The Town Board of the Town of Rosendale hereby authorizes and empowers
the Planning Board of the Town of Rosendale to adopt the additional procedure
for land subdivision and approval of plats, as follows, subject to a public
hearing to be held by the Planning Board as to such additional procedure and,
further, subject to subsequent final approval thereof by the Town Board of
the Town of Rosendale, after the public hearing shall have been held.
The Planning Board of the Town of Rosendale does hereby require that all proposed subdividers of property within the Town of Rosendale shall submit with the preliminary layout, pursuant to Article IV, §
60-10, of the "Land Subdivision Regulations of the Town of Rosendale, New York," an environmental impact statement, defining in detailed
analysis the environmental effect upon the real property sought to be subdivided
or any portion thereof, in accordance with the guidelines established by the
Town of Rosendale Planning Board, pursuant to the laws of the State of New
York.
The foregoing statement shall be submitted to and approved by the Planning
Board prior to granting approval of land subdivision or issuance of permits
therefor.
Said statement shall be required only for proposed subdivisions of more
than four lots or for the development of a business or industrial site which
shall employ more than nine people or for any subdivision of the land for
purposes of erecting thereon one or more apartment houses. An apartment house
is that which contains more than two separate apartments.
The environmental impact statement criteria, as has or shall be promulgated
by the Department of Environmental Conservation in accordance with its codes,
rules and regulations, shall be filed with the Planning Board of the Town
of Rosendale and shall be made available for public inspection at the Town
Clerk's office of the Town of Rosendale during the business hours of any weekday.