[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Albion 4-11-1977 as L.L. No. 2-1977 (Ch. 21A of the 1974 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire prevention and building construction — See Ch. 161.
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Unless the context shall otherwise require, the terms, phrases, words and their derivatives used in this chapter shall have the same meanings as those defined in § 8-0105 of the Environmental Conservation Law and Part 617 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.
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"Village" shall mean the Village of Albion.
[Amended 8-14-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
No decision to carry out or approve an action other than an action listed in § 152-3B hereof or Section 617.13 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations as a Type II action shall be made by the village or by any department, board, commission, officer or employee of the village until there has been full compliance with all requirements of this chapter and Part 617 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting:
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The conducting of contemporaneous environmental, engineering, economic feasibility or other studies and preliminary planning and budgetary processes necessary to the formulation of a proposal for action which do not commit the village to approve, commence or engage in such action; or
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The granting of any part of an application which relates only to technical specifications and requirements, provided that no such partial approval shall entitle or permit the applicant to commence the action until all requirements of this chapter and Part 617 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations have been fulfilled.
[Amended 8-14-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
A. 
Consistent with Part 617 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations and the criteria therein, the following actions, in addition to those listed in Section 617.13 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations as Type I actions, are likely to have a significant effect on the environment:[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: There were no actions listed after the colon in L.L. No. 2-1977.
B. 
Consistent with Part 617 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations and the criteria therein, the following actions, in addition to those listed in Section 617-13 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations as Type II actions, are deemed not to have a significant effect on the environment:[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: There were no actions listed after the colon in L.L. No. 2-1977.
For the purpose of assisting in the determination of whether an action may or will not have a significant effect on the environment, applicants for permits or other approvals shall file a written statement with the Village Board setting forth the name of the applicant; the location of the real property affected, if any; a description of the nature of the proposed action; and the effect it may have on the environment. In addition, applicants may include a detailed statement of the reasons why, in their view, a proposed action may or will not have a significant effect on the environment. Where the action involves an application, the statement shall be filed simultaneously with the application for the action. The statement provided herein shall be upon a form prescribed by resolution by the Village Board and shall contain such additional relevant information as shall be required in the prescribed form. Such statement shall be accompanied by drawings, sketches and maps, if any, together with any other relevant explanatory material required by the Village Board.
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The Village Board shall render a written determination on such application within 15 days following receipt of a complete application and statement; provided, however, that such period may be extended by mutual agreement of the applicant and the Village Board. The determination shall state whether such proposed action may or will not have a significant effect on the environment. The Village Board may hold informal meetings with the applicant and may meet with and consult any other person for the purpose of aiding it in making a determination on the application.
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The time limitations provided in this chapter shall be coordinated with, to the extent practicable, other time limitations provided by statute or local law, law or regulation of the village.
[Amended 8-14-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
Every application for determination under this chapter shall be accompanied by payment of a reasonable fee to defray the expense incurred by the village in reviewing the application and rendering a determination. Such fee shall be as determined and approved by resolution of the Village Board[1] and shall be in three parts, as appropriate:
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Part 1: initial fee to accompany the application. This fee is to be used by the village in establishing the magnitude of work to be undertaken by the village, its employees and agents in reviewing the project.
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Part 2: an estimated fee which will be based upon the amount of review work anticipated to be undertaken by the village. Normally this fee will be estimated by the Village Clerk, working with the Village Attorney, Village Consulting Engineer and consulting environmentalists or other specialists, depending upon the nature of the application.
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Part 3: any overrun which may occur because of inordinate circumstances of environmental concerns not apparent or anticipated at the time of establishing Part 2 of the fee structure.
[1]
Editor's Note: A fee schedule is on file in the office of the Village Clerk.
[Amended 8-14-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
If the Village Board determines that the proposed action is not an exempt action, not an action listed in § 152-3B hereof or Section 617.13 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations as a Type II action and that it will not have a significant effect on the environment, the Village Board shall prepare, file and circulate such determination as provided in Section 617.6 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations, and thereafter the proposed action may be processed without further regard to this chapter. If the Village Board determines that the proposed action may have a significant effect on the environment, the Village Board shall prepare, file and circulate such determination as provided in Section 617.6 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations, and thereafter the proposed action shall be reviewed and processed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and Part 617 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.
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Following a determination that a proposed action may have a significant effect on the environment, the Village Board shall, in accordance with the provisions of Part 617 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations:
(1) 
In the case of an action involving an applicant, immediately notify the applicant of the determination and request the applicant to prepare an environmental impact report in the form of a draft environmental impact statement.
(2) 
In the case of an action not involving an applicant, prepare a draft environmental impact statement.
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If the applicant decides not to submit an environmental impact report, the Village Board shall prepare or cause to be prepared the draft environmental impact statement or, in its discretion, notify the applicant that the processing of the application will cease and that no approval will be issued.
Where more than one agency is involved in an action, the procedures of Sections 617.4 and 617.8 of Part 617 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations shall be followed.
Actions undertaken or approved prior to the dates specified in Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law for local agencies shall be exempt from this chapter and the provisions of Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law and Part 617 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations; provided, however, that if after such dates a Village Board modifies an action undertaken or approved prior to that date and the Village Board determines that the modification may have a significant adverse effect on the environment, such modification shall be an action subject to this chapter and Part 617 of Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.
[Added 10-13-1982 by L.L. No. 3-1982]
For the purpose of keeping this chapter of the Albion Village Code in conformity with New York State mandates relative to environmental quality review, this chapter is and the same is hereby amended to specifically incorporate any and all changes in Article 8 of the New York State Environmental Conservation Law and 6 NYCRR 617, including but not limited to those changes adopted September 1, 1978. It is the intention of the Village Board of Trustees by this chapter to incorporate said state mandated changes, now and in the future, into this chapter, as each change or modification becomes effective.