This chapter will be known as the "City of Peekskill Environmental Quality
Review Law."
The purpose of this chapter is to implement, for the City of Peekskill,
the provisions of the State Environmental Quality Review Act and the State
Environmental Quality Review Regulations, thereby incorporating environmental
factors into existing planning and decision-making processes.
This chapter is adopted under authority of the Municipal Home Rule Law,
the State Environmental Quality Review Act and the State Environmental Quality
Review Regulations.
All agencies, boards, departments, offices, other bodies or officers
of the City of Peekskill must comply with SEQR, Part 617 and this chapter,
to the extent applicable, prior to carrying out, approving or funding any
action, other than an exempt, excluded or Type II action.
The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any part or provision
of this chapter is found invalid, such finding will apply to the particular
provision and circumstances in question. The remainder of this chapter and
the application of the disputed provision to other circumstances will remain
valid.
Critical environmental areas will be designated from time to time by
resolution of the Common Council in accordance with provisions of 6 NYCRR
617.14(g).
For purposes of this chapter, Type I actions include all those given
in 6 NYCRR 617.4.
For purposes of this chapter, Type II actions include all those listed
in 6 NYCRR 617.5.