As used in this article, the following words
and terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ADVISORY BOARD
The Town of Red Hook Community Preservation Fund Advisory
Board created under this article.
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION
Includes the following:
A.
Preservation of open space;
B.
Establishment of parks, nature preserves, or
recreational areas;
C.
Preservation of land which is predominantly
viable agricultural land, as defined in Subdivision 7 of § 301
of the Agriculture and Markets Law, or unique and irreplaceable agricultural
land, as defined in Subdivision 6 of § 301 of the Agriculture
and Markets Law;
D.
Preservation lands of exceptional scenic value;
E.
Preservation of freshwater and saltwater marshes
or other wetlands;
F.
Preservation of aquifer recharge areas;
G.
Preservation of undeveloped beach lands or shoreline;
H.
Establishment of wildlife refuges for the purpose
of maintaining native animal species diversity, including the protection
of habitat essential to the recovery of rare, threatened or endangered
species;
I.
Preservation of unique or threatened ecological
areas;
J.
Preservation of rivers or river areas in natural,
free-flowing condition;
K.
Preservation of forested land;
L.
Preservation of public access to lands for public
use, including stream rights and waterways;
M.
Preservation of historic places and properties
listed on the New York State Register of Historic Places and/or protected
under a municipal historic preservation ordinance or law; and
N.
Undertaking any of the purposes of this subdivision
in furtherance of the establishment of a greenbelt.
FUND
The Town of Red Hook Community Preservation Fund established
by this article.