[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Pound Ridge 10-6-2005
by L.L. No. 3-2005. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Pursuant to the provisions of § 44-0119 of
the Environmental Conservation Law of the State of New York, the Town of Pound
Ridge hereby adopts the statement of policies, principles and guides detailed
in The Greenprint for a Sustainable Future...the Westchester Way, the Westchester
County Greenway Compact Plan, by which the Town of Pound Ridge becomes a participating
community in the Greenway Compact.
B.
Proposals to amend the Compact Plan may from time to
time be made by the Hudson River Valley Greenway Communities Council (hereinafter
referred to as "Greenway Council") in response to requests from participating
communities. Within 90 days of receipt of any such proposal from the Greenway
Council, the Town Board of the Town of Pound Ridge shall determine by resolution
whether to accept or to reject such proposed amendment. Any proposed amendment
so accepted shall be considered an amendment of the Compact Plan as adopted
by the Town of Pound Ridge. Any proposed amendment rejected by the Town of
Pound Ridge will not be considered to be an amendment of the Greenway Plan
for the Town of Pound Ridge, and notice of such rejection shall promptly be
provided to the Greenway Council.
C.
It is stated policy of the Town of Pound Ridge that,
to the extent the Town amends its current, or enacts new, land use laws and
regulations, such new or amended laws and regulations, where appropriate,
should be designed to be consistent with the Compact Plan.
Nothing in this chapter adopting the Compact Plan, or in becoming a
participating community in the Compact Plan, is intended or shall be construed
to limit the home rule authority of the Town under state law to make local
land use and zoning decisions; to authorize any other entity to supersede
the Town's land use laws and regulations or to impose any requirements
on the Town; or to prevent the Town in its sole discretion from adopting a
local law at a later date for the purpose of withdrawing from the Greenway
Compact or Westchester County Greenway Compact Plan.