Town of Fishkill, NY Article XIVA Town Conservation Board Review [1]

[1] Editor's Note: This article was renumbered from Art. XIV to Art. XIVA 10-20-2021 by L.L. No. 6-2021.

§ 150-134 Submission of certain land use applications for review.

As required by § 239-y of the General Municipal Law, a subdivision plan, site plan or special permit application shall be submitted to the Town Conservation Board for review where the land in question appears within an open area shown on the Town Open Space and Natural Resource Index.

§ 150-135 Applicable lands.

These open areas shall include the following:

A. All designated streams, intermittent streams, lakes, ponds and wetlands and lands adjacent to them.

B. All designated forest lands specifically outlined on the index as "open space."

C. All lands overlying those areas designated on the index as aquifers.

§ 150-136 Time limits for action by agencies.

Each application shall be referred to the Town Conservation Board by the Building Inspector within five days of the date of application. Within 45 days of the date of referral, the Town Conservation Board shall make its review and forward its recommendations to the appropriate Town agency. The receiving agency shall take no action on said application within the forty-five-day period without having received and reviewed these recommendations.