be fundamentally altered. In furtherance of its adopted land use policy
of preserving the Town's natural resources, the Riverhead Town Board
finds it necessary to adopt a plan as authorized by § 64-e
of the Town Law as the basis for the expenditure of revenue resulting
from a two-percent real estate transfer tax which is further authorized
by § 64-e of the Town Law.
B.
It is the purpose of this article to establish and create the Riverhead
Community Preservation Project Plan to aid in the Town's efforts to
preserve natural features and to implement the requirements of Town
Law § 64-e.
[Amended 8-3-2021 by L.L.
No. 7-2021]
For the reasons set forth in § 221-1 hereof, the Town Board of the Town of Riverhead did approve and adopt the Community Preservation Project Plan, as prepared by the Town Planning Department on August 4, 1998, and its amendments, by Local Law No. 14-1998 adopted on August 25, 1998, said plan being intended to constitute the Community Preservation Project Plan which is required by § 64-e of the Town Law and the Riverhead Town Code. The Town Board of the Town of Riverhead did approve and amend the Community Preservation Project Plan 1998-2001 by Local Law No. 28 adopted on November 1, 2016, to include water quality improvement projects. On or about January 2020, the Town, its Open Space Committee and Farmland Committee, did undertake the study and evaluation of past preservation efforts and future potential for preservation, including inventory and prioritization of parcels for preservation of open space and farmland within the Town. The Town of Riverhead hereby approves and adopts an update to the Community Preservation Project Plan 1998-2001 and adopts the Town of Riverhead Community Project Plan 2021, together with and incorporating all provisions of Local Law No. 28 adopted on November 1, 2016, titled "Amendment to Community Preservation Plan to include Project Plan for Water Quality Improvement Projects." The Town of Riverhead Community Project Plan 2021 shall supersede the Community Preservation Project Plan 1998-2001 referenced herein and adopted by Local Law No. 14-1998 on August 25, 1998.
